Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Late to post..... low this morning was 20°, hit a high of 45 this afternoon, sunny.

I made it to the airport to pick up the BIL without incident. Pulled in just as he touched down. Took him 20 minutes (which isn't bad) to make it out to the car.

He doesn't look good. Chemo taking its toll. Very upbeat and positive, we'll keep on that track with reinforcement.

Daughter got delayed getting started on the trip down, they are still about 3 hours out.... Hopefully she'll still stay a few hours, they have reservations to stay the night in Amarillo. Then they can have a better continuation of the trip down to Giddings during the day tomorrow.

Didn't get out to the shop the last 2 days... now the third. There is no rush.... I don't know why I'm so antcy about getting the shelves done.....

Hope everyone had a great day!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Vt, blanked out the stock for the front rocker legs ! Previously had milled up the stock for the rocker seat !

The gang is here ! All hands on deck!

Have a good evening !

Frits, interesting picture with the tree climbing goats !

 

[Looking4new]

The highlight of my day was at 1600 hrs when the lights went out. Hydro said the estimated time of it going back on was 1930 hrs. Came back on at 1740 hrs. Now I can go back to my video game.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 10.7C and it's presently 18.8C, overcast and fairly calm. There was 4.5mm in the gauge @ 0900.

Yesterday's trip to Launie (and Longford) was successful; Longford was first to my JD Dealership to get 30ltrs of hydraulic fluid (bugger me! Is that stuff infused with GOLD!) and hydraulic filter. Next was 'Bunnings' for a new Hills Hoist, which 'just' fit, on an angle, into the full-box of my ute.

Then it was on to 'Tankworld' to purchase a spare pump for the horse-trough tank... it's a 'just in case' spare as the original is still working, but is 10 years old. I received A$35 off of the price as I was a previous customer = nice surprise. Lunch and then a few more stops. Headed home by 1430 and home by 1700.

Today is mount the new Hills Hoist and unload the ute.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I never lived in Houston but while I was living in Fort Stockton I drove down to Houston for an interview. It would have been in the mid 80's, drove down in mid July or August in my old 64 IH Scout 4 cylinder 3 speed trany. When I finally got to the location for the interview I walked in and just told them there was no reason to have the interview as there was no way in he!! I was going to move down there or live there, we visited for a while and I got ready to head home what a nightmare of traffic in the late afternoon, I ended up just pulling over onto a shaded spot on the median and parking. Sitting there watching traffic and visited with a couple of police that checked up on me. Told them I was waiting for traffic to die down and then I would be the heck out of their town. About 6 or so I got started driving home again after the crazy traffic had thinned down a bit.
That was over 35 years ago I can't imagine what it's like now.

That's a long drive, about 500 miles each way. I'm guessing it was the traffic? How much was it the heat, humidity and mosquitoes???
I'm glad you didn't get carjacked or robbed. Were you in the oil field or agriculture there in Ft. Stockton?

Late to post..... low this morning was 20°, hit a high of 45 this afternoon, sunny.

I made it to the airport to pick up the BIL without incident. Pulled in just as he touched down. Took him 20 minutes (which isn't bad) to make it out to the car.

He doesn't look good. Chemo taking its toll. Very upbeat and positive, we'll keep on that track with reinforcement.

Daughter got delayed getting started on the trip down, they are still about 3 hours out.... Hopefully she'll still stay a few hours, they have reservations to stay the night in Amarillo. Then they can have a better continuation of the trip down to Giddings during the day tomorrow.

Didn't get out to the shop the last 2 days... now the third. There is no rush.... I don't know why I'm so antcy about getting the shelves done.....

Hope everyone had a great day!

Are we relations??? LOL. I'm not native here....been here for 20 years and still feel like the new kid on the block sometimes.

Ron, cute picture, you had a helper steering you in the correct direction....you may not have realized it at the time....just toys for kids are a little different than us.

I'm off the rest of the week.

Been trying to get a stuck wheel off of the riding mower's axle. It is rusted solid. I've put penetrant, put some heat on the end of the shaft until red hot....my 3 point puller has started bending the rim's edge. Also banged on it with a 3lb sledge. Next I will do like Teryldactyl says to heat the crap out of the hub's shaft area, burning off the paint, and then splashing it with a water hose. It's a K46 Tufftorq, bought in 2005. About 500 hours cutting our yard. I'm planning on putting the new spider gears in it, and probably lapping the faces of the motors. We'll see. Don't have a good press here.

 

[LouNY]

That's a long drive, about 500 miles each way. I'm guessing it was the traffic? How much was it the heat, humidity and mosquitoes???
I'm glad you didn't get carjacked or robbed. Were you in the oil field or agriculture there in Ft. Stockton?

Actually Sulfer mining production for Texas Gulf Chemical.
The temperature and humidity combined with the traffic,
I wasn't overly concerned about carjacking or getting robbed back in those days.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

Saw eagle on way to church this morning.
good worship, good lunch.
been busy working on my picture site, it's starting to take a lot of time. I put out a big series of pictures yesterday. train stuff.
Snagglepuss left a 2nd mouse on the doorstep this afternoon, this one half eaten.....

We see eagles almost everyday but yesterday we drove by a field with over 25 Bald Eagles in the trees. There are 2, sometimes 3 that sit in a tree across the 4 lane highway from us also. And 2 hawks and a young one live in our woods.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 34ºF for the start, overcast light breeze. Light wind, moderate gusts, variable cloudiness finished mostly cloudy.. high temp was 44ºF. Putter to start day, got fire started in insert, was nice to have it running today. Made some calls in estate, no progress in locating missing trust document. Trip to town for lunch drop of bank documents, Lunch and grocery shopping. Forgot list but was able remember everything on list and some enhancements. Got bike ride in, loaded wood wagon and went to Mexican restaurant for dinner. Pick truck tomorrow, they replaced left catalytic converter.
Sunday 1:14 PM CST
Kyle sorry about the tree, hope it did not slow you down too much. Hope your mom visit went well.
Paul thanks for info.
Kyle sorry you missed your daughter's birth.
Fuddy belated Happy Birthday!
Dennis Happy Birthday to your nephews twins.
Scott(vt) hope rib are as good as they look.
Dennis glad worship went well and you only messed up once.Sorry about small crowd at lunch. Good to hear son only 3 hours away.
Frits having the naughty bone upside sown shows how naughty he is. Nice pic
PJ it was nice Christmas Eve. Glad you could have Christmas on Schedule in spite of cancellation. Hope head cold does not slow you down too much.
Randy(wag) good to hear midnight service went well. Nice to hear presents opened and on to neighbor's lunch.
Kyle glad to hear good visit with your mom, and restaurant was good. Hope son gets to use his Christmas present.
Monday morning 12:10 AM:
Dennis Happy Birthday to Mrs Farmer.
Drew up awfully early. Hope yo get a nap before Christmas party.
Ron sorry you are up so early. Hope phone call went well. very nice pic
Bill hope the white potatoes didn't upset the apple cart. Hope you enjoyed your Christmas dinner.
Thomas kids and kids at heart can play with the darnedest things.
Dennis impressed the cats are not in the Christmas tree.
Scott(vt) 50ºF on Christmas in New England, impressive.
Buppies made it there, visited everyone I could, and made it back. prayers sent.
Paul glad all deliveries done before Christmas. Have fun with family, glad Zoe not forgotten.
Scotty hope you mom's 100th Christmas went well.
Gstrom glad you are getting rain.
Scotty nice to hear your mom and dad are doing so well at there age.
Ken good to hear good Christmas Eve party went well. Sorry you are still tired.
David hope HH went well.
Dennis nice pic of you and the birthday girl.
Drew have fun trying to get both sets working at same time. Glad you got short nap.
Dennis nice table. good luck planning trip.
Randy will be interesting to see if everywhere gets rain.
WoodchuckDad interesting hike hope all OK after the extra miles. Nice daughter is doing so well. great pic
Fuddy sorry about the virus. Very sorry about losing your cat. I do hope Christmas better next year.
Tuesday AM:
Dennis sorry you are up so early.
Ron glad you got to visit with family over the phone. Nice you got bracket fabbed and painted. Nice moon pic
Billy good to hear you are getting rain.
Thomas hope Tuesday went well.
Don hope I did not get a hard freeze did not have outside faucet covers on. Hope PT and store run went well. Glad tamales turned out well.
Kilroy hope Ebay auction goes in your favor. Glad Dinner was successful and normal Christmas activities followed. Hope you were able to enjoy the energy conservation.
Paul good to hear you did not miss hosting Christmas and pork belly got smoked. Pics looks good. Hope flight was safe.
Buppies glad you got some rain.
Drew have fun with gift card. Hope insulation install goes well.
Kyle sorry to here you are not over your respiratory issues. prayers for you to finish getting better. Glad good Christmas dinner and some leftovers
Frits sorry you had to travel so much.
David glad HH went well. Glad you are getting parts for electrical system. Hope you able to get pump parts.
Frits daily commute like that doesn't sound like fun.
Ted sorry you lost mojo and power on same day
more catch up later.
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 /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Mark /sister liver transplant and recovery, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, 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, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Helogabals]

Good morning ! Time to wake up already !

If yesterday roads were full with snow then today is +5C / 41 F

All that beauty will be gone by evening
Anyway, that's nothing we can manage

Roadtrip was rather challenging. I took that snapshot where I could afford single hand steering. Most of the time driving required 2 hands on the wheel. Made 200 miles only, but rather exhausting

Tesla starts to play jokes. Cruise control does not engage. Service thinks problem is in cameras


Meetings were nice, discussed plans, future investments. Even operative situation is bad
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From here below starts my material interest
One customer of mine is looking to sell in US semi-finished drawer boxes. Birch, nice quantities, plain boards, with groove, lacquered. I am skeptical, as here that is not a thing, almost everybody uses metallic drawers, with hardware for soft-close and push-to-open.
Agent of my guy is claiming that US customers are conservative, you guys like that plain wooden box, no hardware, where wood slides on wood. That applies both to kitchens and wardrobes. Is it so ?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Looks like I forgot to post this one yesterday...

Good Morning!!!! 64F @ 11:15AM. A mix of clouds and sun. High 66F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Yankee Hill neighbors raise goats, and they have to put up fences around their trees to keep the goats out of them. Never under estimate a hungry goat!

Got the dividing wall in the garage cut loose and moved over about 6" so it's still supporting the mezzanine. Off to HD for some lumber beams, then I can take the wall down. Put the demo saw blade through a piece of Romex along the way, so I'll have to fix that today, too.

 

[scaredychicken]

Good Evening Everyone.

I'm sorry that I missed a few weeks again, and especially disappointed that I missed the Christmas Day greetings. I hope that it was wonderful for you all. My Christmas was quiet and alone, other than lunch at a friends place with him and his wife. That was a nice outing. I did connect with all 3 of my kids though, so those chats were nice.

When driving home on Christmas Day evening, I noticed that the brakes in my pick-up were feeling soft and sketchy. I prayed my way home, slow on the hills, managed to avoid traffic and red lights. Got home safely, and have been home since. I topped up the brake fluid, it was lower than it should have been. I put cardboard under the truck to try and spot brake fluid leaks (nothing seen). I'm now thinking that there is perhaps some air in the brake line. (There is pedal pressure when the truck is off, but the pedal is soft, almost to the floor - when running or in gear). I took a short test drive down the road, but it was not great yet. Will probably need some help when I bleed the brakes - good thing that it is a slow week. I'm not hearing any brake squeal, nor do I see parts hanging / missing. it will be sorted out shortly.

So much for my Boxing Week sales interest (I need to replace a few tools in this Separation) ... floor jack, air compressor, drill / driver, oh and that Leatherman multi-tool that I've wanted for a year now ... all of it will wait.

In the days before Christmas, I managed to get all the cards and packages mailed out, and in time . I had a day or two with the tractor also ... 1) plowing the snow (it has now melted, green grass again) and 2) filling in a large hole that the dog likes to dig.

Happy Planning for NYE and 2024.

 

[two_bit_score]

That was a nice outing. I did connect with all 3 of my kids though, so those chats were nice.

Glad it was overall a positive Christmas Day for you, Scaredy. We can all use more of those.

 

[daugen]

good morning all, no idea why I'm up this early
nice warm day today, sunny in low 50's after 2.67 rain yesterday

Is that stuff infused with GOLD
Wagtail, I think JD is in a race with Kubota's UDT Super to see who can charge the most for good hydraulic oil...
bet those filters weren't cheap either.

Scaredy, nice to hear from you. Stay strong and make the best of what you've got.

Microsoft has a feature that allows mixed sound output but I can't figure out how to set it. Instructions don't match what's on my screen.
I can click back and forth between my two speaker systems, but not both at once.
I am amazed how much more detail comes out of the KEF speakers instead of Klipsch, not what I expected and am delighted.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 37° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 41° with rain. Had a very good breakfast with neighbors yesterday. Then finished hooking up valve on tractor. Have a leak at main input to valve. May be a bad valve. Got it at a garage sale many years ago. Will check it out today.
Doves waiting for rain to stop.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

41 this morning winter taking time off. Spent yesterday in house doing nothing watching football with wife. She is happy

Deliver payroll checks later not sure what else

Keep your chin up scaredy

Helo Like snow pictures

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Thomas]

1 year ago today BEF you turn the page started new chapter in life.

 

[Thomas]

37F misting heavy fog low 40's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours part store afternoon good ole puttering.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

Frits, your dog is simply saying what we all know
Just Be Nice

going to take a walk today in park across the street, a little fresh air needed
plantar fasciitis in right foot still bad, after half a mile I need to get off my feet and
then foot is swollen and hot for a while. Prior treatments did not work and recently my PT lady made it
much worse by stretching my foot on incline. Likely could use a shot of something right in it, had that in past, got some
relief. I think something is ripped and not healing, despite treatment, the boot, one expensive treatment after another.
like my tinnitus, seems some stuff you just have to live with. Particularly if the cure is worse.
I have used shoe inserts for years and Scholl's has a helpful OTC pad.

the road can be bumpier and slightly wobbly with well worn parts but we will get there.

 

[daugen]

Thomas, Dorman has a main plant not far from here right across street from my friend's coffee business in Colmar PA.
They use his diesel Sprinter delivery vans to test some new parts.
I guess they are a big player but what I've read, they are made more for price point than top quality
so Thomas, what parts mfg is the best?
Does Walker make the best muffler?
how about your favorite filters?

get the younger guys to lug those cases of motor oil and DEF for you.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, Dorman has a main plant not far from here right across street from my friend's coffee business in Colmar PA.
They use his diesel Sprinter delivery vans to test some new parts.
I guess they are a big player but what I've read, they are made more for price point than top quality
so Thomas, what parts mfg is the best?
Does Walker make the best muffler?
how about your favorite filters?

get the younger guys to lug those cases of motor oil and DEF for you.

Parts store also carries Doorman products.
Not sure which is the best but one thing for parts are expensive nowadays.