Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Rest in peace Missy.

 

[wngsprd]

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The couch helps.

I've been there. I bought a 2" foam pad a year ago to use, especially at the woodstove...like Kyle said about his fireplace. But I usually can't push up from the stovetop.

Last night I tried to get AI to create a funny addition to this photo showing a tractor FEL lifting you up under your butt...but I failed, so you'll just have to use your imagination.

 

[Thomas]

20F partly cloudy sky might reach 30F.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...finish working on blower motor this morning...again this a this afternoon not sure.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 54˚F heading to the upper 60s, with a west wind and plenty of sunshine. Our big 2 day rain event produced only .2" of rain. Today is a much better day to mop out the garage and maybe prepare the garden for potato planting with my EGO tiller. I still need to get some suffer to dust the potatoes after cutting them.

Edit: sulfur to dust the cut potatoes

 

[txdon]

I've been there. I bought a 2" foam pad a year ago to use, especially at the woodstove...like Kyle said about his fireplace. But I usually can't push up from the stovetop.

Last night I tried to get AI to create a funny addition to this photo showing a tractor FEL lifting you up under your butt...but I failed, so you'll just have to use your imagination.

Now that would have been framable.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 15 and going to a high of 32°F. Wind N 1 mph. Sunny!

I know what it is like trying to get up after being on your knees tending a wood stove. I use a wooden chair with the back cut off to sit in front of the stove. That works good for me.

I read in here that someone had some 'chirping' coming from one of their wheels. You need to check out the pads on your brakes. There is a little tab attached to the backing plate of the pad (used to be brake shoe when we had drum brakes) and when your pads get down close to the replacement stage this little tab will make contact with the rotor and set off a chirp, chirp sound. It saves the rotors, which aren't cheap.

The backup lights on the mule look good!

Your tree rats are posing for you Ron.

I won't be doing much today. Just take it as it comes.

Have a safe day all

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Guys ,
56 to start going to 75 ! Another sunny day but I think our weather is about to change ! Sounds like some showers coming in tomorrow and Monday ! Hopefully they are wrong !

Scotty, are you about to say goodbye to the warm weather?

Wngsprd, we are here until Thursday morning, so 15 days total ! It’s going by very quickly ! But looking at the weather up in New England, spring might be coming early ! Most of the snow in Vermont has melted and the Ct weather doesn’t look bad when we get back either !
Kathleen’s birthday is today, it’s a big one, but I’m guessing she doesn’t want it repeated ! But you guys know how old I am and she is a little younger than me by 2 years and a few months !

Prayers for Missy !

Hope all have a blessed day !

 

[Helogabals]

Good morning !

For beginning - thaw. Don't like it, but at least heat pumps are back at reasonable consumption. For January total consumption is ~ 4500 kWh. It's everything, including cars. Bill should be ~ 1 kWh X 0.2€ = .... I don't know jet exactly as I am buying electricity from pool

To be frank, it's not like HP owners only suffered. Sister has burned record quantity of pellets, neighbors with gas also has burned a lot, etc

good morning

41 going to 45 no rain or snow in the Fc for the next week or so

Overflow over the berm on the pond finally stopped


D's Latvia trip continues to evolve. Hope she can still find time to meet Helo

Sometimes neighbors can be such jerks... When I lived in city there was sooo much conflicts with next door neighbor. More specific - her teenage son.
My sweetest moment was, when lady was away and that boy organized party. I called on them municipal police, as there were teens consuming alcohol and smoking. Police arrived instantly, called parents of every kid there etc

Now in village is completely different story. Really nice dudes around. Mostly


Unfortunately didn't make it with D. When she had a choice either to meet our president either me, she choose president. I can't blame her
But in her place I would have traded some boring conference to afternoon in restaurant. She didn't. And that is exactly the reason why I am not making career in govt structures And she is performing very well

Wish that bloodbath ended, but if it continues as it is now, D will have to come again here in May. Frankly that's much better to have some fun. Hope she will have some extra time then

Helo, glad to see you posting! That is one nice shop! I bet you are glad to see more progress!



Everyone have a great day!

Thanks !
yesterday was really exiting moment, when after playing all day on PC, lamps finally started to cast light. So long to plan, put them in place, make set-up. And yeah, finally.

Only 2 lamps have some issues with that smart management. Lamps are DALI and HCL. With those DALI drivers are some issues. I mean - minor things

Thank you!

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Happy New Year !

I was looking on exactly the same. Really useful thing. for example - few weeks back customer of mine have burned main switch on sanding machine. 320 A. Problem was - contact with alu cable came loose....
Normally all machines has to be checked with such camera 2 X year. Electric cabinet, bearings, etc.
If that guy would have done that, he would have spared week halt + 2k € bill on parts. Actually he should consider himself lucky. Fire in woodworking shop rarely is so cheap
Flir is good brand. I already have some expensive but $h%^ camera, can't overcome myself and threw it out and get myself a decent Flir

Helogabals, thanks for coming back. I enjoy your posts, and you have many interesting aspects to your life. That is enough wire for a skyscraper!

Thanks !
Yeah, sometimes life here can be interesting
Either to me it's interesting to see, how you guys are holding up. I have to confess, never have been in US. But have a great interest to do this.
It's not worth to do like my typical EU trips - 2 .. 3 ... 4 days. To go to US first have to find 3 week slot, etc.

Now have to finish my "skyscraper". meanwhile should cool down your political situation. will see

 

[plowhog]

Whenever one of those Herons show up at my garden pond. The number of fish in pond gets lower.

Everyone have a good day!!!

28F headed to 41F here in Beautiful Northern Nevada.

Doc opened me up yesterday, patched things up, went perfect.

Wife drove me home to Nevada through snow, ice, heavy traffic, spinouts, chain controls, and complete shutdowns of I-80 several times. Took almost 10 hours but got home safely.

Ron, I found this pix on trail camera-- was surprised at the size of the fish it took.

 

[plowhog]

Re blue Herons and ponds. There is a small round cylindrical (usually lead) object with a pointy end on it that will take care of the Heron IF you can hit it

Thanks!

I have heard rumors that river otters also attract the pointy thingy!!