Good morning!!!!

[B7510HSD]

Drew will that last a week?

 

[LouNY]

finally back home from errands
geez, forecast is now 5 to 7 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow
hopefully less
I'm going to put a full propane bottle on the heater this afternoon to make sure it doesn't run out tonight.
working with local propane company to bring two hundred pound tanks and hook them up for me.

Just a thought before you have a couple of 100# cylinders setup. They are approximately 20 gallons when filled and about 160 pounds or so filled. A 120 gallon tank is one of the fat 4 foot tall ones that you see around, they actually hold about 96 gallons of propane. So less truck visits and usually a bit less per gallon and also a much more stable tank when sitting on the ground or a couple of cement paver blocks.

Edited: I just read your next post so forget this one.

 

[sodamo]

...taking a break from the Milk House and got to thinking about my water heater install.

I have 12 foot high ceilings and floor space is limited. I could build a platform to elevate the water heater at least to six feet. This would free up floor space in the corner, which I could use as a closet.

Has anyone suspended their water heater? I am estimating 300 pounds, it is a 30 gallon.

Sounds like good space utilization to me as long as you have access.

 

[ronjhall]

...taking a break from the Milk House and got to thinking about my water heater install.

I have 12 foot high ceilings and floor space is limited. I could build a platform to elevate the water heater at least to six feet. This would free up floor space in the corner, which I could use as a closet.

Has anyone suspended their water heater? I am estimating 300 pounds, it is a 30 gallon.

A quick Look at 30 gallon water heaters they weigh 100 lbs. Do you have a way to get that much weight that high up on a shelf.

 

[daugen]

Drew will that last a week?

I only have to keep a lot of heat in there for several more weeks, then weather will warm up.
sure it will get cold at nights but currently heading into cold week with cold weather dropping down hitting a big
rainstorm heading North. which is forecast at 5-7 inches tonight and tomorrow. Currently 48 out now, so first rain tonight,
snow tomorrow.

burner has 6, 12 and 18k settings.
I have been running on the six and it's kept it warm enough so far.
Since the heater is directional I can aim it at the plants so I'm arranging them in "theatre seating"
in front of the heater.

does anyone know what a 6k burner burns an hour?
of course I had to look that up
there are 91,500 btu in a gallon of propane
divide by 6000 is 15.25
that means one gallon of propane will last 15 hours
at 12k setting which I will likely have to go to in another day or two
one gallon of propane would last 7.6 hours.

7 gallons in each 30 pounder.

geez, propane dealer called back declined due to type of heater and they only did permanent installs, no flex pipe like
the folks in NC were very happy to use. Oh well. I'll have them back on the next one.
My next consideration is getting my young friend with a pickup truck to help me buy a 100 pound tank, get it filled and carried over
next to greenhouse where I will treat it like a giant barbecue tank. Need to figure out what keeps them upright. May have to get some of that flex pipe.
sounds like I need a pro. Popgadget? Will you keep me from blowing up and landing in NJ?...

Lou, if I see a stubby big one, will investigate, only one I saw online was 1200 bucks. I think only the generic 20/30/40/100 pound tanks are value priced. The 100 pounder is about 185 at Ace Hardware. always confusing mixing gallons with pounds, they should have stuck with gallons from the beginning.

I bet it's more sensible in Europe. Helo, do they sell propane by the liter only? Do you call your barbecue size grill a 20 pounder?
because a 100 pounder is only 23 gallons.

that's all the math I want to do. Sun is over the yard arm. Time to fuss in the kitchen.

 

[LouNY]

I only have to keep a lot of heat in there for several more weeks, then weather will warm up.
sure it will get cold at nights but currently heading into cold week with cold weather dropping down hitting a big
rainstorm heading North. which is forecast at 5-7 inches tonight and tomorrow. Currently 48 out now, so first rain tonight,
snow tomorrow.

burner has 6, 12 and 18k settings.
I have been running on the six and it's kept it warm enough so far.
Since the heater is directional I can aim it at the plants so I'm arranging them in "theatre seating"
in front of the heater.

does anyone know what a 6k burner burns an hour?
of course I had to look that up
there are 91,500 btu in a gallon of propane
divide by 6000 is 15.25
that means one gallon of propane will last 15 hours
at 12k setting which I will likely have to go to in another day or two
one gallon of propane would last 7.6 hours.

7 gallons in each 30 pounder.

geez, propane dealer called back declined due to type of heater and they only did permanent installs, no flex pipe like
the folks in NC were very happy to use. Oh well. I'll have them back on the next one.
My next consideration is getting my young friend with a pickup truck to help me buy a 100 pound tank, get it filled and carried over
next to greenhouse where I will treat it like a giant barbecue tank. Need to figure out what keeps them upright. May have to get some of that flex pipe.
sounds like I need a pro. Popgadget? Will you keep me from blowing up and landing in NJ?...

Lou, if I see a stubby big one, will investigate, only one I saw online was 1200 bucks. I think only the generic 20/30/40/100 pound tanks are value priced. The 100 pounder is about 185 at Ace Hardware. always confusing mixing gallons with pounds, they should have stuck with gallons from the beginning.

I bet it's more sensible in Europe. Helo, do they sell propane by the liter only? Do you call your barbecue size grill a 20 pounder?
because a 100 pounder is only 23 gallons.

that's all the math I want to do. Sun is over the yard arm. Time to fuss in the kitchen.

Another option may be your motorhomes propane tank. What size is that? A hose from the motorhome to the heater?
An actual 100 pounder can be manhandled but at 166 pounds when filled it is a pain in the neck. Also depending upon how finicky your filling station is some will not fill a portable cylinder that is not being transported in an up right position.
A steel T post driven into the ground would be a decent support for a 100 pounder.

 

[Thomas]

32F cloudy.
1-3 inches snow forecast for tomorrow AM been cancel.

Been good day got everything done I wanted little bit more.
Took 1 1/2 along well used deer path looking for antler sheds once again come home empty .

Plans for the evening.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Thomas]

Hope your planning on some lap time for Snaggypuss BEF.

 

[two_bit_score]

Working on a different project today. Trying to make a crankshaft type cup. Here is the first one. Not good but ok!

Innovative idea in wood!

 

[rswyan]

39F and "Fair" @ 17:45, calling for a high of 42F for the day ... think it only made 41F ...

Woman went to the grocery store earlier.

Spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening cleaning the interior, shelves, drawers, etc. of the new 'frig, Woman helped some.

Once that was all done I put all the shelves and drawers back inside and installed air filter and water filter:

Still have to clean the ice bucket/dispenser though ... but no real hurry as the water isn't connected yet ...

Then around midnight I rolled it back over to the other side of the kitchen where it would be out of the way for the time being and plugged it in and fired it up ... and set it to "Max Cool".

First thing I noticed was that running it seems almost completely silent ... at least I couldn't hear it over the HVAC fan noise and old 'frig running.

The factory settings for the 'frig and freezer are 37F and 0F.

When I checked the 'frig temp on the digital thermometer I had set inside this morning after I got up it was reading 36.1F ... and was back up to 37.4F when I looked a little bit ago ...

Moved the thermometer down to the freezer to check the temp in that. Checked that just now and it's reading 2.8F.

They say to give it 24 hours to cool down so it looks like we are about on schedule.

Woman returned from grocery shopping, told her to just go ahead and put the stuff that needs refrigerated into the new unit.

Started to gather up some tools in the kitchen last night, need to get those back out to the garage.

Will probably spend the rest of the afternoon emptying out the old 'frig into the new one, so I can shutdown the water and move it out of the way to get at those cabinets that have to be taken down. It's just a tad too tall:

Caught a bit of the beginning of the SB last night then came in around the last 10 minutes of the 4th quarter ... quite the finish for Mahomes, Kelce, and KC ... Woman was pleased.

Amazon just dropped most of the last order, The Squeak had to go run and hide of course ...

Hope everyone is having a great Monday ...

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening RS,
Nice looking Kuhlschrank !! I mean refrigerator!
Best of luck with it !

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Guys,
Well I moved the lathe out of the way for my pick up ! Looks like I will turn the last two short tapers at a later date !

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Shrove Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of 13.8C and it's presently 33.3C!!! (92F) with higher temps expected mid-arvo. It's clear and fairly calm. Cold front expected tomorrow.

Not much going on for today. Temperatures like this do happen here 3-4 times a year and February is the warmest month.

I might venture out later on and pick up some bacon & pikelets (small pancakes) for tea tonight... or not.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, another thing busted..... the Keurig Duo. Brewed a 1/2 pot and gave up the smoke....
The original one lasted 2 months, replaced under warranty. This second one, lasted 7 months.

Apparently, there have been tons of trouble with these not working correctly. Reviews on line show people getting them replaced 3-4 times.
So, I called customer service.... at least they stand behind the product....another new one is on the way. Oh, it also has a year warranty.

Dug out the camp percolator coffee maker from the RV to hold us over until the new one gets here.

Dinner was good --- crock pot pork cushion, new potatoes (vs. old?), and carrots. All swimming in white onion and garlic. The house was smelling good! I'm stuffed!

Have a great evening!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good (Shrove Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of 13.8C and it's presently 33.3C!!! (92F) with higher temps expected mid-arvo. It's clear and fairly calm. Cold front expected tomorrow.

Not much going on for today. Temperatures like this do happen here 3-4 times a year and February is the warmest month.

I might venture out later on and pick up some bacon & pikelets (small pancakes) for tea tonight... or not.

That's about it, take care all.

I still have a hard time comprehending 92° in February..... just strange.....we just had snow!

Now, what would be the ticket? --- travel to Australia in December, return to the US is April? Might be a plan......

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 40ºF for the start, .7 inch in rain gauge, overcast, windy. Wind start at moderate and slowed way down, periods of rain, and high temp was 48ºF at 12:01 AM. High temp during day was 44ºF. Made coffee then Chapel to start day, then breakfast with the gang. Started fire in insert lunch and nap + conserve energy most of day. Made some queso, but let it get scorched . Watch some early SB then most of 4TH quarter and OT. Glad KC won.
Two_bit not familiar at all, closest I have been is Kerrville.
Ron sorry no chipping. Glad taxes are done. Glad Sassy got her walk. Nice cardinal.
Bill no reason to fight the weather to get tree done since it isn't in the way.
Billy glad Christmas family time was good. Just don't have a funeral just to get them back I didn't contribute to the 23 b.
Mike sorry about knee and jeans. Hope you did get durock finished. Hope you get concrete to to dump tomorrow.
Kilroy never fun to do your own taxes. Sorry Mrs feeling under the weather, prayers sent, glad soup good. Glad no rude surprises at work.
NHBX hope you are ready for more snow. Glad Mrs got extra lunch. Hope energy conservation successful.
Plowhog glad good trip to CA, and no trees down that you have seen. Nice bear pic.
Buppies sorry sleep not good. prayers sent.
Drew glad you are enjoying book and coffee. Sorry electric heater not cutting it.
Scott(vt) glad you got some work done on legs. Hope you get you truck in garage ahead of the snow.
Thomas hope you had good day and enjoyed the game.
Paul sounds like you have your work cut out on the progressive mower. Glad you got some R/C flying in. Happy Birthday to son. Hope spindle repair goes well.
Frits Sorry about SIL and cancer. prayers sent. Hope you had a good day. Neat pic of church.
Ken hope evening plans all went well, lot of driving. Hope Superbowl party fun. Good to hear Son vocals improving. Nice pics
Ted sorry GS ratted you out Hope she gets over it soon. Hope conserve energy day went well.
Drew love the pics, nice to see son on cub cadet.
David hope repair to pressure tank went well. Glad birthday celebration was good.
RNG good to hear raising hanging shelf went well. Glad equipment off trailer, sorry about PW wheels. Sorry about whacked in the forehead, hope no concussion. Hope the trampoline taker shows.
RS Glad dishwasher going well so far hope that doesn't change. Hope the fridge work went well.
Don soup looks good, and the nachos interesting.
Dennis sorry about the sitting in Vegas, did the at least put game on TV's ?
Randy(wag) sorry about the very warm weather and threat of thunderstorms. Glad all is well after CT scan. Glad you got veteran's discount. Hope you were able to conserve energy while hiding.
PJ hope pizza was good.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /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, /dad surgery recovery, 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.

Never has been fun, but this year I particularly feel like I do not want to gift my hard-earned money to be blatantly wasted and misused…

 

[KilroyJC]

Another area of protest particularly in Denmark is that the gov has established aggressive goals for carbon emissions and pesticides that will impact the ag business. Farmers are saying it will force them out of business and result in imports from countries not subject to similar laws

No farms no food

 

[KilroyJC]

I still have a hard time comprehending 92° in February..... just strange.....we just had snow!

Now, what would be the ticket? --- travel to Australia in December, return to the US is April? Might be a plan......

The Endless Summer (1966) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

The Endless Summer (1966) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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[LS Tractor Owner]

The Endless Summer (1966) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

The Endless Summer (1966) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

www.imdb.com

Good movie....but....

 

[PJSprog]

31°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 47° today. Wind out of the north made it a little chilly.

Wife finally started back into training this week. Seems everyone decided to forego any dog training until February. She was starting to worry about the lack of business. Now, of course, she's swamped again. So it goes.

Business is slow at my job right now as well. Had to lay off a couple of guys on Friday. They were not the most productive people we had, so it wasn't a hard choice. Still, never liked doing that to someone. The Production Manager at our other Illinois facility had to lay off four people, so I didn't have it as bad as him. Our Mexico facility is downstream from us, so they'll be in the same pickle by the end of the month, too. Hope it doesn't last long.

The pizza - and mozzarella sticks, and toasted ravioli - were from Imo's, Bruce. So yes, it was delicious. Our favorite St Louis style pizza.

Great pics here as usual.

Good evening, gents.