Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Wagtail, if you have a snow blower that will 'relocate' the horse apples. It'll also break them up and do a better job of fertilizing.

 

[two_bit_score]

Oh, I’ve no doubt she knows better, but the Mayor’s budget increase supported her projects.

Sounds like what a lot of tax entities try to do here. When property appraisals go up they know how much the levy will increase at that valuation if the tax rate is left the same. They also calculate how much the rate can be reduced and still collect the same amount as last year. So instead of reducing the RATE to what it would take to keep new revenue neutral - actually called the No New Revenue Rate, they reduce it just slightly so they can tell taxpayers they "reduced your tax rate". While still collecting much more tax money than last year. It's infuriating.

 

[Popgadget]

. Do not have the fancy connect option so have to do it the old fashion way with brute force from an Irwin clamp.View attachment 856828

I haven’t regretted for one second buying the “fancy connect option”. I have the 8 port version on the loader frame as well. As a matter of fact many others that have seen them in use on my machine have added them to their own.
When I bought the tractor, the dealer had never seen them, even though Kubota offered them as an option. Now they order them on most of the tractors they sell.

 

[two_bit_score]

Looks pretty handy Popgadget!

 

[Popgadget]

Looks pretty handy Popgadget!

Sure is!
Here’s the one for the loader. I can remove or reinstall the loader in under two minutes. I always remove it to mow or use 3 pt implements.

 

[two_bit_score]

No wonder the dealer is now ordering them on new machines.

Sure is!
Here’s the one for the loader. I can remove or reinstall the loader in under two minutes. I always remove it to mow or use 3 pt implements.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 40ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Moderate wind wit brisk gusts, mostly clear sky, and high temp of 68ºF. made coffee to start day, some putter, then prep mower which needed air filter blown out and lot of dust on engine under cowl, and mow back and part of front yard. After lunch bike ride, then nap. ICVFD board meeting then chapel quarterly meeting and potluck. Glad I got a nap in .
Ron glad you got to conserve energy yesterday. Hope yard cleanup progressed well. nice pic.
Phil sorry about weather and acid reflux. Wood project looks like Cousin It.
Drew sorry about messing with greenhouse temp. Have fun with your starter plants.
Mike hope your power stays on.
Drew 80 minute increase per 30 days.
Bill enjoy the conserve energy day.
Billy sorry you lost power, glad only 15 minutes. Glad you got dump run and hike yesterday.
NHBX sorry about the fresh round of branches on ground. Hope you make progress on what you save and what gets thrown away.
Lou sorry short night for sleep. Hope the tractor work keeps driveway passable.
Thomas glad to hear tractor took care of snow. Glad you could help neighbor getting unstuck and clearing driveway. Hope you get paid.
Scott(vt) glad parade was good and GK also went. Maybe you need better belt if new only lasted a year.
Gstrom hope you can work out the issues of the new to you plow. Sorry it's so quiet.
Don we have one course and it is closed every Monday. Hope what Dr sent helps.
Ken sorry to hear lot of pain. Does not sound like enough sleep. Sorry to hear wife not 100% yet.
Dennis hope church work goes well. Hope pics and dad's party goes well.
Frits sorry about tree, my bet is neighbor do nothing. Good to hear Cody cooperate with tooth brushing.
Buppies Sorry about power issues and sleepless night. prayers sent.
Paul quite the variety of projects to work on. Nice looking cub. Good to hear you helped each other this morning and spindles mounted. Hope fan install went well.
RS glad you snuck some energy conservation in there. Hope you have correct fertilizer. Glad dinner was good. Hope wiring progress was made.
Drew glad greenhouse hanging in there.Hope RV freezer was easy install.
Dennis glad church work done. I noticed the same thing when sleeping in
David glad good soup. Hope HH and errands went well.
Bill hope you have a good hauling season.
Scotty hope trimming went well, and neighbor's field dries out enough to mow. Hope you were able work on a project on the list.
Frits glad you could go back to bucket and thumb. thanks for pics
Thomas sorry about wind and power loss. Glad you got Boo visit. Evening plan sound good to me.
Scott(vt) good to hear progress on wheel Horse cold start.
Randy(wag) good to hear paddock cleanup done. Glad you get day off today
Paul good system.
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, 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.

 

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Well that doesn't seem far.

 

[Wagtail]

Wagtail, if you have a snow blower that will 'relocate' the horse apples. It'll also break them up and do a better job of fertilizing.

There's no need for a snowblower where I live, it's never snowed here at my elevation... but thanks for the 'tip'.

Mulching with the Z-turn, once I twigged to the concept years ago, does a good job of pulverising/spreading the droppings after first chain-harrowing.

Heck, depending on the dryness of the manure, the dust would 'cloud' even more from the blower chute... covering me even more than it already does (depending on the wind direction).

 

[Buppies]

41 presently not much in the way of wind high in the 60s at least one more shot of colder weather coming snow for NE

Prayers for all our Country

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has finished brewing. 43° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 65° with cloudy skies. Got my older tractor wiring done. It was colder than I had planned on. Old hands do not work well in the cold. No yard work done. Sassy like her walks to back of property. I walked out of pole bar. As soon as she saw me she was heading out that direction. It's is a good walk for both of us. Plan is to get other tractor wire today. Yard cleanup is still on list.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

28F clear sky low 40's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...8 hours at part store,after work remove snow between 2 rows of wood stack and put Boo blanket there,Boo likes sleeping there it's high and dry out of the wind.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
33° now, highs in the upper 40’s and sunny today. Winds NW 10-20 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph.

No power loss yesterday, kind of surprising with the wind howling all day. Didn’t see to much tree damage, only a few limbs and a couple of small dead pines down.

Did get yesterday’s errands done and spent the rest of the day conserving energy.

The only plan for today is to head to town hall and vote in the town and school district elections, then take the rest of the day as it comes.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[riptides]

35 outside right now, heading to lower 70's today.

Played pickup sticks yesterday. And noticed I have a tree to push over in a pasture. Seems it is dead since it lost a good deal of its branches in the wind storm. No big deal. But not today.

Road trip in a few, hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
sure nice not to hear the wind howling this morning
in fact should be a very nice day, sunny up to 60.
I hope to spend some time working in the garage, getting it organized.
another shelving unit due in for greenhouse, will need to build that today.

first food shopping, then if I get motivated, and the sun is warm later, will wash the car, which
is long overdue.
having dinner out with brother and wife tonight.
seems someone is turning 74 tomorrow.

I got to pick the restaurant, need to make some decisions...

Dinner Menu - Erini

interesting that they have a totally gluten free menu available also.
Ken, would that help you?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

48° sounds windy.
Was only out once yesterday, was 52° but the wind was cold and it seemed to come thru my jacket.
So just did picture stuff all afternoon.

Wife gets to study today for her test tomorrow. Unfortunately it’s way down in Baltimore. Colonoscopy.

Cops just arrested a 20 yr old from Baltimore for the murder of an older gentleman, was found in a field near here last January.
Just saw article touting where Baltimore schools leads the state in kindergarten readiness. Which I think means most in need to go to kindergarten. Always good to flip a negative around to sound positive.
Couldn’t sleep well last night, woke up early with crazy dream.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy almost birthday Drew.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Early Birthday Drew!!
By tomorrow I will forget who is having a birthday.

 

[NHBX]

Happy birthday tomorrow Drew, enjoy your day

 

[daugen]

I was thinking that four years ago I wasn't sure I would make it to today.
for three weeks I had lost my mind. It was an awful time, locked up for six months due to early covid madness.
never saw my family or my friends for six months, was literally like prison.
so yeah, each birthday now sure comes with a smile.
I got all my marbles back and I'm still doing fun things.
for this I am very grateful.

may I say in advance thank you for the birthday wishes. I get it, no need.

I'd rather hear if David's lawn mower is running better.

time go to get moving, going to be a nice day.

as Picard would say Engage