Good morning!!!!

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon,
Phil, beautiful work on the candy dish ! I love the spalted maple !

2 morning headlines show a world gone crazy.

scootr, really sad, I read this stuff but its hard to believe !

 

[sodamo]

64°F and .29 inches rain

Happy St Patty’s Day

Not pretty, but did get 2 areas mowed yesterday. Really dislike mowing wet grass, but sometimes…

Hope to get another area mowed today.

Pizza gathering was fun. Today we host a St Patty’s potluck, cornered beef and cabbage in lieu of Monday Happy Hour.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[two_bit_score]

It's been a rainy Sunday morning! 60f and cloudy now.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Lord's Day! Prayers for our Nation!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 9:30AM. Plentiful sunshine. High 74F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Made another pass through the accumulated mail yesterday, so a somewhat late start to painting, again. Can you tell I'm less than enthusiastic about painting?

Most of yesterday was spent on prep. Removed the toilet, a large cabinet, both medicine cabinets, a door, a pair of towel bars, and other things, then ran a little Makita palm sander over everything that was painted brown. Rubbed all the dust off with damp paper towels, then masked the baseboards. Only one wall outlet cover plate to remove. By that time it was just too nice to spend all day inside, so I started an oil change on the ProMaster. Let it run for about five minutes to warm the oil a bit, then used the hand pumped oil extractor to suck the oil out of the dip stick tube. That's something of a slow process, so in between I grabbed something to eat got the empty moving boxes unloaded from the trailer. As usual, 4.5 quarts of oil came out of the engine, so 4.5 quarts went back in, along with a new oil filter, all without having to crawl around underneath. Finished up by sweeping out the cargo box and rolling up the big ratchet straps that were used to hold the wood pallet down.

Today I'll get two coats of paint on the bathroom walls, and maybe start boxing up more stuff from the garage. Also check the maintenance schedule on the ProMaster to make sure I'm not missing anything at 15,000 miles.

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend...

 

[mpham]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Phil, that's gorgeous.
when did you start turning wood?

Been doing wood work my whole life. Started turning on the lathe Oct. 2022.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I put 75w140 in my front end wngsprd amsoil

I

I need to do that on the BX, the hydro fluid keeps seeping out onto the barn floor. manual says you can use a heavier fluid.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It's on Catawba Mountain about a mile north of McAfee Knob on the AT.

about where I figured. Too bad the good restaurant down in Catawba isn't open any more.. Was a good place to eat.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'm more upset with my Aunt and then cousin that let it run down in the 35 years since he died, and the fact that my cousin would not respond when we wanted to buy it. It was too far gone to be used. They put cut stones on pallets. They also tearing down my GG grandparents place across the ridge, they have removed the slate roof, so it looks like they are salvaging what material that might be of value. The only good outcome from all this is my Dad gets 1/4 of the estate, but I'd rather had the property. Dad planted the lone pine that was behind the house. 2nd pic is 2008, 20 years after my grandfather died. I helped paint the house a few times.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon,
You may as well have a good view while splitting wood behind the barn during a snow/rain squall on St Patrick’s Day !

 

[Buppies]

Nice scotty

Sad about grandads place BEF

 

[txdon]

Good afternoon! 60˚F, N wind overcast. 1/3" rain at 3A.M. enough now to soak in the fertilizer. Everything is really greening up nicely. The rains predicted today should hold off till after the neighborhood's golf cart St. Patrick's day parade at 3P.M.

 

[Joel/ak]

Low 30's today with intermittent snow squalls. We were 70 a couple days ago.

After 10 years here in MI I finally took my CPL course today. This country is getting crazy so figure I might as well be legal while carrying.

 

[scootr]

It's a beautiful Sunday morning. I spent part of yesterday trying to bench test the electric 12v power steering assist unit I plan on putting in the Cobra whose steering is brutally hard in a parking lot. This Prius steering unit is a force multiplier. I put the unit in a vice all wired up to a 12v battery and rigged to lift a 5gal jug off the floor with a wrench on the steering wheel end. I used my digital pull meter and registered 11 pounds to lift the jug with no assist. And then as little as 3 pounds with the assist in full mode. I bought an aftermarket control to dial in how much assist you want. Anyway I needed to know it worked before fitting it into the steering shaft.
Mowed the lawn, edged the walkway, and cleaned up. Now for some lunch and I'm off to visit with a friend. Hope you all have a great day!

 

[scootr]

Low 30's today with intermittent snow squalls. We were 70 a couple days ago.

After 10 years here in MI I finally took my CPL course today. This country is getting crazy so figure I might as well be legal while carrying.

Congrats on the permit. Are you also getting insurance?
I'm scheduled to take CA CCW classroom course next week, followed by a range test. What all was involved in your state?

 

[sodamo]

I had a plan
God showed me his.
No mowing today.

 

[sodamo]

Another beauty, Phil.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Today was pot luck day after services. Lots of good food. Had good service, I led singing.

 

[Joel/ak]

Congrats on the permit. Are you also getting insurance?
I'm scheduled to take CA CCW classroom course next week, followed by a range test. What all was involved in your state?

Basically class time was talking about the laws and my range time was limited. The guy knows me and knows I'm a gun nut. He wasn't to worried about my shooting and handling abilities after the first mag.

In and out in less than a day. Gotta go to the sheriff's office (clerk actually) for finger printing and background then wait for license.

I didn't know that as of last month you have to have a cpl or a purchase permit to buy a handgun in this wretched state. One law that was quietly snuck in.

 

[Popgadget]

We were 70 a couple days ago.

I was 70 a few years ago….

 

[txdon]

The golf cart parade happened in the rain. There were about 30 golf carts decorated some with twinkly green lights.