Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Dennis seems getting a Dr appointment due to a cancellation is getting to be the way to avoid long waits. Both my cataract surgeries were that way. My dental next week is that way while Sophie got a late May appointment for filling. Same office.

As for online bill payment, not only the convenience factor, but I like that with autopay there is no forgetting.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 6.3C and it's presently 20.4C, fairly calm and clear.

'Star picket' task, with yellow 'safety' caps, accomplished yesterday.

I noticed this morning that the agisted horses had finished all of their hay, so a paddock transfer is in order for later this arvo.

The Parish Council meeting has been shifted to next Friday due to our Minister testing positive to covid... so I'll need to pay the plumber's invoice instead of submitting it to our Treasurer.

I'm off to Ross tomorrow, for a meeting, fairly early in the morning so I may be 'reporting in' later on.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 49ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, breezy. Moderate wind brisk gust, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 70ºF. made coffee and clean up for cleaning ladies to start day, did fish club work waiting for then to finish. Then went for bike ride, wind was hard on me, almost mile and a half penalty, average air speed was a full 1 mph faster. Lunch then nap. Called TV support for one of my streaming devices, couldn't get rid of login prompt. I gave him last 4 digits of device , he pushes a button and it is fixed
Ron that is a lot of rain with he ground already saturated. Glad MMM put through paces and it passed. Glad valve repair successful. Hope grocery shopping went well. Glad to I am not only one who doesn't always fold and put away laundry . Nice pic
Buppies sorry about inside weather. prayers sent.
Thomas thanks for the info. I see he has a bear center to rehab bears and release back to wild.
Thomas hope day went well.
Mike sorry about more rain. Hope you had a good day, inspite of all the "excitement".
Billy 1 inch can get ground plenty soggy.
Drew hope meeting went well, Glad planting was fun.
Paul nice plasma machine. Do you have a way to replace slats when they get chewed up? Nice work on Prius 12V battery replace. Good luck with tree top and hope breakfast was good.
RNG glad tools are selling, hope you can get spot welder working. Hope bourbon is good. Hope you were able to enjoy the launch.
Ken good to hear outside progress continues. Hope you get some good rest. nice pic
Don nice day, glad your grass is growing well, just weeds here. Sorry about the lantanas.
Dennis since rock below barn slab does that mean it's not in the way?
David hope you can get diesel soon. Glad you got good progress on mowing. Hope guy did well at H&F. Is it more fun with three couples?
Scott(vt) hope good time on LI. Sorry about mini split/ remote issue. Hope mouse didn't chew up any wires.
Scaredy glad you stopped by. Please don't worry about keeping up! The hardest thing I had to do was start learning how to live alone. Sorry so much is in limbo, hope you are adjusting well to the current situation. Hope the suv purchase goes well.
Dennis hope all you have are areas to freeze. Good to hear bills paid, I need to do mine.
Dennis hope your dad's eye heals quickly.
RS 2 in rain will keep it soggy for a while. Nice job on redbud pots. Glad sprayer cleaned out. Seedlings doing good. Hope you get seeds replanted.
Dennis sorry no rain, glad tornado watch dropped.
Randy(wag) glad pickets deployed, and hope horse move goes well/ Sorry about minister with Covid. Hope Ross meeting goes well.
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.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 42° with rain this morning. Heading to 48° with continued rain. 1.13" of rain since this event started. Grocery shopping went good. Did put laundry away when I got back. Some house cleaning got done. Then conserved energy rest of the day. Went to neighbors to celebrate his 40th Birthday. Today will back in the shop to do small projects.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

54 this morning high in 60s 2.47 in of rain yesterday storms tornado watch flash flood warning the whole 9 yards.

The heat is coming miserable summer on tap yuk

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Buppies]

Hope you find car scaredy

Prayers for father’s surgery BEF, nice red finch Ron

 

[daugen]

good morning all
surprisingly warm this morning, about 64 which will be the high of the day, with temps dropping into 40's tonight.
.65 rain so far, some showers continuing this morning.

I'm off to pick up school board friend and we are off to breakfast together.
local place has a ground lamb egg sandwich I had last time which I sure want again.

Mostly, cool International truck. 1959 or 1960, awesome patina, truck is worth a lot more now than then
they weren't all that powerful but surprisingly weighed only 3600 pounds new. that's like a compact car today.

 

[Thomas]

Dennis seems getting a Dr appointment due to a cancellation is getting to be the way to avoid long waits.

Sure is.

 

[Thomas]

40F raining low 50's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store,going to rain all day so outside work put on hold so I'll putter.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

El Nino is apparently turning into La Nina, representing a periodic cooling of waters in Pacific
expected result is warmer weather for central and Eastern US.
this is good news for some South American cities that are running out of water, apparently La Nina
brings them wetter weather.

the real question is whether La Nina will bring Scootr and Ted any more rain
or will it get even drier

 

[riptides]

60 outside right now, may head to 65 for today. Rain passing through right now.

Not much on the agenda today, or the weekend. Probably yard work and mowing when it dries up in the next day or so. And...the dreaded Milk House project.

Daughter made it to Glacier. Unfortunate camp ground hookups are not available yet for employees. Under construction still. She may have to get a generator. She left hers here. They are telling her two weeks, maybe. The disappointment came through big time yesterday. Her boss apologized. Not a good start to the relationship. I told her it will work out. Camping is not glamping....

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

.25” rain overnight, still coming down

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 46˚F but with clear skies and a S wind it will be in the mid 80s this afternoon.

Got the lantanas planted yesterday so maybe the lawn today. PT today and H&F cards to-night with neighbors.

BEF hope your Dads eye procedure is successful.

 

[kenmbz]

62 going up to 63 and rain.
Had about 1" yesterday, lawn cut.
Initial dashcam install, will do more to hide wire this weekend.
Ordered Pool supplies.
Did some food/veggie shopping.

Pear trees are blooming. Might need to spray this year as had some kind of leaf spot last year and no pears.

Need another Peach tree to replace the one that fell over last year. Down from 3 to 1.

Many other bushes flowering.

BEF - hope Dad's surgery goes well, how is your son doing, back driving soon?

Passed an accident yesterday, not much damage to the suv that went off roading over a berm for some reason, but ALL the air bags deployed, that's going to be an expensive accident, even with little actual metal damage.

Be well,

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Sound Beach LI, 51 to start going to 59, periods of heavy rain intermittently and wind last night ! Just wind now with some showers coming through early afternoon !
Ferry ride across LI Sound was a bit foggy and rainy, so didn’t go up on top deck ! Nice evening with friends watching Buffet concerts !

Today, north fork excursion to wineries should be fun !

RS and Drew, nice pics of your plantings, thanks !

Ken, a couple of pictures from the ferry !

Hope all have a Great Day !

 

[plowhog]

like I said the unit is running fine just no control !

Sounds like my marriage ha ha.

Should hit 70F and sunny in Nevada. I'm heading back there today over Donner Pass but another foot of snow is expected at the summit this weekend. Good year for water!

Spent yesterday bucking logs and debris and putting it on burn pile. This morning the body is reminding me how much activity I did not do over the winter-- time to get back in the groove again.

Have a great day-- Ron very nice pix of duck and squirrel.

 

[daugen]

friend of mine said his son was very happy with this remote propane monitor for his mountain cabin
so I ordered the two pack. One for tank in rv and other for propane tank for home gen. Two that are out of sight
but very important.
not overly worried about running out on the barbecue. I always have spares here and I try to keep them full.

Amazon.com

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,

Sounds like my marriage ha ha.

Plowhog , good one friend !

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 56 and going to a high of 57°F. Wind E 15 gusting to 22 mph. Rain at times heavy.

I'm back from 'down south', sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday (had a nap during one of the boring presentations that I have heard 38 times over the past 38 years). Pissed down rain on Thursday and had a nap then, too. Chinese food buffet was good Tues. and Wed. Didn't have it on Thursday, had Wendys instead. I like their spicy chicken sandwiches.
Uneventful ride home. Ran mostly 10 over the limit except for 'in towns'. Dropped into the towing service/garage I use and paid them 100 bux to pick up the oil tank and set up an appointment to swap snow tires for the summers and change oil and recharge A/C. Picked up the 20 ounces of silver I ordered last week.

After I got my teeth out I used a rather unconventional method (read illegal) to toughen up my gums. It worked, by the end of the first month I was eating pizza and then the end of the second month I was eating the crust, too.
Up here in the '70s they were prescribing Darvon "N" compound (a powerful pain killer) for pain and I used 3 of 30 day scripts in 60 days + lots of hash and whiskey/beer or wine. It all worked, but like I said, illegal, then. Not now.

Have a safe day all

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 51F @ 8:30AM Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High 67F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Looks like rain, and if so, I'll head north again on Sunday to get a jump on the week.

Maybe your daughter's new boss would reimburse her for a generator rental for a couple weeks, Mike. Wouldn't hurt to ask since it's his responsibility to provide reasonable shelter for his employees.

Yesterday's SpaceX launch went off at the beginning of the window, and I caught a live stream as soon as I heard it. Interesting how the booster steers its way back using some fins at the top, then decelerates with a blast at the very end. Didn't hear the sonic boom until after it had landed, which was another surprise.

Monkeyed with the little spot welder again yesterday, and came to the conclusion there's just not enough battery behind it. Next week I'll give it a try with a car battery up north.

Got tired of not being able to see what I was doing, so I rigged up four @ 4' LED light fixtures over the workbench and bike lift yesterday. Real quick and dirty, just poked a couple dry wall screws into the rafters to hold 'em up then plugged the first one into an existing outlet box. Then daisy chained the other three to the first one, took maybe all of half an hour. Should have done it months ago...

Got the DR mower back out and gave it a pressure wash. Looks almost brand new now. Having trouble finding out what it's worth, though, as I'm not finding many ads offering them for sale. I bought it in 2010, so it's at least that old. Are the new ones better than the vintage one I have here?

Snuck in a dip in the hot tub at the end of the day. The jets in that thing can really dish out a pounding if you're not careful where you sit...

Back on the zebra bike this morning to try to figure out why it's not charging. I have a new alternator rotor for it, but I want to test each component in the system to make sure I'm not missing anything.

TGIF gang!