Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

I even looked in the camper compartments, tractor cab, under the ranger seat, In the Honda, truck. Maybe it was in Subaru?
Last time I used them was last year to lay out cabin dimensions in the yard to get a feel for size.

 

[ronjhall]

And here I was thinking, only me…

I call it tunnel vision. I have found things that are in places that I have already looked. I have good vision. But my mind is looking for some other color or position.

 

[riptides]

55 outside right now, heading to mid 70's, Rain expected later.

Thought I could start and finish mowing the "yards" yesterday but the fast moving rain storm brought an end to that. Might have a small window of opportunity to finish it today, if it dries out.

Off to do the morning chores, no wife home makes it triple the work load.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 38 and going to a high of 61°F. Sunny!

I am supposed to wear a heart monitor for 14 days, but I don't see any heart monitor here and I am certainly NOT going to pony up any cash for one.
These nurses in hospitals think they are Gods' right hand man, but I am here to tell you that I am the King in this castle and NOBODY tells me what I will and will not do in my own house.
Nurse in the hospital woke me up and of course when I wake up the first thing I need to do is pee. So I grabbed the walker and went into the bathroom, turned around to shut the door and she was in there with me (the bathrooms in private rooms are small enough without two people in there). I told her to get out, she said she had to see that I got sat on the throne BEFORE she left. Oh NO, you are leaving NOW! She says shes' been a nurse for 25 years and she has seen it all. I returns with I have been a truck driver for 50 years and my 50 trumps her 25 and she would get out NOW. She left but it might have had something to do with my left hand on her shoulder urging her out the door. If I want some pervert watching me while I bare my lower half to sit on the can, I will pick the pervert and it wont be some shriveled up old broad that had to be 50 if she was a day. A funny moment after the fact, not funny then. Not to me anyway.

Another day of doing what I did yesterday...nothing.

This sitting around doing nothing is getting old real quick.

Have a safe day all

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
59° with a high in low 70’s. Sunny, chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A good day to work outside.

Yesterday they got most of the backfilling done, they did it in lifts, compacting as they went. Got some stone in.

Today I’m doing some plumbing, putting in the drain lines that will be beneath the concrete, as well as tapping the water line that was exposed in the excavation. That’s in the bottom left of the picture where it isn’t backfilled yet.

Yesterday’s trip to the cabinet shop was successful, we picked out cabinets and finishes. Have to make the final decisions on appliances.

Here’s the view from when I first plugged the camera in

I guess it’s a selfie…..

I’ve got to get to work.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 55 to start going to lower 70’s. Clouds coming in later along with chance of thunderstorms!

Been several slow days for me this past month, between my wife having to go in for a valve replacement;

Lou, prayers for your wife and quick recovery! Nice job on cleaning up DW !

David, we are waiting for your tractor test run !

Work today, should be a short day, and hoping to mow this afternoon before rain comes in !

Hope all have a good day !

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Found my steel tape, 50 ft, not 100 like I thought. Was buried in bottom of the tool bag, now why didn't i look there? But no luck on another round of searching for the 300 ft open reel tape. It's way too big to hide in a bag. Even looked in the shed this time. Did find 2 bags mulch in there, that the wife was wanting. Dug deeper into the barn, boy do I have to clean it out.
Nice and cool out at 64deg.
Also found a small air compressor my son in TN was looking for, it was buried in my mud room.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 61 going to 77 and sunny.
Got some fallen flowers/leaves blown off the driveway.
Got the gear replaced in the garage door opener, now have to do the reset.
Old gear was mush.

Lou - glad the Mrs. is home and recovering. Glad you got the tree sliced/diced, just be careful not to push yourself too much.

I dropped a ratchet extension yesterday and a screw. Found the screw in a second, the extension, which is brightly chromed, still missing.

David - hope the tractor runs well.

L4N - giving the nurses a hard time eh

Buppies - prayers for you.

My friends pitbull moved on yesterday. It was a rescue, great with people, but wanted to kill every dog it met. My friend gave him a good home, but not being able to put the dog in a kennel or with friends who had dogs too, meant a lot of difficulties in him taking time away from home.

Be well,

 

[Looking4new]

Do you all recognize these guys? Fromm Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Maybe these instead? Same group.

The movie Easy Rider 'made' them what they are today.

 

[daugen]

Ken, they need stronger plastic for that gear...what ever happened to metal?....

excavators setting up next door, nice local guys, putting in a sand mound for neighbor

 

[txdon]

Good morning! A cooler 68˚ this morning. One very strong wind from the NE blasted in yesterday afternoon sending the heavy date trees on the patio into the yard.

Wood floor refurbisher called to cancel yesterday he was on his way to Houston to get a part, reschedUled for today. He assured me his crew could finish before we move. he said a lot of floors in our neighborhood could not be refinished because they were laminate, I assured him ours was real wood but he is coming out to make sure anyways.

You now have to go in person to the post office for a change of address. We went there at 4 yesterday and there was no parking so my wife let me out while she circled the parking lot. When I got inside I saw why 40 people in line and the lines were not moving. Finally got to the front of the line a minute before they closed and changed the address so mail will be forwarded. You have to show ID now, that's why the in person requirement.

Spent the evening getting the leaves out of the pool from the wind storm. Water was warmer than the air temp.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 61 going to 71 a shower possible later this PM

Replaced the mower blades with the spare set sharpened and balanced. Discovered a crack in the deck support that needs attention. See if you can spot the problem in the pic? Also the mower belt is half way torn so need to get e new one on. I think gearbox needs to come off to do that

Wife's blood work looked good so no changes to her meds but both shoulders needs replacement. She does not want to do that even though she is in pain. I am helping more and more. She can not do her hair any more

Sadly a

nurse at the DR office lost her child to septic shock. We had followed her for many years and had helped her get a lift sling to be able to handle a handicapped child

 

[m7040]

also yesterday turned the leaking pond into the state enforcement agency for action. May be some "fireworks" around here soon

 

[plowhog]

please share your favorite war movies, that fit for Memorial Day watching.

Saving Private Ryan
The Lost Battalion
Sargent York
Heartbreak Ridge

I read the "Lone Survivor" book first, then saw the movie. Excellent book and good movie. Harrowing true story of a 4-man team behind the lines in Afghanistan who get discovered. As you can tell from the title, only one survives.

Forecast for 80F here in sunny California.

Cleaned up road shoulders through the property yesterday. Wanted to place a huge downed log as a roadside barrier, something stout that could stop a truck or large piece of machinery. That was difficult and risky. The log is about 33" diameter, a bit over 20 ft long. Big, heavy log. My tractor can lift 2,000 lb-- not nearly enough. So I dragged/skidded it up a hill while dealing with a side slope hoping it would not roll sideways and take off. Finally got it placed near the shoulder, and used the grapple to roll it into position just off the road edge. It's nice to safely accomplish something that is a bit hairy to do. But not so fun when actually doing the work when the outcome or success is unknown.

Everyone have a great day !!!

War film - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[m7040]

PopG, wondering if you are going for a gas tankless water heater in your new retirement home

 

[ultrarunner]

Turned on the irrigation for the first time since November.

The weekly rains after years of drought has made the flora very happy!

It may not rain for months to come and the ground is drying out.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 61F @ 6:15AM. Mostly sunny. High around 90F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

I call it tunnel vision. I have found things that are in places that I have already looked. I have good vision. But my mind is looking for some other color or position.

I do the same thing way too often, Ron. Sometimes it seems like I spend more time looking for a tool or part than performing the task at hand. Good case of misery loves company.

Glad you got away with the log move with no surprises, PH. Good feeling of relief when something like that finishes, but I've really lost my appetite for those kind of stunts and won't miss them at all once I'm settled in the new place on a cozy quarter acre.

Hope you have good luck with the tractor today, David.

I hadn't noticed the Starlink outages from yesterday as I was still working outside when they happened. Longest was four and a half minutes according to the app. As much of an improvement as Starlink has been here out in the sticks, I won't miss having to put up with poor support and sometimes wonky service.

Got the cul-de-sac and loop road sprayed yesterday, taking far longer than I'd have thought. But used a stronger concentration of RM43 and went really slow. Got through the whole 2 1/2 gallon bottle, and still had to run a load of straight glyphosate to finish. The side-by-side had been having trouble with a coolant leak and overheating, but was flawless yesterday in pretty warm weather. Miraculous healing?

Thought I was done with the little trailer but hadn't hooked the tail lights up yet. Hitched it up and none of the lights worked. After an hour of messing with them I learned that one lead in the trailer somewhere is shorted to ground, and being so late in the day, just gave up. Got the big hydraulic press loaded, but by then it was way past quittin' time and dinner. Gonna have to delay the trip south a day, but that'll let me make a town run and take care of a thing or two more here. Really don't need the trailer lights, as the van is big enough that the trailer doesn't obstruct the view of the van tail lights and I won't be driving at night. Probably could still get a fix it ticket, though. On the plus side, the backup camera on the van can see over the trailer, so I can see where I'm going when in reverse for a change. But trying to get stuff done with most of the proper tools not here is getting old.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

At 11:33 AM the long lost tape measure was found cowering behind the shelf in the garage, camouflaged in the dark along the back wall, with its 300 ft tail all curled up around a spool. The frightened thing was coaxed out of hiding with a gentle tug, and has been secured in its owners truck. Film at 11:00.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and 1.76 inches rain

Did get to run my tractor at a high idle while unloading and hooking up the brush hog with no incident., but it started to rain just as I finished so didn’t get to run under load. I still think it needs to be under load to fail and hope I can test this morning.

Pick up house/pet sitter friends at airport this afternoon, then a nice dinner out.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

I call it tunnel vision. I have found things that are in places that I have already looked. I have good vision. But my mind is looking for some other color or position.

Bingo, especially color.
Sophie gives me no end of grief when I finally find something where I already looked 3 times, but even worse if SHE finds it where I said I already looked. She and the other wives call it a male thing.