Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

M7040 it sounded like an elephant jumped in

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 64 going to 85 and very cloudy/foggy
Got the bushes trimmed, need to clean up the mess today.
Another dog tick on me, the premethrin certainly slows them down as it was still wandering around slowly.

Fathers operation was moved as Dr. had an emergency. Need to call up nursing facilities today.
He has been contentious/stubborn, but I want to get him out of the house where he keeps falling and his GF can't care for him or herself. Probably would have to sell his house to get them a nice place where they can still have independence.

One of my coworkers from way back when died, heard from his family. Really great person.

Wngsprd - I worked in Tokyo a ways back and visited with the family a few years ago. The wife hired an expat who does personal tours so we did not miss anything (game rooms, newer sushi place, book store and popular culture) for one afternoon. Otherwise we plan all our trips, no travel agents involved.

I would love to go to Vietnam, but don't have the history that would make many avoid the place like the plague. Been to Cambodia and Laos too , but growing up knew people who would rather not even think about those countries. It's a shame we got dragged into those wars, and even more a shame that our troops were not welcomed home as heroes, since they were heroes!

Buppies - no swimming in the pond until you know! But so many creatures wander at night. Even Deer might wade through while running away from something.

Be well,

 

[Buppies]

You are correct Ken I believe it probably a deer.

Simple terms we became involved in Vietnam because of the SEATO treaty signed after WW2. I can expound on for those interested

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Starting off warm before sunrise at 81˚F heading to the mid 90 with cloud cover. S wind becoming E wind.

.5 yard to mow and then moving boxes. The cordless pool robot continues to do a good job, so it will be a keeper.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got much of the string trimming and mowing done to beat the rain. Fixed a few squeaky hinges around the house...I never realized how loud they were until I was trying to be extra silent while Della napped...it's so important that she get her beauty rest (actually, it's important that I get an uninterrupted hour to catch up on chores).

I have a few to fix again. I keep fixing, but they still squeak....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Never did find out what jumped in the pond night before. What ever it was large

Bigfoot took a swim? A frog can make a pretty good splash.

Dad's turkey last night, going into the old chicken house.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct,58 to start going to 80 with clouds now but sun coming out in a bit ! Looks like rain and chance of thunderstorms coming in for tomorrow!

bacon fried popcorn Lou
I think I could try that
bet your dog would love it

Drew, that sounds good but I’m
guessing it won’t contribute to good heart health !

And now we have District Attorneys who let them off to go and rampage the village.

Kyle, well isn’t that the truth ! But yet we will eagerly prosecute for much smaller offenses!

This Saturday is our first outdoor concert at the FD. We have 7 concerts scheduled for the summer season , and this Saturday we will host the Sun Kings ! They do a lot of Beatle music. I am the chairman of this committee, so I’m in charge of all the food being purchased and sold at the event ! I have previously bought all the cases of burgers and dogs from Hummels in New Haven and stored in our freezers at the FD. Today I will make the trip to BJ’s for the buns, condiments and veggies needed for the event.

Would like to get a long walk in today or a hike , we will see ! Also yesterday I went to HD to buy a few pine boards to build a frame for our gazebo out by the pool, because some animal jumped through the side of our gazebo over the winter!

I remember my Mom saving the bacon grease in a container kept in the refrigerator and used for cooking quite often!

Hope all have a good day !

 

[riptides]

You are correct Ken I believe it probably a deer.

Simple terms we became involved in Vietnam because of the SEATO treaty signed after WW2. I can expound on for those interested

Dad did some tours in Vietnam. And surrounding countries. He did not come home the same man. I am still trying to track down his medals and citations.

 

[m7040]

Morning all, 64 going to 85 and very cloudy/foggy
Got the bushes trimmed, need to clean up the mess today.
Another dog tick on me, the premethrin certainly slows them down as it was still wandering around slowly.

Fathers operation was moved as Dr. had an emergency. Need to call up nursing facilities today.
He has been contentious/stubborn, but I want to get him out of the house where he keeps falling and his GF can't care for him or herself. Probably would have to sell his house to get them a nice place where they can still have independence.

One of my coworkers from way back when died, heard from his family. Really great person.

Wngsprd - I worked in Tokyo a ways back and visited with the family a few years ago. The wife hired an expat who does personal tours so we did not miss anything (game rooms, newer sushi place, book store and popular culture) for one afternoon. Otherwise we plan all our trips, no travel agents involved.

I would love to go to Vietnam, but don't have the history that would make many avoid the place like the plague. Been to Cambodia and Laos too , but growing up knew people who would rather not even think about those countries. It's a shame we got dragged into those wars, and even more a shame that our troops were not welcomed home as heroes, since they were heroes!

Buppies - no swimming in the pond until you know! But so many creatures wander at night. Even Deer might wade through while running away from something.

Be well,

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getting an expat to help plan a trip is a great way to avoid travel agents and fees. It will be interesting to see what she comes up with. She is also using in-country people for the planning. She has previously traveled Cambodia and Thailand but don't think she was in Laos.
Wars leave deep scars and emotions.
Hope you figure out how to help your dad. Very difficult situation

 

[kenmbz]

as a little kid I thought coffee cans were invented to hold bacon grease
My mother always had one.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Mike ,
I did this for our family, to recognize my fathers service during WW 2 in the Pacific Theater ! I often look at it and am very proud of his service ! I wanted to follow in his footsteps but ultimately couldn’t because of my back condition! The military didn’t want me at the induction center in 1970 ! Maybe just as well, I was not mature at 18 !

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 65F @ 9:15AM. Partly cloudy skies. High 76F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

My mom was in the bacon grease club, too. Dad had three eggs and bacon for breakfast every morning. He died after a series of strokes started when plaque buildup in his caroted artery got loose and lodged in his brain. I've not been much of a bacon eater ever since.

Valves adjusted on the zebra yesterday; they were just a tiny bit loose and a bit too much clatter. All better now. Love those simple pushrod twins.

Started the day with a soak in the hot tub; that could turn into a regular thing. But not for the full 30 minutes on the jet pump timer. There is such a thing as too much hot water.

Retrieved the battered engine from the freight terminal, and there are some good used parts. I was a little disappointed that the carb was not complete, but the body was undamaged. Half a loaf. I have a friend that a few years ago gave me a factory flywheel for a bike I have on which someone had substituted a lightened aftermarket flywheel. That flywheel wasn't compatible with the electronic ignition I installed. My friend has has a bike that can use this carb, so at long last I will feel caught up to him. Still need to get it to him, though. Was hoping to see him this weekend, but his wife has gone blind and he's her only caregiver. Tough times in his household.

Had an unproductive and protracted interaction with a Sirius/XM rep yesterday, trying to get the car and van added to my subscription at no extra cost. I told them I can only use one at a time, so why should I pay more. And that I would cancel my subscription if that wasn't possible. That's when I learned that there would be no refund for any unused portion of my subscription, which amounted to a couple hundred bux. And after a flurry of refund/credit/special introductory rate BS, I'd still end up paying more after the first year. So instead of having to haggle every year, I'll just let the subscription expire and listen to the same music that I've loaded on my phone, or even better, podcasts.

Ran out of time to give the zebra a bath, and figure out the Bluetooth connection to the new helmet, so that's on today's agenda. Along with more garage decluttering, and maybe hooking up the outlets for the 240VAC machines.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[rswyan]

Good Morning !

74F with a few sprinkles @ 12:00, not even enough to wet the ground. Looks like the rain is on its way out until later when a line of potentially severe storms will move through. Calling for a high of 81F.

Got the California Wonder green bell peppers planted first thing yesterday while The Woman was at the doctors. There were only 6 of them.

Was very warm and muggy - dew points were above 60F - but there was considerable cloud cover which made it tolerable.

Watered all the remaining plants on shelves - mostly cabbage, broccoli, and a few tomato plants.

Mixed up some seed for the ground feeders and put that out, also refilled one suet feeder.

Took down the tube feeder pole and brought the tube feeders in and refilled them. Still need to relocate the pole to a better location that the squirrels can't get to the feeders before I put them back up.

Got a shower after The Woman got back from Her appointment and She gave me a haircut after I got cleaned up. Was getting to the point I could hardly stand it ...

After that we headed down to the local garden center and picked up a flat of plants. Was most peppers but also some eggplant.

Then we headed over to the Acme and She ran in picked up some BE mashed potatoes while I ran in to the Ace Hardware next door and grabbed some seeds. Picked up summer squash - straight yellow and zucchini - plus some cucumber and some okra which will be the first year we have tried to grow that.

From there we headed over to KFC and picked up two 8 piece buckets of chicken - one for us and one for the neighbor lady.

After that we headed back home.

I ate right after we got back, Woman took the neighbor lady's bucket over to her, along with Her own plate and ate with her.

After eating I went out and got 8 Keystone Resistant Giant Green Bell pepper plants put in the ground, along with 8 Golden California Wonder bell peppers.

Did some clean up back in the garden after that.

Neighbor lady came by with the dogs after the Woman got back and we visited for a while.

Got the 2nd sprayer filled up with glyphosate before I hit the rack.

Tasks for today:

Get front lawn mowed.

Maybe work on getting the Medium Hot Block peppers planted.

Further clean up back in the garden, finish topdressing the previously planted peppers.

Head up to shop later and get that lift cylinder rebuild finished.

Hope everyone is having a decent Wednesday ...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Swapped 12’ trailer for the 16’ on back of truck. Discover the 2” ball was loose on the hitch that I towed with yesterday. Can’t find my large wrench. Big trailer uses 2 5/16.
Had to remove side boards from trailer.
Hand washed the truck.
Overcast and humid.

 

[riptides]

Good Afternoon Mike ,
I did this for our family, to recognize my fathers service during WW 2 in the Pacific Theater ! I often look at it and am very proud of his service ! I wanted to follow in his footsteps but ultimately couldn’t because of my back condition! The military didn’t want me at the induction center in 1970 ! Maybe just as well, I was not mature at 18 !

Yeah, we have a few like that in our family. My father's will be the latest addition. I have managed to find a few of his transfer and duty station assignments. I will add those the citation and medal letters to his collection. That way his grandchildren have some history on the price of the collection going forward.

Proud of our veterans, past, present and future.

 

[LouNY]

Good Morning!!!! 65F @ 9:15AM. Partly cloudy skies. High 76F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Had an unproductive and protracted interaction with a Sirius/XM rep yesterday, trying to get the car and van added to my subscription at no extra cost. I told them I can only use one at a time, so why should I pay more. And that I would cancel my subscription if that wasn't possible. That's when I learned that there would be no refund for any unused portion of my subscription, which amounted to a couple hundred bux. And after a flurry of refund/credit/special introductory rate BS, I'd still end up paying more after the first year. So instead of having to haggle every year, I'll just let the subscription expire and listen to the same music that I've loaded on my phone, or even better, podcasts.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

The SiriusXM radio is one of the more modern things I really enjoy. Two of our vehicles have it, I have let it expire a few times and then always accepted on of their offers to renew. I'm paying $40 month for the two, but it also includes steaming which I have only used a couple of times. As I also use Pandora still as wired auxiliary inputs some times.
I have thought about getting the SiriusXM stand alone radio with vehicle kits to have in the tractors and having it for the vehicles also with just one subscription but it is so much easier to just have it on the vehicle radios.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got PHD taken apart and in the truck. Only smashed 1 finger.
Light rain just started, think I’ll head to the shower and call it a day.

 

[Thomas]

M7040 it sounded like an elephant jumped in

maybe BIG bear taking quick dip.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We getting a good thunderstorm and rain now, already .3"
Still pricing rotary mowers for Dad, while I would like to go to a dual spindle to get more cut width, the difference in price is too much. A 6 ft single spindle in half the cost of a 7 ft dual spindle. (as in $3500 less)

 

[daugen]

storms are running late, now 7 pm.
so had to go out and water everything
turned the bathroom vent fan on in rv, was pretty hot in there, afternoon sun hits whole left
side of rv.

fast service on today's heart stress test. Just got a call saying
in brief you have no heart disease
I'll take it.
see the doc asst next Thursday to get the report, I'm sure will show calcification and a few other issues.
pretty much normal for my age. I need to find out my heart's ejection fraction.

other than them still not knowing why I just go so sick, I seemed to have passed all the recent tests.
In some ways giving myself a physical before my trip.
probably will get pills for blood pressure.
the alternative is to spend 12 grand on Wegovy and lose 20 pounds.

warm and sticky out. Some mushrooms popping up in back yard.