Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

64F cloudy with slight breeze,mid 70's chance quick afternoon passing showers.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...8 hours at part store afterwards

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

my little area cannot buy any rain

Same here and next week looks dryer and hotter.

 

[wngsprd]

71 going to 85 and probably rain again...never dried yesterday due to 2 showers. Glad some of you guys in Texas are getting rain...seems like you often need some.

Glad to see the local news making a big deal about the 80th anniversary of D-Day...hope the young folks understand the sacrifice so many made for others. Buppies, lots going on at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.

Big Boss came by night before last and left me a present under the pear tree. Then went down the hill and got caught on this cam in the fog...

 

[daugen]

wonderful boat story coming out of Charleston
Giant cargo ship leaves dock on Cooper River headed for Savannah, Cooper River just like the Patapsco in Baltimore, some
big bridges to go under before getting to bay/ocean.
apparently the throttles jammed on this ginormous ship and it went flat out, 15 knots, down the Cooper River and under that bridge
at full power. Better to keep steering control than have what happened in Baltimore.
So I'm sure with that very fresh in mind, they didn't kill the power but just steered the boat down the river like a speedboat.

I can't imagine the wake that thing put out, apparently hurt a couple folks in small boats.
And I bet that captain needed fresh shorts.

 

[riptides]

72 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. Rain expected today, later this afternoon.

Yesterday a pretty big storm system moved just to the north of us and made its way up to the NE.

It spawned numerous tornados, but nothing like the western or plains variety. A local TV weather station covered it non-stop for over two hours. Non-stop.

Not saying it was not serious, but the coverage was akin to the end of the world.

Today I plan on working on the pool, attempt to get the chemicals right and general cleanup. Need to make a fuel run for the equipment and do some day jobs work so the bills get paid.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

80 years today, we helped rid Europe of tyranny. Honor those who gave all in the name of freedom and liberty.

 

[ronjhall]

Drew, I do not know what it is. Wife planted many years ago. It’s a low shrub like plant. Flowers most of the warm seasons. Flowers are about 1” in diameter.
Maybe a Primrose.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! A cool 67˚F with clear skies heading to the upper 90s. Wind W turning E.

On agenda today move large pot plants (6 trees, including my 3 - 5' date trees from seed) with realtor's panel truck/ramp and clean out refrigerator. If any time left box more stuff.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 68 going to 83 rain is on the way. Tornado yesterday south of us. Lots of damage

Setting up new fire detectors today and linking them

Picked up a box of grease gun cartridges yesterday at TSC. Always run out at inconvenient times so try to stay ahead

D is getting better and will start to resume traveling again. Next is trip to London and Budapest.

Pictures below is from her trip to Normandy.

 

[daugen]

I wonder if someone has a plant identity app, can you do that off a video screen??

some primroses come out at night, I think the moonflowers I planted are a variety of that.
I hope so, except mine would be white not yellow
we shall see, the vines are starting to grow

very cool some of you get to see bear near your homes.
Large carnivores with big teeth and claws deserve our respect.
I wonder if Bill or our New England friends have found a moose in their back yard.
Canada has the most moose and British Columbia the most in Canada.

other than deer most common larger wild animal seen around here are red fox.
We also have raccoons and skunks but not many.
I don't count squirrels and rabbits, they are everywhere here.

always thought having an armadillo would be fun too but I bet they dig up your place.
That would be a good pet for Ted. Though I read the nine banded armadillo is native to Texas, I'm guessing
West Texas. Sadly one of the top five animals in Texas is now wild boars.
that's a critter that most farmers would like to go extinct.

awesome pics M7040
amazing so many hundred year old soldiers were still able to visit this year.
one guy was 107

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 73 going to 84 and cloudy, rain later.
Got about 1" rain yesterday.
Started raking up the cuttings from the bushes, managed to at least get a few piles before the rain started and I got soaked. Now it's a mess to clean up when it gets drier.

Dad finally got his operation, seems he also cracked some vertebrae. He was too out of it last night for us to talk to him. We are looking at rehab and also the possibility of long term care. The cost though really woke me up, Cali the highest, NY right behind that and by me the cheapest. Still many thousands per month...

L4N - how long have you been waiting to us New Liskeard in a sentence

Thanks for sharing the pics M7040

Be well,

 

[daugen]

surprised no Lake Drew this morning but now I see the debris lines up on the lawn as usual.
So it filled up and went away quickly. That's good.

thunderstorms after lunch today, going to try to mow the lawn later this morning when it dries out a little.
I like mowing after a good rain, as long as grass has dried a little, the ground is softer and far less dust.

Ken, Friends Village in Newtown is best value locally, Pennswood is very expensive. But good...
would be easier on you to have him closer. I think...

 

[plowhog]

Headed to 102F today. Had a brief thunderstorm yesterday.

We are off going camping for a few days-- who goes camping when it is over 100F anyway?

We pick up a pup next week .... wow they grow fast.

I'm disappointed Buppies has not figured out what caused the giant kersplash in the pond-- hoping he has another chance!

Everyone have a great day !!!

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
73° humid, going to middle 80’s with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Last nights storms brought us just about 2” of rain as the fronts passed through.

I did get all the plumbing and conduits finished, only had to dig up and move one conduit. I measured everything at least twice, but had the conduit too close to the edge of the island cabinets to be comfortable. Good thing I measured it a third time.

Tomorrow it all gets tested, then cover it all up and grade the stone for the CreatHeat installation next week.

I had to take the string trimmer down to the street and clear the sightlines for exiting my driveway. I had to go at least 100’ in either direction. I’m impressed with the Makita cordless trimmer, didn’t even use 50% of a battery using .095 Echo black diamond line on waist high weeds.

Today I’ve got to do some equipment maintenance, the progressive mower needs to be greased, I need to change the water in the plasma table and clean the water pan, and a host of other things that have been pushed back by the construction. And it’s trash night.

 

[riptides]

Morning all, 73 going to 84 and cloudy, rain later.
Got about 1" rain yesterday.
Started raking up the cuttings from the bushes, managed to at least get a few piles before the rain started and I got soaked. Now it's a mess to clean up when it gets drier.

Dad finally got his operation, seems he also cracked some vertebrae. He was too out of it last night for us to talk to him. We are looking at rehab and also the possibility of long term care. The cost though really woke me up, Cali the highest, NY right behind that and by me the cheapest. Still many thousands per month...

L4N - how long have you been waiting to us New Liskeard in a sentence

Thanks for sharing the pics M7040

Be well,

Rooting for good outcomes on this for you, your Dad and family.

It's just hard. Stay positive.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 6:00AM. Foggy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 72F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Here the county is in the middle of changing trash contractors, as Waste Management lost the last bidding cycle. Got the new cans from an outfit called Marborg in the past couple days, and WM emptied their cans for the last time yesterday. I'm hoping today they take away the empties. Marborg takes over pickup in the first week of July; until then WM will be emptying the Marborg cans. That's a lot of cans to trade around. I wonder what will happen to the old ones.

Didn't get far with the new helmet comm system yesterday before I found the coin battery in the push button controller dead. Got a new one at Walmart, now only a few minutes up the street instead of 45 minutes. Learned they now keep them up at the front by a register, and only hand them to you after you've paid for them. Got the helmet synced via Bluetooth to the iPhone and GPS unit, but the radar detector remains elusive. The helmet has its own built in FM radio that'll come in handy for picking up local news. All this managed by cryptic push button sequences on the side of the helmet, or voice commands. Good thing on that last, as I don't look forward to trying to push buttons with riding gloves covering my fingers.

Just as I was falling asleep last night a false alarm came in from a motion sensor at the house up north. Cancelled it before the monitoring service called the police, then just left it off. Cameras didn't show a burglar. Or any other trigger. What a piece of junk. Then at 1AM or so came the rumble of another launch. Sheesh, between the buzz and woosh of airplanes and first responder sirens all day and wee hour launches, this place is anything but quiet.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good Morning
73° humid, going to middle 80’s with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
Last nights storms brought us just about 2” of rain as the fronts passed through.

I did get all the plumbing and conduits finished, only had to dig up and move one conduit. I measured everything at least twice, but had the conduit too close to the edge of the island cabinets to be comfortable. Good thing I measured it a third time.

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Tomorrow it all gets tested, then cover it all up and grade the stone for the CreatHeat installation next week.

I had to take the string trimmer down to the street and clear the sightlines for exiting my driveway. I had to go at least 100’ in either direction. I’m impressed with the Makita cordless trimmer, didn’t even use 50% of a battery using .095 Echo black diamond line on waist high weeds.

Today I’ve got to do some equipment maintenance, the progressive mower needs to be greased, I need to change the water in the plasma table and clean the water pan, and a host of other things that have been pushed back by the construction. And it’s trash night.

You use 3” or 4” main under slab? I did my existing house, probably with my neighbors help, but I never took a picture and don’t remember what I did.

 

[daugen]

RNG, you have rockets launching near you?
pics please...

 

[Popgadget]

You use 3” or 4” main under slab? I did my existing house, probably with my neighbors help, but I never took a picture and don’t remember what I did.

Primarily 4”

 

[Engineer42]

Good Morning!!!! 54F @ 6:00AM. Foggy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 72F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Here the county is in the middle of changing trash contractors, as Waste Management lost the last bidding cycle. Got the new cans from an outfit called Marborg in the past couple days, and WM emptied their cans for the last time yesterday. I'm hoping today they take away the empties. Marborg takes over pickup in the first week of July; until then WM will be emptying the Marborg cans. That's a lot of cans to trade around. I wonder what will happen to the old ones.

Didn't get far with the new helmet comm system yesterday before I found the coin battery in the push button controller dead. Got a new one at Walmart, now only a few minutes up the street instead of 45 minutes. Learned they now keep them up at the front by a register, and only hand them to you after you've paid for them. Got the helmet synced via Bluetooth to the iPhone and GPS unit, but the radar detector remains elusive. The helmet has its own built in FM radio that'll come in handy for picking up local news. All this managed by cryptic push button sequences on the side of the helmet, or voice commands. Good thing on that last, as I don't look forward to trying to push buttons with riding gloves covering my fingers.

Just as I was falling asleep last night a false alarm came in from a motion sensor at the house up north. Cancelled it before the monitoring service called the police, then just left it off. Cameras didn't show a burglar. Or any other trigger. What a piece of junk. Then at 1AM or so came the rumble of another launch. Sheesh, between the buzz and woosh of airplanes and first responder sirens all day and wee hour launches, this place is anything but quiet.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

I was wondering when the lack of peace and quiet would become evident. I'm sure it's quite different there than your old place, but shopping convenience is a partial trade off I guess.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Primarily 4”

Thanks, I think I used 4" under slab, been awhile. Also recall the Y's have to come in from the side also.
installed my under slab plumbing May 5, 1997. Failed first inspection on 9th. lol