Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

Was also wondering how your new stove is working out ? Are you happy with the performance of it ?

It is a good match for the old farm house and using smaller fires in the milder temperatures to not overheat but it can pump out a lot of heat by stacking more wood in the large firebox and then also has a fan in the back of the stove to circulate more air if desired
Should have upgraded much earlier for sure

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 38 going to 57 and sunny.
Fun weekend, but lots of driving. LI traffic always in the way.
South shore to North shore drives. Good seeing old friends and my Friends daughter get married.
All at an old restaurant that my mother loved when I was growing up.
It's changed a lot with a much larger indoor space and the hotel is much larger now.
Brother is doing fine, and their dog was happy to see us.


Phil/Mpham happy birthday to the wife.

Scotty - Happy birthday to SIL

David/Sodamo - Happy birthday - the running boards look great.

LS - many prayers sent for your wife and you, so sorry to hear, hope things turn around.

M7040 - Hope D feels better soon.

Rip - certainly hope things improve. We always have some family drama with Fathers GF, and while it's harder to deal with since they are on west coast, the advantage is I can have days where I don't have to deal with her at all.

Mostly - I have Pancreas issues, so eating can be an issue with pain etc. when traveling. I love to travel, but now it's quite stressful. But I am still doing ok, so these few days of dealing with it are not so bad.

Hard watching everyone having the LI Duck, one of my favorites and something I had a few times at the restaurant portion of where the wedding was.
The Grooms uncle, we found out, has a distillery and he brought samples. We have one we brought home, maybe I will have thanksgiving, not being able to drink is a pain. But I suffer for days even after just one drink, so I rarely imbibe anymore.

Kid and his not girlfriend did a good job of dog sitting, and house wasn't too messy when we got home.

Be well,

Amazing cake toppers. Wedding went well.

Buttercup happy to see us, but always looks worried. She did not like the heavy winds last few days.

View from my brothers upstairs Deck.

 

[m7040]

But I suffer for days even after just one drink, so I rarely imbibe anymore.

The news out of Laos. Several tourists died from alcohol poisoning
This is in the area that D was visiting recently.
Drinking alcohol in some areas of the world can potentially be lethal

 

[kenmbz]

The news out of Laos. Several tourists died from alcohol poisoning
This is in the area that D was visiting recently.
Drinking alcohol in some areas of the world can potentially be lethal

They server "whisky" with all kinds of stuff in it, I have a small bottle downstairs in my basement bar.
They were offering a sample taste from a large glass jar that had a snake in it.
Needless to say I passed on the opportunity.
Many Mexican bars at tourist areas were also found with wood alchohol in it. Some kids drowned after drinking a few drinks while sitting in a hot tub, so it made the news.
We had one drink at a popular bar in Acapulco, and felt dehydrated shortly afterwards, so it is a bit too common in many tourist spots.

Always need to be on the lookout as a tourist to any sketchy areas, but even big tourist spots like Cancun have had this issue.

 

[Buppies]

A1C today 6.1 better than before I’m happy

 

[sodamo]

63°F and .09 inches rain.

Nice birthday dinner out with Sophie.
Thursday’s turkey thawing.
Need to check settings on my electrical system, getting an error msg.

An opportunity I work on my bathroom project this morning.

Happy Hour in town this afternoon.
Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 8:30AM. Rain showers early will evolve into a more steady rain for the afternoon. High 57F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Sorry to hear the sad news, Ted. Hang in there.

There's a YouTuber that covers disaster content in Butte County, and he released a new video covering the recent rain storms. It shows scenes of creeks and rivers carrying a lot of water, along with some flooded roads. Then he goes online and shares maps showing where flood control dams and levies have been constructed, and where storm water flows. Turns out a lot of new homes have been built north of Chico on land that regularly floods because there are no levies in place to protect it. FEMA flood maps show the location to be out of the flood zone, but it's not really. Just another disaster waiting to happen.

There was no 120 volt wire in the guest bathroom, but there was a wire leading to it from the great room. So I hooked that wire up to a 120 volt wire in the great room and the lights came on in the bathroom. Unfortunately so did the outside lights! Very confusing, so I'm on the verge of taking out all of the multi-way switches and simplifying down to one light, one switch.

The Ford looked like it had a low tire because it had sunk a bit into the mud. Ten inches of rain in three day'll do that. But the batteries in the Ford were so low it almost didn't start. Hooked it up to a Battery Saver charger and it said it was full after only an hour. I tried another charger and got the same result. So I'll bring a battery load tester on the next trip and see if the 18 month old batteries are any good.

Traced the fuel line from the carb to the fuel tank on the firetruck, and found the fuel pump mounted on top of the tank. It's almost impossible to get to, and the tank would have to be dropped to get the fuel pump out. Fifty years of rust won't make the job easy. I'll probably end up rigging up a new external fuel pump, then tapping a new line into the tank somewhere near the bottom. Or just sell it off at a loss, after the holidays. I really don't have time to fool with it.

Finally heard back from the guy that wanted to buy the auger, so maybe that'll happen today or tomorrow. Otherwise that'll have to wait for the next trip, too.

I see Danner is having a 40% off sale, a good deal with folks like me with wide feet.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[sodamo]

Drew I like the drive of the Tundra. Sophie had a real challenge getting in and out before the running boards but OK now. Says an inch or two lower to ground would have been even better. She does miss the over the door handle. The one on the pillar less effective.

 

[sodamo]

Don, is there no way to see current settings, get a screenshot?

 

[daugen]

A1C today 6.1 better than before I’m happy

we're even!
I knew you were a man of good taste.

 

[PJSprog]

57°F and cloudy this morning, got up to 61°, and is now heading back down to an overnight low in the 20s. Looks like we're done with warm days for awhile.

I had one of those days on Saturday where I was busy all day, but felt like I got nothing accomplished. Sunday we cleaned the house top to bottom getting ready for the holidays.

Short work week, only three days. Then, I get to spend the next four days eating entirely too much.

Hang in there, Ted. You got this.

Happy Birthday, David.

Good afternoon, gents.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Frits,

It is a good match for the old farm house and using smaller fires in the milder temperatures

Yes I try and do the same thing so as to not blow us out of our family room on days where it’s not super cold !

 

[riptides]

Managed to finally patch the hole
where the chimney was in the Milk House. Used original wood. Needed fo frame it out. Now wood filler and paint.. then cleanup.
It was an all day job.

Frits it pays to have friends at embassies if your third world shopping for booze. I had experiences with coworkers and fermentation...most turned out....bad. lol.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Tuesday) morning. Overnight Low of 15.5C and it's presently 20.4C, overcast, humid & calm. There was 0.4mm in the gauge @ 0900, all due to the foggy/misty conditions...

Which was perfect 'wood stacking' weather. I may have 'pushed it' a bit yesterday arvo, but survived. Today I'll definitely finish the job and clean up the area. Rain, sometimes heavy, is expected from tomorrow onwards so I have to get the last of the wood done today.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Ken,

Amazing cake toppers. Wedding went well.

That is quite the cake !

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Mike,

Used original wood. Needed fo frame it out. Now wood filler and paint.. then cleanup.
It was an all day job.

Yep, I would think that could be tricky to make it look right ! Did you use a finish nailer ? I remember a few years back when I was putting up the V groove pine on the ceiling of the family room we put on ! If I didn’t have a finish nailer, it would have been next to impossible to do it by myself!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Home from TN. almost 12 hrs on the road, including 45minutes in knoxville to go 2 miles, because a semi ran into the back of an amazon semi. The warning sign about backup was right before the only exit where you could miss it, and I was in the left lane, and the ramp was already backed up where I couldn't get over, so got trapped.

Both geo units were in lockout. no idea why. reset both, and they are running right now. might need to go check them again, as temp in house not rising. They upstairs was putting out heat when I last checked, but temp hasnt changed.

The only other time I ever had a lock out was low on freon for the one I had to replace last summer. never had issue with basement one.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 52ºF for the start and dropping, overcast, moderate breeze. Windy, very brisk gust., overcast all day, and high temp was 63ºF at midnight, low forecast for 41ºF at midnight. Made coffee to start day, then take out trash and make breakfast, sharpened mower blade, mowed front yard, mower started running bad so stopped mowing, had to redo front tire in fork then bike ride. No nap, dinner and start packing for trip. Got word stepdaughter will be running late in morning, so finish packing and go to grief share back on agenda. Will be in Missouri for 5 days, internet access will be iffy.
Bill Have fun plowing and compacting the snow.
Frits glad Cody didn't get skunked. Hope van pick up went smoothly. Hope D is on mend now.
Ron glad winter prep is progressing. Hope the brackets work well. Glad Sassy kept you warm while sleeping. Hope shopping went well. Nice Cardinal.
Drew hope the leaves got done.
Thomas hope wood ready for bad weather. Hope leaf work got done. I missed the results of the talk with parts store owner.
Scott(vt) hope dr appt went well. Hope grands were fun. Good n return to VT.
Don got cold up here too. Sorry hearing aides not connecting to phone app. Hope visit to Costco get you the info that you need. Good to hear shoulder improving. Hope PT gets it completely rehabilitated.
Mike sorry the side shoes have not abated. Hope they end before the year does.
Bill hope you got remote setup for Dodge, then conserved much energy
Frits glad new stove working out and keep you and wife warm.
Ken glad good weekend. Sorry about the traffic. Good to hear weeding activities went well. Prayers they can do something to help pancreas. Great pics
Frits sorry to hear Laos had alcohol problems. Glad D not affected.
Ken thanks for information.
Buppies A1C 6.1 nice! that's lower than mine. prayers sent.
David glad nice birthday dinner.Sorry to hear about electrical error msg. Hope you were able to fix error and work on bathroom.
RNG sorry to hear new homes built in flood prone areas. Sorry lights and electrical wiring giving you fits. Hope Fire truck gets sold.
David my wife liked the over door handle on truck better than pillar handle of SUV.
PJ sorry you have lost warm days for while. Good to hear house clean for holidays. Sorry Saturday felt lees than effective.
Mike glad progress on fixing the chimney hole.
Randy(wag) hope you got wood done. Hope no damage from storms forecast.
Dennis glad you got home ok, sorry about the Knoxville traffic. Hope nothing wrong with units.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues,Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, 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, /wife back 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, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /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, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[Looking4new]

I got the remote for the Dodge set up and it works. Remote paired with the business end on the first try.
Ordered the oil for the winter $1.59/L ($6.01/US gallon) in Canuck bux. 476 gallons. I pre-paid for it but I will still owe them $62.oo which I will pay after they deliver the oil on either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday.

The weather guessers are still threatening us with 6" of snow.

I just dragged my sorry butt out of the rabbit hole. Off to bed after the news.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Morning.
50°
Downstairs geo hit its set temp.
Upstairs still lagging.
Turned on pellet stove, it hasn’t lit yet.