Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

28°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 47° today. Chilly out there.

Safe travels, Mostly_.

Good morning, gents.

 

[newbury]

Prayers for you, LS.

Back in town, in ketchup mode. As usual lots of drama and weird **** going on.
Waiting to turn the page on this year.

So you go from ketchup mode to musturd mode.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and no rain.

Spent way too much time cussing out my electrical yesterday. I can replicate the problem, can work around the problem, but with loss of capacity, but I don’t know the exact cause of the problem in that what component is the problem. Unfortunately, getting the proper tech support is a problem right now. Of course it could be easily, more expensively fixed by replacing the whole inverter unit versus just a bad board or something. Best I can do right now is right out and hope.

Very nice Happy Hour in town. Of course everyone wanted to ogle my Tundra.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

Son locked his keys in the truck, so that was my wake up call this morning to bring over my key to 7/11 so he could finish his drive to school ....

Have you though of getting him a 'hide-a-key'. Little magnetic box that will hide just about anywhere and hold a key to open the doors.

The oil guy just left. 1801.1 L costs $2865.42 Canuck bux.
Pump that I relocated and hose reel and nozzle all working and not leaking. Pumped 6 gallons into my 7 gallon tank on the Kioti.
The power of prayer works. I was praying that we didn't get a lot of snow until the tank got filled. I didn't want to send Junior to the gas station with a Jerry can for OTR diesel.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

66°F and no rain.

Spent way too much time cussing out my electrical yesterday. I can replicate the problem, can work around the problem, but with loss of capacity, but I don’t know the exact cause of the problem in that what component is the problem. Unfortunately, getting the proper tech support is a problem right now. Of course it could be easily, more expensively fixed by replacing the whole inverter unit versus just a bad board or something. Best I can do right now is right out and hope.

Very nice Happy Hour in town. Of course everyone wanted to ogle my Tundra.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

ogle ogle...

56deg
Got camper winterized. snagglepuss helped.
all 3 cats sleeping, pebbles is on my lap, tiger is sleeping on his scratch pad, snagglepuss is asleep out the window on my pellet box.
gathered trail cam cards and saved the pics.

apparently snagglepuss has been camping out a lot next to the barn doors, hopefully that's where she's catching the mice going in and out.

Tiger just moved to my foot rest, between my legs.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low was 16.1C and it's presently 17.4C, overcast with drizzle & calm. There was 0.4mm in the gauge @ 0800. Rain expected.

The annual "Wagtail Park Wood Stacking Festival" is done. Strangely and somehow I had a leech attach itself to the back of my neck! I briefly saw it 'drop off' during the ground clean-up phase but really didn't put 2+2 together. I sure did notice it after all was done as I was bleeding like a stuck pig!

So, today is 'into town' day, first for a Veterans coffee get together, then for groceries.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[m7040]

Rain stopped early this morning

Before going down to get the tire on the truck rotated I wrote an online review. When I got there there was someone out in the parking lot greeting me and taking care of it. Definitely got their attention.
Changed the fuel filter on the van which can be a little tricky with the moisture sensor probe. Wanted to pull it out to avoid disconnecting it at the filter so it involved some disassembly to get some more slack in the line to do that. The dog eared hose clamps were the wrong size and once taken off they are not reusable. Searched and found some 13 mm and 15 mm screw type hose clamps designed for fuel hoses to not nick or cause an uneven spot when tightened.
Cleaned up around the filter and checked for leaks. Looked good
The transmission oil pan had metal fines in it. The shop showed me pictures so concerning for sure. The transmission hoses for the oil cooler were leaking so likely ran low on oil. It drives fine but watching out for slippage should that happen. A rebuilt transmission can wait
The vacuum pump was replaced also due to leaks. Seems the brakes are more powerful after the replacement so likely was due for the replacement.
Received the Brembo brake parts for the front brakes so that is the next project

D is handing off her assignment and copying management getting ready to leave end of week
High level of performance should be appreciated but guess what it is an embarrassment to many not performing at the same level. But the new department she is going to has a reputation for high performance.
She is making the management write apology for not recognizing her performance level much as it pains them

 

[Popgadget]

Good Evening
It’s 46° it a bit damp, even though it’s under a clear sky.
Today started with breakfast with the professor, wife joined us. Next was to stop at local farm where she has a display of alpaca goods for sale to restock.
By the time we got back home I only got to a few small chores before I got a call from my mechanical contractor buddy wanting me to help him set up some controls on a mini split system.
We stopped into a “Builders Liquidators” warehouse store, pretty interesting. A lot of tools Ryobi, DeWalt and Makita, a very large selection of water heaters and appliances, all at good prices. I bought a box of Milwaukee fence staples for half of what I paid at HD.
Had a late lunch at Mission BBQ, got home and started a fire, where I’m still sitting.
Tomorrow morning I’ve got to go to Martha’s Vineyard by way of Pittsburgh, hopefully there won’t be a lot of ATC delays.

 

[Popgadget]

This pretty much says it all….

 

[Buppies]

Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs wngsprd

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Pebbles on me, Tiger on the stove.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 25° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 44° with clearing skies. Got garden pond ready for the winter. Should not need any more done until next year. Need to check and clean eavestroughs and downspouts when it warms up today. Then make sure I have everything for tomorrow's dinner.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

Wishing you and your bride many many more trips around the sun hand in hand wngsprd.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 60˚F heading to the mid 80s with a S wind. This cold and warm weather is really confusing the trees, my Red Bud tree is blooming.

Finished removing the lava rock from the fire pit, I ran out of buckets and had to start using garbage bags. The round fire pit has a 4' diameter and is 1' below grade and has tile sides and floor. It has a drain in the middle and I do not know where it terminates. My next mystery to solve. The gas shutoff was found in the attic - pic shows it on the far right - valve is turned off.

Our next chance of rain if forecast for next Tuesday and Wednesday, 40%. Lately it has to be 70% or higher before we get rain of any significant amount.

 

[Thomas]

28F partly cloudy low 40's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store,afternoon pickup for state inspection appointment,if enough daylight left couple things need attention before tomorrow nasty storm arrives.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[riptides]

32 outside right now, heading to mid 50's. Rain moving into the area over the holiday.

Dermo check went well. Then went shopping with the wife for Milk House stuff. She settled on some blinds at HD, but unfortunate when we got home, it looks like a no go. Seems no one makes corded blinds anymore. The window heights are not conducive to fully opening a blind as one cannot reach that high. Motorization is the other option. Looks like more shopping is in order.

Today I think I'll paint the ceiling I just patched up and clean up a door for the bathroom. Waiting on the frame to hang that. Still need a cabinet build out around the water heater and some tile work on the kitchenette custom frame I made. May run out on Friday and see what is available at the local tile shop. Not much left in there to do....LOL.

Hope all have a good holiday tomorrow. We celebrated this past weekend at my middle daughters house. It was a first for her, hosting and all of us together. It was nice and, different in a good way.

Here is to family and friends. Be safe in all doings, today. Hope all traveling get where they want to be.

 

[wngsprd]

29 going to 56 but no wind.

Don, that's a lot of rocks. Hope it all works when you're done. A couple of branches on our pear tree flowered a couple of weeks ago.

Did a mega dump run yesterday and short hike to exercise Della. Cleaned, primed and painted the trim on the barn. Clean shiny white always looks so nice.

 

[txdon]

Then went shopping with the wife for Milk House stuff. She settled on some blinds at HD, but unfortunate when we got home, it looks like a no go. Seems no one makes corded blinds anymore. The window heights are not conducive to fully opening a blind as one cannot reach that high. Motorization is the other option. Looks like more shopping is in order.

We went with Hunter Douglas motorized blinds. Cordless battery operated. The initial charge has lasted 5 months and they are still operating. We raise and lower them every day. One wireless control controls 6 zones, we have one or two window blinds in each zone. You can also control the blinds with a phone app.
Second pic is the retractable charging cable.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 29 and going to a high of 37°F. Wind WSW 13 gusting to 19 mph. 40% chance of flurries.
We got about 2" of fluffy white snow last evening and overnight.
With the temperature going up to 37, I wont plow until after I see the vampire this morning, maybe.

Have a safe day all

 

[riptides]

We went with Hunter Douglas motorized blinds. Cordless battery operated. The initial charge has lasted 5 months and they are still operating. We raise and lower them every day. One wireless control controls 6 zones, we have one or two window blinds in each zone. You can also control the blinds with a phone app.
Second pic is the retractable charging cable.
.........

Good to know.

I told my wife we have step stools, that did not go over very well.

My MIL will be spending time with us, starting next month, currently we have two controllers in the space. A third looks like it is the only other option.

These "treatments" are danged pricey. LOL. You really cannot see with a good LOS into the Milk House, but.....women...ya know...