Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

over 2 billion dollars to fix that interstate? I wonder who will pay for that.
probably costs twice as much as "before" if going to be rebuilt to withstand what
just happened. 2 thousand million dollars seems like a great deal of money.
of course to really put it in perspective, the cost of our last aircraft carrier was 13 billion dollars.
so we must have it...

they need to give Buppies the paving business.
At least a billion dollars worth.
bit of a drive for him though

Interstate 40 (I-40) in North Carolina is closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The highway is expected to reopen in early 2025, and here's some information about the current status:

• Reopening
  The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to open I-40 when it's safe. They've awarded a $10 million contract to stabilize the westbound lanes in the Pigeon River Gorge.
  
• Reopening date
  The NCDOT announced that I-40 will reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day.
  
• Long-term reconstruction
  Long-term reconstruction plans are still in early development. There's no date for the start of construction, nor a cost estimate.
  
• Damage
  The flooding from Tropical Storm Helene collapsed nearly the entire shoulder of parts of I-40. The NCDOT estimates that damages will total up to several billion dollars.
  
• Road closures
  A large swath of western North Carolina roads remain limited to essential travel only.

 

[Looking4new]

over 2 billion dollars to fix that interstate? I wonder who will pay for that.
probably costs twice as much as "before" if going to be rebuilt to withstand what
just happened. 2 thousand million dollars seems like a great deal of money.
of course to really put it in perspective, the cost of our last aircraft carrier was 13 billion dollars.
so we must have it...

they need to give Buppies the paving business.
At least a billion dollars worth.
bit of a drive for him though

Interstate 40 (I-40) in North Carolina is closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The highway is expected to reopen in early 2025, and here's some information about the current status:

• Reopening
  The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to open I-40 when it's safe. They've awarded a $10 million contract to stabilize the westbound lanes in the Pigeon River Gorge.
• Reopening date
  The NCDOT announced that I-40 will reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day.
• Long-term reconstruction
  Long-term reconstruction plans are still in early development. There's no date for the start of construction, nor a cost estimate.
• Damage
  The flooding from Tropical Storm Helene collapsed nearly the entire shoulder of parts of I-40. The NCDOT estimates that damages will total up to several billion dollars.
• Road closures
  A large swath of western North Carolina roads remain limited to essential travel only.

Wright Brothers Construction won the contract.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 12.3C and it's presently 17.8C, fairly clear & calm.

A lovely Christmas BBQ gathering yesterday arvo. Home by 1815.

Received a text message from my Aunt (Burlington, Ontario) that all was well except that everyone was tired from the 'ordeal'. She must have been tired as the text was sent @ 0230 (my time). ...still, I needed to get up to use the toilet anyway.

I'm off to Church in a while. A later Service as we're going to have a Christmas BBQ following. Then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[ronjhall]

Updated my iPhone and iPad to 18.2 today. Bunch of weird stuff started happening. Finally turned off “Apple Intelligence and Siri”. Later I was looking at a photo I took with iPhone. Zoomed in on photo. Kept my finger on photo and a white line started going around subject in photo. I have no idea what I would use this for. Sure sign I am falling back on what all this AI stuff is about.

 

[mpham]

Phil, that new lathe your looking at is beautiful! I would love to have your old lathe, I just don’t know how much use I would get out of it ! Are you able to use your old chucks on the new lathe ? Or did you have to buy replacements with your new machine ?

Different sizes. Luckily 4 of them have replaceable inserts. Already ordered. I also bought an adapter to use the others if needed. Will let a couple go with the lathe.
New it only came with a drive center and a face plate.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Updated my iPhone and iPad to 18.2 today. Bunch of weird stuff started happening. Finally turned off “Apple Intelligence and Siri”. Later I was looking at a photo I took with iPhone. Zoomed in on photo. Kept my finger on photo and a white line started going around subject in photo. I have no idea what I would use this for. Sure sign I am falling back on what all this AI stuff is about.

I've been rejecting the update for a few weeks, they already went from 18.1 to 18.2 during that time. The photo thing happens on version 17, you can cut out the part it selects.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wright Brothers Construction won the contract.

When you want it done wright...

 

[Popgadget]

The seating is so low that it was difficult to get UP and out of as well as being snug in the shoulders and back.

I completely agree, that happened with the 23 model year. I made sure to get a 22 to avoid it. It’s like climbing into a corvette, way to low, and I had to duck to get in the door. None of that applies to my 22 though.

 

[LouNY]

Anybody looking for a little toy to play with?

She would be lots of fun and a quick way to liken your wallet a bit

 

[Buppies]

Long day today.

Good evening Gentlemen

 

[txdon]

Good evening Buppies. Long day here too spread 23 bags of mulch and got 3 sides done. Also the last batch of epoxy I did last night for the shower did not set. I either used all of B and no A or I had the proportion way off. Had to scrape it off and start over. Still can't figure what I did wrong but tonights batch is staring to harden already. Oh, high today was supposed to be in the 60s it was 81˚F. Advil night.

 

[check]

Well, the Snow engraven Hearst near our cottage finally quit, after dropping almost 5 feet! I’m here. I am stuck recovering from the surgery when I could be out with the tractor playing in all that stuff.

Oh well, the winter is still young yet. And I will be up there again, perhaps as early as Christmas.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 60ºF for the start, overcast, .1 inch in gauge, light wind. Light wind day, sky cleared off about 10AM, and high temp was 69ºF. made coffee to start day, bike ride 65+ miles. Nap after lunch, Subway for dinner.
Ron glad you were able to conserve energy yesterday and hope you can continue the trend. Nice squirrel. I understand now.
Drew good to hear progress on shelves. Hope brunch was good. Thanks for keeping in touch with Ted and Donna. Hope plowhog alright.
Thomas hope puttering went well, was rooting for Navy.
Frits sounds like you are having fun getting max heat from stove. Can you get rebuild kit for carb? Many shops don't rebuild card due inconsistent results. You might consider replacing fuel lines and tank filter.
Bill that cold, I wouldn't go outside it I didn't have to.
Dennis it also depends on comfortable seating position. I am 6 ft and usually have all the back or nearly so.
Mike moon is awesome here tonight too overcast last night to see it full strength. Sorry light had issues after hung. One bad string here but it showed on ground. Replacement here and will get hung tomorrow. Roof not my favorite place to hang lights from, but since no lift, don't have a better choice.
Dennis neat pic. glad geo units keeping up again. Nice fox pic
Billy was careful, and didn't fall off, and did not feel like was about to fall off either.
Billy thanks for taking and sharing pics of homestead.
Mike thanks for sharing wife's moon pic.
Scott(vt) hope you got your walk in. Have fun cooking breakfast for children's Christmas Party.
Buppies glad house staying warm. Hope work went well and no crisis at home. prayers sent.
Don hope you got the mulch spread. Hope all holes are now sealed. Congrats on only 2 more weeks of PT.
Ken glad dog like the cold. Glad you were able to work on paperwork while wife shopped. Did not know corgis were herders. Nice pic of MiniBuck.
Paul glad Lexus worked out, hope paperwork can be worked out and you get stickers.
Drew travertine is interesting stone.
Drew been seeing clips on NJ drones.
RNG not sure who to call either on drone flight. Cat and electric blanket sounds warm.
Lou thanks for clarification on where Prius small.
David great news on Sophie's eyes. Hope ribs turn out good. Sorry about rain.
Drew glad breakfast good and she liked flashlight and all it's features. Sorry about motivation MIA.
Dennis cool collection of music magazines.
Drew I believe some of the cost is due to remoteness/ruggedness of the stretch of I-40.
Bill thanks for info on I-49 construction.
Randy(wag) glad good Christmas BBQ. Good news all is well. Hope church and BBQ was good.
Ron sorry about the weird stuff. To bad they didn't include info on how to use AI.
Phil Why so many chucks? on our metal lathes had a 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks.
Dennis thanks for info
Lou too big for my 1/3 of an acre, Was too big for previous 3 acre lot as well Nice looking tractor
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 dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, 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]

mostly, I did not go anywhere today, nor will I tomorrow.
Temperature so far tonight is 0°F. IF we get a dump of snow I will have to go out, but if not then I'll stay inside.

 

[Buppies]

Morning Don waiting on light snow maybe an inch then rain 30.2 presently

 

[Wagtail]

Snow engraven Hearst

A what now?

 

[check]

Well, the Snow engraven Hearst near our cottage finally quit, after dropping almost 5 feet! I’m here. I am stuck recovering from the surgery when I could be out with the tractor playing in all that stuff.

Oh well, the winter is still young yet. And I will be up there again, perhaps as early as Christmas.

Oops! I meant Gravenhurst, a town up in cottage country North of Toronto.

Anyway, I have never seen that much snow come down at once in my life. Sorry I missed it!

 

[daugen]

good morning all
16 going to 39 today, temps slowly rising with wet weather returning
looks to be a cold Christmas; one can always hope for a dusting of snow Christmas eve.

up too early, coffee going down nicely.
bright moon and twinkly stars will be replaced by clouds soon

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 31° with freezing rain this morning. Heading to 40° with rain most of the day. .03 rain so far today. Got another day of energy conservation in yesterday. Should be able to get some things done in between raindrops.
Got a picture of December Cold Full Moon before clouds moved in yesterday evening.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[mpham]

Phil Why so many chucks? on our metal lathes had a 3 jaw and 4 jaw chucks.

Easier to swap out chucks then to change the jaws. Wood chucks only have a little travel. When going to different diameters you need to change the jaws(8 screws) or swap the chuck.( 1 big screw).
Morning all!
Currently a very chilly 9 above!
Will be keeping the pellet stove filled!
Need to change the oil in the nephew's car today. Glad I have the salamander heater in the storage building!
Sister should be visiting for a few hours. After that who knows. Maybe play in the shop.
One project didn't go as planned yesterday! It happens. Lol!

Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!