Good morning!!!!

[PJSprog]

17°F and clear skies this morning, got up to 38° today. Lots of sunshine, so most of the snow is gone already, with just the shady areas remaining.

Got the oil changed in the Kia Rio, and took a short nap. That's about all I have accomplished today. Been tinkering around in the studio all afternoon. Need to change strings on some guitars. Probably won't do them all (nine of them!).
Edit: I also got the car washed. It had so much salt on it, I was afraid deer might start running along side me to lick it.

Those Roll-a-Lifts look like heavy duty piano dollies, RNG.

Fascinating ice flake, Kyle.

Good evening, gents.

 

[Looking4new]

LOL. I had one sitting on the dock that I thought was very sturdy, because the corners were metal and the roof had a nice metal structure with fiberglass type panels. Nope. I tries to keep the snow off of it and then missed it for a couple weeks and it collapsed! ($1,000 down the drain.)

Next time I’m building one out of Lumber, complete with trusses, and shingles. Will build the roof to spec for the snow load up there at the cottage, and the four corner posts will be made out of 6 x 6 pressure-treated lumber and will sit directly on top of the 6 x 6 cribs.

A tin or gavalume roof would be better IF you have a good pitch. Self unloading.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 21ºFfor the start, partly cloudy sky, light breeze. Light wind, Sky mostly clear, and high temp was 51ºF. Made coffee to start day, cleaned ashes and stoked fire. Rode solo today, so delayed ride start for warmer temp. Got 52 miles in, first outside ride since Feb 8 and really enjoyed being outdoors in the sun Nap after lunch then dinner at Mexican restaurant.
NHBX hope dump run went well. Hope you enjoyed easy day.
Ron glad good grocery run. Great to hear pintle hitch came out just like you wanted. That was a lot of bird food. Cool pic of jay hitting the suet cake.
Ron nice looking hitch
Thomas your replay got a laugh out of me
Thomas my blood sugar went up at the mention of homemade doughnut . Mexican good choice for dinner.
Bill hope you were able to conserve a lot of energy.
Spike56 thanks for reorg info. Hope it works.
Drew hope you slept ok, and had good trip to orchard.
Billy hope visit with son and granddaughter good. Hope you, Della and son got good hike.
RMG sorry weather station not working right. Hope good trip to Yankee Hill.
Happy(NC) glad you got your jack. Good to hear you got the steel you need for projects. Sorry no tank yet.
Frits hope you got some sun. Glad fire in good shape to revive.
Scott(vt) hope sun showed up some. Hope grandson liked the clinic. Hope brew and dinner with friends a success,
Billy thanks for George Washington info. Especially the quotes!
Two_bit Thanks for the details, Texas state politics an bit different then what I am used to.
Buppies thanks for more details on tree damage. Shame some of them have been around since Civil War. Glad DOF returning to normal, hope throttle sensor easy fix. Good evening to you sir. prayers sent.
Paul glad driveway cleanup went well. Glad you are able to get the gear you need. Hope you are ready for the DRO install when it arrives. Glad good night to play music. Fly to lunch sounds good.
Drew glad you took sick SIL some comfort food. Sorry apple showing their age.
Ken glad you got all the trim pieces you need for garage. I see the problem with the trees.
David glad tilling continues. Will you be able to keep guinea grass out as grass sprouts? Hope separation of Scag axle went well. Happy birthday to George, and party fun.
Mike hope back does not go. It wont be pretty.
James sorry about loosing the structure on the dock. Sounds like it's replacement will be much sturdier.
Kyle sound like son has had a time of it. Hope daughter doesn't get ear issue from all the congestion. Good luck with new Department head. Hope uppity ups read whatever you write. Sorry weather not so hot
Kyle cool ice crystal. Have seen that before, but outside edge reminds me of snowflake.
Dennis glad men's event went well. Cold start to day.
Randy(wag) glad you are getting some rain. Hope church was good.
Dennis glad oil got changed. Nice you found the fill cap. When I forgot oil fill cap, it was not found.
PJ glad snow is melting. Good to hear oil changed and naps are always good. That is a lot of strings to change! Good to hear car washed and deer not going to chase you now
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.

 

[sodamo]

My wife found this ice flake in our backyard. About 6-8" diameter.

Any of y'all ever seen this before?
View attachment 2792960

Maybe submit this to the Weird Earth TV program..

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 21 and going to a high of 28°F. Wind WNW 6 mph. 30% chance of flurries.

From the looks of what is on my deck rail, I WILL be plowing today. Block heater is already on.

I am going back to bed and get up later.

Have a safe day all

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 12° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 35° with cloudy skies. Got some shop work done yesterday. Then moved bird seed from garage to barn. Where I put it in 33 gallon containers. For each 40lbs bag of feed I add 1 1/2 gallons of sunflower seed. Birds seem to like this mix. Had good visit with neighbor in afternoon. No plans for today. Other than watch NASCAR race in afternoon.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
22° now

Today 02/23
Mainly cloudy with snow showers around this morning. High 39F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%.

Tonight 02/23
Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 18F. Winds light and variable.

I did manage to conserve energy yesterday after the morning dump run. Plans for today are more energy conservation!

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy
Prayers for all

 

[Spike56]

Good Morning from Central Texas.

At 4am, 40.8 degrees and 40.5 dew point. So, foggy and drizzle. Finally out of "our deep freeze" with a 60 forecast today and 70's all week. Getting time to put out pre-emergent in yard and buy some minnows and perch for the stock tank (about 2 acres) to feed the bass. Late February is the "best" time I understand, with fertilization once the water temps reach 60 degrees.

The USAF global strike command operates (4) main bombers: the B-52 stratofortress, B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and the B-21 Raider.
The B-52, B-1 and B-2 (pictured) continue to be the workhorses with the B-21 expected to replace the B-1 and B-2 aircraft.

There are additional B-21's on order from Northrop Grumman as part of the LRS-B (long range strike bomber) program to build inventory.

Hope all enjoy the day.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
27 going up to 46 today in what should be nicest sunny day in a long time.
I hope to spend some time outside

considering getting a tread mill to set up in guest bedroom. Might be the only way for me to get enough steps in...
hope you all enjoy your Sunday

 

[daugen]

My SIL has family in Syracuse and I asked her about the snow situation there, which is supposed to be record setting.
She has a sister in Pulaski NY, North of Syracuse, that had to climb out their second floor window because of five to six feet of snow
blocking all the first floor. wow

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
23 this morning w/high in the mid 50s under sun.
Finished installing my air/hyd bottle jack in the 20 ton press and so far I am pleased. Squeezed and squished a couple of things to test. Time will tell now.
Started to set up the solar panel for the Blink cam. Finally got the correct one after three time. Have to charge it before use so will revisit again today.
Going to try and clean up tools from the various projects I have been working on.
Probably mostly R&R for the day.

Time for a second cup
Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Goodbye freezing weather for central Texas. 42˚F, heading to the upper 60s with a sunny afternoon sky. The house did well in the cold, I can find no damage. The skimmer baskets were full of leaves and the pool floor bot got completely full on the initial cleaning because the strong N wind brought live oak leaves into the pool.

Last week I just missed Checks daughter, she was on a different Royal Caribbean Ship that left a day earlier and made an extra stop and had an extra day at sea and came back a day later. We did the 5 day cruise she did the 7 day cruise. Her ship went to the two ports in Mexico that we went to only on different days. Weather was in the 80s and we had rain on the one day we we had already decided to stay on the ship in Cozumel. No Surprises everything went smoothly. A well planed vacation but I did think about the 16˚ morning at home and wondered if my pool pipes would burst but all the automatic freeze protections worked as they should, with no disruptions in power or gas. The citrus plants were in the 60˚ garage and were happy.

Today I'll unwrap the outdoor in ground plants to see what damage they sustained. I did notice a bunch of ice and a larger broken limb in a tree on the golf course but that must have come from a broken sprinkler head shooting up into the tree on a teens night. There was no lingering Ice after 4 days of freezing weather, except for that limb on the gold course.

Kyle the ice chip looks like a fern.

 

[daugen]

Don, hope your plants are ok.
sounds like a great time to be away...

I brought my fig tree inside when it started looking unhappy in the cold outside.
First it lost all its leaves, then sat for a bit, then woke up and said let's go.
Growing like mad but can't take it outside until freezing is done.
what's nice is the red flowers that were planted with it outside flowered all winter long.
nice having "fresh" flowers inside.

 

[daugen]

upon reconsideration and adjusting my eyeballs, the "purple" flowers were pretty all winter long.
and I'm not sure what they are...but they are now going to have a second season.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 24 to start going to 42 ! Partial sun along with some warmer weather!

Welcome back Don, I did look on the map to see wheee you went ! Yes, definitely warmer down there !

Off to church, will check in later !
Hope all have a blessed day !

 

[Buppies]

30 this morning high of 48 today bright sunshine not sure what we will do today hope not like yesterday.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Thomas]

22F partly cloudy mid 30's for high.

Slow start this morning outside chores done E muffin time.
Mexican food didn't agree with my taste buds last evening but Mrs. did enjoy so that's what counts.

Plans for today... cut up kindling full Mrs. barrels,check game cams,putter watch some NASCAR going to be slow motion putter day.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
27° with a high of 44 forecast under mostly clear skies.

Yesterday was an interesting day. I got a call from a friend that is the bassist for the Harry Chapin Band, they have stayed together all these years after Harry’s death, with his brother Steve as the front man and vocalist.
At any rate he said that they were playing at the Sellersville Theater for a sold out show, but he would leave me a couple of tickets at the box office if I could make it. An offer that I couldn’t pass up.

We had a nice visit in the dressing room after the show.
It was funny, that he had shown his band mates videos of my biplane and they knew that I built his bass cabinet, so they were like old friends as well. It was a great show, extremely polished musicians.

I did manage to take the little plane to Reading for lunch, had a great sandwich, Smoked turkey burnt ends on a toasted pita with provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and a garlic aioli.

Made it home to take care of a few chores before it was time to head to the theater.

Today I’ve got to go down to the barn and throw some hay down from the loft, then get cleaned up and head to the airport for a trip to Palm Beach, which will consume the rest of the day.

 

[Buppies]

Thomas rest easy I know you deserve it

Cool story PopG

 

[Thomas]

30 this morning high of 48 today bright sunshine not sure what we will do today hope not like yesterday.

Prayers for all our Country

Morning Buppies.
Enjoy the warm temps also some me time.