Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

The fireplace man was really experienced he quickly fixed the hearth room fireplace by blowing out all the lines and replacing the ignitor a job beyond my pay scale or physical contortion abilities.

Spent the afternoon continuing removing rock in the dry river bed.

"Deer Out" from Amazon works. The camera picked up deer in the back yard last night but the deer edible plants that had been destroyed last year were not bothered. And this was after a rain.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 10.4C and it's presently 16.4C, overcast & raining, calm. There was 13.5mm in the gauge @ 0900.

A good morning in town, yesterday, plus a good arvo cleaning around the house.

Then, my computer decided to 'not play nice' = Google Chrome access corrupted. So I called up my tech service "AnyTech365", who took remote control of my system and fixed everything up + did an entire system tune-up. I highly recommend them.

The rain today is very welcome. I've already been into town & back for 'fasting bloods' and I'm now enjoying my breakfast + coffee.

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day, which will start very early for the traditional march for the Dawn Ceremony. That will be followed by a 'gunfire breakfast' (yes, the bar will be open and coffee with rum available). There'll be a second march and wreath laying ceremony @ 1100.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening,

Scotty, good idea to wait to open your pool...here's what the river looked like Monday...Flowers from the Beech trees..

Billy, that is exactly why I’m not opening it up until Memorial Day weekend. And even then there is still stuff coming down. When we get back from the cruise I will get into it. If I had my way there wouldn’t be any trees near that pool.

Dennis, glad to hear you got the other 3 boards ripped up. You’re on the home stretch. Kathleen wants me to do the other deck in June, while I thought I was going to do it in the fall. I guess she will win on that score.

Don, I’m sure there are plenty of interesting places to take your German relatives in Texas.

Hope all have a good evening

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Dennis, glad to hear you got the other 3 boards ripped up. You’re on the home stretch. Kathleen wants me to do the other deck in June, while I thought I was going to do it in the fall. I guess she will win on that score.

when this is done, I start building the lower deck to connect the two.

 

[Looking4new]

Texas is loaded with history.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 60ºF for the start, .6 inch in rain gauge, Rain mostly over by 8AM, light wind. Light wind, Sky cleared late afternoon, and high temp was 77ºF. Made coffee to start day, Men's meeting, puttered, town trip for meds, groceries, lunch. Nap, no bike ride, dinner with group.
Resuming Tuesday 6:12 AM CDT post 206,051:
Frits Hope Cody likes to get groomed. Hope grocery pickup and HD trip went well. Good to hear progress on welding shop, sorry about finding split after board lifted up.
Buppies hope medicine change helps Holly. Getting started is the hard part of depression. Hope some of the biopsies not cancer. prayers sent
Paul good to hear you stayed out of the weather on your flights. Bet groomers work area too small for Zoe. Hope breakfast and flight was good, and you are ready for alpaca shearing.
Scott(vt) enjoy you kid time. Hope trip to VT goes well. Hope you were able to trim the high spots. Hope cruise and family time good.
Mike sorry about the mole problems.
Don glad yard mowed. Thanks for link to no oil chips.
Drew don't forget the gophers
Ken hope son's FL trip goes well. Congrats on new truck, nice ride ride.
Masseyrider I liked Second hand Lions. Hope shopping went well.
Drew nice pics and memory.
David glad good HH. Hope oil cooler makes it ok.
Drew I think the problem with mole/gophers is they are underground and hard to see. Backs are a challenge for us single guys, had no clue my cancer was there. Hope the water based spar poly works for you.
Frits they got Cody nice and fluffy. Very good metrics for your van.
Phil that is a big chunk of wood!
Randy(wag) hope you got sign planted, and good town run. Hope house ready for guests.
Dennis glad yard mowed, and progress on deck. Sorry tape delayed. Enjoy your break.
Bill glad town/dump run uneventful and successful. Glad company paying to courier stuff back to them. Hope you find you hydraulic problem.
Today 3:40 AM CDT :
Ron glad you were able to shorten to do list. glad back yard mowed and sump pump leak found and fixed. Nice to hear flower gardens cleaned up and pond leaves vacuumed out. Pretty flower.
Phil hope you find someone to make a new cap for the wife. Hope both BIL and buddy are doing well. prayers sent.
Drew really sorry about Expedition issues, you are hanging in longer than I would have. Glad spot o back just a mole.
Mike glad good visit with daughter. hope wood moving and mowing went well.
Thomas hope NuBoo takes talking to heart. Hope raking and back drag went well. Hope you got rider PM done.
Scott(vt) Hope work went well, and grands were fun.
Buppies Sorry sleep not good. Hate to hear paving work getting thin.
Happy(nc) hope beach trip prep went well, and got away in timely fashion.
Frits hope wife only had mild side effects from vaccine. Hope all you chainsaw stuff fit in the drawer.
Bill hope town run and pressure checks went well. Nice you were close on Kioti value.
Billy sorry about moles active all winter. Glad arbor posts and supports done. Nothing like good Mexican food to bring you back Hope hike was good.
Billy nice pics, will someone cut tree up? Katy trail in Missouri is state park and park maintenance crews take care of that.
Dennis hope body scan went well.
Don glad you got some rain. Sorry fireplace is acting up again. Hope find plenty of things to see when your cousin comes.
Ken sorry app useless. Have fun figuring out how to use the new car.
Drew hope you are not getting too much smoke from the fires.
Paul glad trip went well. Very nice pics. Hope you are able to get ready for the shearing.
David great news on Sophie's eye. Hope UPS comes through with oil cooler. Hope Costco run good.
Dennis glad got creek and back field mowed. Sorry tree didn't make it to ground.
Drew thanks for explaining Paul's pic. May BBQ some burgers myself. Glad you are getting caught up.
Bill sorry tester not setup correctly for your Kioti. Hope Dodge repairs go smoothly and cheaply. Hope Kioti work goes well.
Drew a lot of the pine cone do require lot of heat to get then to release seeds. Burning fuel off does help with wild fire control.
Drew glad you got second coat on teak top. Hope the vinyl cover make keeping cushions clean easier.
Thomas glad such a good day. Sorry mower needs new seal kits. Glad plumbers done. Hope you were able to keep recliner from getting away.
Don glad fireplace easy fix. Good to hear dry river bed is progressing. Thanks for letting us know the "Deer Out" works.
Randy(wag) .53 inch rain nice! glad town run and afternoon cleaning went well. Sorry computer acting up. Hope ANZAC Day activities go well.
Scott(vt) sorry you don't get to wait till cooler weather in fall to redo other deck.
Dennis hope loer deck build goes well.
Catch up complete
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, 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.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee has finished brewing. 45° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 83° with plenty of sunshine. All the bending over to repair drain line made muscle in legs sore. So not much got done yesterday. Made a trip to Menards for garden supplies. Today is grocery shopping then get my bike out to prepare it for some riding at local park.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[mpham]

Morning all! 41 going to a sunny 73!
No luck on dentist yesterday. She did get an appointment for this morning though.
Brother in law is home resting. They gave him a bunch of meds and he is on an oxygen tank.
Doesn't look good for my buddy. Kidney stone issues might have them remove his bladder completely!
Not sure what I will be doing today. Have lots of small things to do here and there.
Don't think I will be doing many of these large projects...hard work!

Spalted Sycamore monster.
Ended up final dimension of 18 x 5 1/2. Inside shows beautiful coloring! Outside was a bit plain so I textured, burned and colored by the rim.

 

[Thomas]

33F sunny day low 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...8 hours at part store,stop at HD for couple shower curtain rods for the Mrs.,afterwards haven't clue yet.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

Morning all! 41 going to a sunny 73!
No luck on dentist yesterday. She did get an appointment for this morning though.
Brother in law is home resting. They gave him a bunch of meds and he is on an oxygen tank.
Doesn't look good for my buddy. Kidney stone issues might have them remove his bladder completely!
Not sure what I will be doing today. Have lots of small things to do here and there.
Don't think I will be doing many of these large projects...hard work!

Spalted Sycamore monster.
Ended up final dimension of 18 x 5 1/2. Inside shows beautiful coloring! Outside was a bit plain so I textured, burned and colored by the rim.
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That's beautiful bowl Phil

Glad Mrs. able to get appointment tho,and your BIL home resting.
Prayers for your good buddy.

 

[Buppies]

54.3 this morning high in 70s did not sleep well looking for work just not as much to quote right now but noticed houses showing up with sold signs.

Nice work Phil

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

good morning
looks like the start of a couple of very nice low 80's days.
49 out now, sun coming up before 6am is sure nice, more day to enjoy.

Don, glad they did a nice job on your fireplace. Safer now too.
Phil,sorry about your BIL, hope some improvement
Thomas, get the right size rods!

Anzac Day a big deal to Australia and New Zealand, like our Memorial Day.

Anzac Day, observed on April 25th in Australia and New Zealand, commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I in 1915. It's a day of remembrance for all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 48 to start going to low 70’s. Clear skies this morning, looks to be a beautiful day, but last night did not do well in the sleep department Buppies, now I know how you feel, at least getting little to no sleep.

I will probably go for a quick walk this morning and then head north. Need to at least get the oil and filter changed on my Z Turn and the same on the Massey. Probably grease everything also. And I should probably change the oil in the injector pump.

Well Dennis, it appears that neither one of us is at the end of the rainbow yet Although I could use the pot of gold if I could find it .

Well,, maybe we will have a nice sunset for me to post tonite, I can only hope.

Phil, beautiful bowl, love the figure of the Spaulting.

Have a Great Day

 

[daugen]

change the oil in the injector pump.

Scott?

 

[riptides]

48 outside right now, heading to the 80's today.

More wood work and grass work today. At least the grass work will be over by the end of the day.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 40 and going up to 61°F. Cloudy but raining cats and dogs. Wind NE 3 mph.

Another energy conservation day.

Have a safe day all

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
47° with a high in the upper 70’s under a bright sky today.

Yesterday found plenty to keep me busy. I did a flight review for a friend first thing in the morning, then some major decluttering in the shop, transforming the center bay into today’s lunch buffet for the shearing crew, which should be about 15 people.

Put the grapple back on and cleaned up the last of the brush from the most recent wind damage.

Got the shaft cut apart for the neighbor’s manure spreader, (the same one I made the axle for last month.)

Went to the stone yard and got some river rock to calm the flow from the old folks home downspouts, then I got a call from a new “junior member” of the RC club asking if I could do his evaluation at the flying field so that he could fly without supervision. The field is only 10 minutes away so I ran over and watched him fly, he did really well.

Got back and did some more clean up for today’s lunch buffet, now I’ve got to start cooking and setup the tables and chairs. Not much else planned.

 

[daugen]

while Popgadget is getting his alpacas sheared today,
an alpaca zoo in NJ is downwind of the current forest fire.
I was looking for location of fire and out popped the alpaca zoo on several layers.

I owe most of my current damaged skin condition to spending childhood time on the
beaches at Island Beach State Park. All the way down was the free state park beach and the several times a year we got away as kids that's where
my Mother took us. Father wanted no part of beach, he wanted to be in his garden when not working. This would be during the week in the summer,
riding in back of Mother's Chevy station wagon with windows down, no a/c then. I just remember coming home tired, sunburned and itchy.
but the waves were worth it

thankfully that fire really is in remote forest, and I see a river nearby where they can get water.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 54 going 77 lovely day

Yesterday was lovely also. Nice time of year everything greening up.

Went down to the little barn in a small town converted to restaurant. It is themed with Ag and tractor signs on the walls. Got the Rueben sandwich which is always good

Spent some time on the balcony enjoying the weather. Wife is not able to get up the stairs any more for the upstairs balconies so this being a walk out she really enjoys that and watching the sunset

The rebuild of the balconies has held up really well for almost 15 years with no maintenance required

Mowed for a few hours with the ZT mainly on the Southeast side of the property. Redbuds still looking pretty but may not last much longer

Went to get some fittings from HD and hooked up the outside sink with water and drain ready for the summer

This must be the week for fish dinner with Catfish, Salmon and Orange Roughy on the menu. While in town picked up some more Ghee butter to help increase the cooking temp without burning

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 49 going up to 82 and sunny
Worked late, still doing college paperwork with wife.
Did take new truck for a short drive.
Also sat on the deck for a bit, just enjoying the warmth.

Need to get out back and knock down some of the brush that's coming back. We are expecting rain this weekend, good as it's getting dry again. Still need to light the left over wood in the fire pit.

Hopefully we get more aid from the college, very expensive stuff.

Be well,