Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
48°, grey, damp and a bit of a cold breeze. Overall not the sort of weather that encourages outdoor activity. If it doesn’t change, I’ll likely start afire this afternoon.

Yesterday was pretty much the same. Not a nice day to be outside or fly. I took my neighbor (whose manure spreader I welded) with me to pick up the citation. He went to Embry Riddle in the 70’s and got his pilot and mechanic ratings, but hasn’t really used them, so it was a treat for him. Not a very scenic view.

While we were in Newburgh, a flight of 3 Ospreys came in, I was impressed, as they made the instrument approach in formation, and broke out of the clouds and into view in an in trail formation.

There are 3 in this picture if you look closely.

Won’t be any tractor or mowing time today, I’m glad that I got all caught up when the weather was decent. We do have to pick up the RAV4 from my buddy’s shop, he put all new brakes and rotors on it, and freed up the stuck calipers.

No other plans for today, but that always seems to change.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Nice picture of train engine BEF

Thanks, took a video of it going past. Neat to sit and eat alongside the track, was wondering how often a train came thru.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and no rain

Vet appointment went well. Except annoying to have a 1:15 appointment when they reopen after lunch at 1:15 and you don’t leave for an hour and less than 5 minutes with the Dr. thought that completed puppy shots but 1 more.

Otherwise not an overly exciting day. Had hoped to catch a glimpse of the Hōkūle’a as she made way along the coast but for some reason veered further off shore just before getting to us.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Looking4new]

Ron, our weather comes from the northwest and southwest. Always from west.

BEF, love the train, love looking at the graffiti on rail cars. Some of it is quite artful.

Just got my hydro bill, 479 kwh over the past 30 days. $103.34. I paid more for the add on charges than the actual hydro by $58.80.

 

[masseyrider]

60F was optimistic this morning. It's after 2PM now and we've barely reached 51-2F and weather is saying that's the high point for today.
Rain has stopped for a few short times but is back at it right now and until tomorrow morning.
"it's raining, it's pouring, the old man (ME) is snoring..."

 

[m7040]

61 is the high for the day, Rained and got another inch. Enough rain already and the usual suspects with wet ground is appearing

Installed the Messicks app on the iPhone for parts and parts diagrams. Very cool feature and can easily enlarge parts diagrams and see parts numbers

https://messicks.com/app/

Not mowing today but did work some on the welding shop again

 

[daugen]

1.16 rain in gauge and still coming down, a nice gentle rain though.
renewed some CDs at local bank, 4%, then went to pick up car.
Felt pretty stupid, nothing wrong with 4Lo. This is an older design where you have to come to a stop,put
trans in neutral, then go into 4Lo. Once I was told about neutral, watched youtube video, pretty simple.
Most stuff is automatic now though not many vehicles other than hardened off roaders have a 4 Lo setting.
it sure would have been perfect for me climbing that mountain trail.

I asked the service dept about the mention of zerks in suspension. Turns out they are on driveshaft. ?
several techs had no idea what I was talking about, and did not know what a zerk was.
oh you mean a grease fitting? yes......and it even says zerk in the car manual.

got nav updated and the coolant changed. They said requirement is 10 years and 100k miles.
For 200 bucks, I was happy to change it at 6 years and 83k miles. They also wanted to flush the braking system
which I will do, but not this trip.

quiet afternoon planned.

 

[daugen]

Ashokan Reservoir, Ulster Co. NY
this was worth the diversion off 28 onto 28A, but better to come down from the far end, long drive through windey nothing
with the exception of one big church built back in the middle of nowhere. The water areas are up closer to 28 though I'm glad
I tried the back way once. Very precious super clean water, next stop NYC. DEP truck was on me in 15 seconds after I parked.
I showed them my camera and waived and since i clearly did not fit any profile they deemed dangerous....they waved back and went on.
so for the grace of those nice NY DEP guys, I could get these pictures. They easily could have shooed me away.

Ashokan Reservoir · New York

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www.google.com

 

[kenmbz]

I love that area, brother went to New Paltz college, and we used to go up to Kingston with the ladies
I knew the area well, 40 years ago.....the pictures bring back some great memories. Thanks.

 

[mpham]

Evening all!
Currently 43 with heavy rain and high winds!
Power staying on so far.
Thought this was to cool to not post.

Bought a piece of Irish bog oak certified to be between 3000 and 8000 years old. Pretty much full of cracks and inclusions.
Hard to turn but finished well. Decided to make two projects out of it. Lots of epoxy to hold the bowl together. Pen turned great.
Kind of cool holding and working on something that old!

Raining for the next 3 days so who knows what will happen in the shop! Lol.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!