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   / Good morning!!!! #207,481  
Been in the upper 40s last 3 mornings...great weather.

Since I got all the mowing and most of the trimming done monday, took Della hiking in the mountains for the first time in a month...since she had spaying surgery. Hiked from the eastern boundary to the western boundary over the mountain and back...great waterfall and cascades. Got home and Della started acting extremely strange...trip to the emergency vet...there until 11pm. Back to pick her up at 8am, seems tired but okay now. Maybe ate something toxic?

Brand new emergency vet hospital...nicer than the urgent care I've gone to for humans. While I was waiting this morning, they took the stretcher out and brought in a dog that looks just like Kekoa...I also met a nice Golden and a French Bulldog. They have a Zen room and a "Comfort" room. We love our pets. Seeing that boxer about made me cry.

Ron, real nice man lift. Good safety practice.

Buppies, take care of yourself...Holly needs you healthy as you can be.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,482  
85 deg
didn't get much done on deck2. waited for shade before drilling holes for anchor bolts. Hammer drill wouldn't hammer, just drill. so it took a good while to get the holes done. 1st bolt I messed up threads hammering it in, but got it fixed. 2nd one I must not have cleaned the hole good enough, and bolt was a little high, so recessed the middle of post bottom to accommodate. 3rd hole I started to manually hammer the drill up and slamming it down as it drilled, and the hammer function started working. amazing the difference, and how fast it just chews thru concrete when working right...
Watched a youtube video on fixing it, looks to be a greasy mess with lots of parts. probably an o ring dryed up.
got 2 more posts lined up and started to notch them, but I ran out of energy. notching 6x6 I cut both sides with circular saw, then have to cut about 2.5" in middle with sawzall and long blade, which isn't the sharpest.
Took lots of breaks

My brother was mowing at the farm again. On my camera I could see dad take a chair out in the back yard and watched him mow.

Good that Della is better this morning. Emergency vets late at night no fun.
Been meaning to put a whole house surge suppressor on, but never did.

Gotta morning meeting, then need to pick up a couple things at costco, so won't get much done on deck the rest of this week
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,483  
just came in after 9 hours working in this heat.
face is red and puffy, a/c will help soon
but we got it done
one post still has to be set; bent the steel stakes trying to pound into a solid rock.
Will work on that tomorrow. Was overheated and had to come in.
Feels great getting it done, finally will sit in the shade

wow am I tired, thermostat says 95 in the sun
 

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   / Good morning!!!! #207,484  
89F no clouds but hazy sky from north wildfires.

Been a ho hum kinda day,firewood deiliver at 1:30pm just to darn hot stack wood in the sun :( Met with tree service Rep hack of nice guy,his eye widen when he saw both BIG tall pines need to be remove :oops: he said crane bucket truck and specialist cutter will be needed since power line are involve,total clean up$3.295job should be completed couple depending on weather. (y):)
Plans for the evening...deck with feet up enjoying smooth cigar waiting for critters to pass by and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.
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Had good long chat with NuBoo today than he took nap.
 

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   / Good morning!!!! #207,486  
To clean a shovel caked in asphalt from shoveling it all day, we would soak in diesel and light it up. Cleans right up.
Us, too. Tiger torches work good for starting fires.

Buppies, I was almost always aware of who is watching the not so kosher things I do with either asphalt or chip seal.

Many years ago I had a spill of RC30 that stuck to the tanker. Hit it in the sun with TTT and then about 15 minutes later with Trim S. Another 15 minutes passed and hit it with water, you wouldn't know I'd had the spill. We were not supposed to mix the two together. I didn't 'mix' them, I put the one on and then the other. When I got back to Markham (head office) my boss didn't believe I had had a spill until I told him to call the terminal manager.

All the annual chores are done. Septic tank sucker came today. Told him the tank hadn't been pumped last year and he told me I could have waited another year with no problems. Next pumping with be in 2028. That job cost me $300.oo cash.

Tomorrow is dump and town run with a stop at the parts store for a case of grease.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,487  
Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low was a chilly -2.1C and it's presently 10.5C, clear & calm.

A steady day, yesterday. The parcel at the PO was indeed the spare chimney flue 'cowls' (or caps)... a bit bulky packaging, but light in weight. Grocery shopping was straight forward, however I found that I missed something on my list when I got home.

Well, after lunch and seeing as I was 'dressed', I went back to town to attend to that grocery item. But first, I really needed to get a new battery for my blood-glucose monitor. I haven't been 'monitoring' for a few years now as I've felt fine and my 'Doctor' blood tests have been within 'range', although a wee bit "high".

Lately, though, a glass of my tank water, especially in the evening, has been tasting somewhat 'sweet'.

So, I decided that instead of getting a new battery I'd simply get a whole new monitor/system. Short story is that my morning 'fasting' test was 11.2.

It's a good thing that I have a Doctor's appointment this arvo @ 1515.

Prior to that, I'll probably get a run to the tip in.

That's about it, take care all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,488  
from the bottom looking up.
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from the top looking down
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The dry riverbed is cleaned out and ready for the landscape fabric and refill of the rocks. Got a late start because of the light rain but I skipped water volleyball and plugged through the heat index of 99˚.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,489  
Good Evening,
All the annual chores are done. Septic tank sucker came today.
The day kind of ended badly. Kathleen gave me a call while I was attending an evening class and told me we had a broken pipe in the basement. I raced home to find out that the septic tank had backed up 😳 So I called the septic guy and he will be here about 6 tomorrow morning. I had it pumped out less than 2 years ago but who knows what goes down that pipe ? 😉
Anyways I hope they can get it straightened out early tomorrow 🙏

Phil, beautiful work that you posted earlier , very nice ! 👍
 
   / Good morning!!!! #207,490  
77F and partly cloudy @ 21:30, heading down to around 67F for the overnight low.

High was 87F … and I spent the afternoon baking in it without a shirt.

Woman said my back is a little red … and it’s feeling a little warm right now. Should be good for my vitamin D levels.

Got all the Crimson Cushion tomatoes that were on the shelves out back planted, mulched, and caged.

The total was 13.

The ground was very moist and full of worms.

There are 6 Trip L Crop and 6 Sunny Boys still on the shelves. Plus whatever is still in the little greenhouse in the dining room.

Plus a bunch of summer squash and cucumbers. Might work on those tomorrow before the rain comes in.

Fired up the Weber and grilled some burgers for dinner.

Didn’t get to mowing the west side.

Hope everyone had a decent day.
 

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