Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

good morning, 63 going to 77 no rain in FC today. We had plenty the last couple of days. My rain gauge is a pretty large dog feeding bowl and it was full

Wife is sleeping longer this morning and hoping Cody will not bark to wake her up. She needs a good sleep to feel better

Following a few of the kids that have challenges in life and helping with advice and support. VA son is categorized as 100 precent disabled and is getting good support and help from the VA. Hoping he will be moved from care facility into apartment soon

 

[txdon]

Don, did your Ranger get recalled for a bad door airbag?
apparently the bag works fine but when it blows up, hits a sharp edge on the door
and pops the bag too soon, so reduced safety. I'd keep driving...
Ford's recall woes continue

No, my Ranger is a 2019, not on the 2024-2026 recall list.

Good morning! A Cool 59˚F this morning before sunrise, heading to the upper 80s with winds coming from the South. Cloudless sky.
BEF, prayers for you and your friends family, tragic.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks BEF and wngsprd good info and will be used

BEF prayers for friend dying in auto accident. The wreck in Rockbridge County shut 81 down lots of tractor trailers involved

Ken hope everything went well

Drew prayers for you my friend

Holly had one good day so far all day unusual rest not so good. Has broken blood vessel in left eye looks terrible. She keeps pulling bandaids off then picking scabs looks like she has been in a fight.

Thanks for pictures BEF several places I’ve never been probably never will so very meaningful

Saw a bear a couple of miles from the house first one in a while. Boy deer are hanging together lost of 10 to 12 point racks soon be fighting

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

7 years ago I was pulling mower out of the ditch
sure was a long walk back to the barn
and worried someone would steal the mower
walked several trips to the barn on that one, sure made me more
careful the next time to not slide into the muddy parts

reflection in door glass makes my white post show up, but not really there...

 

[B7510HSD]

Good Morning,
Ct, 62 to start going to 76 and I believe a nicer day on tap than yesterday. We certainly needed the rain and I believe we got a fair amount of rain. According to my paper the Waterbury Republican, we got just over 1.51 inches yesterday, of course Waterbury is 10 miles north of us but I think that’s close to what we received.

Looks like my new Icomm transeiver could be delivered by FedEx today, we shall see.

Starting this afternoon we pick up our grand children from the bus stop and have them until Sunday afternoon, at which time we deliver them back to our youngest son and head to Vermont. They have a wedding this weekend so we will be in charge

There is a local restaurant that serves chips and guacamole they my grandson Ryan really likes so we will take them there later Saturday afternoon.

I’m hoping to get to my radio club Saturday morning, they will be having a speaker in Winlink , and then pizza immediately following the presentation.

That’s about it from here this morning, hope all have a blessed day and a safe day

Scotty I hope you put MY address on that package!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 66 to 82 and cloudy.
Tree fell in shared road, all cleaned up. So many small Ash back in there, getting them one by one. Too humid, really soaked by the time I finished.
Another car crashed into a store in the town next door, Sons' friend used to work there. Seems a car crashed into a store there every six months or so.
Neighbor is pregnant again, nice couple, very happy for them.

On reorg call, big boss mentioned me twice for accomplishments and even with all the changes I still report directly up to her, so no change for me, which is best outcome I could have asked for.

Son will be home from college tonight for the weekend.

BEF - so sorry to hear, our condolences and prayers to the family

Be well,
Bottom half of tree, other side split off and landed in road and on other side.

Not my picture, not sure why people keep crashing into stores.

 

[daugen]

congrats Ken, glad it went well for you.
I'll call her any time and tell her you deserve a big raise

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
65 and partly cloudy. Ended up with 0.84 in the bucket with more expected this afternoon. Humid again.
Not to much yesterday but. I can call the shop done. Couple of things to be picked up and a Snap-On tool box that my son is giving me to go in at some point. Need to get it from Fla. so hard telling when. And of course always doing or moving something.
More binging and relaxing and then bed.

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

 

[WinterDeere]

...not sure why people keep crashing into stores.

There's a Wines & Spirits store near here that has this problem, it seems they have someone drive thru the store front about once every 6 months. Second-hand information says its mostly elderly drivers, mixing up the gas and brake.

I worked at a gas station as a teen, and remember one such event happening while I was manning the station. An elderly coupled had just finished filling their car, when they mistakenly floored it in reverse into the car being filled directly behind them, then they threw the car into drive, shot out of our parking lot and across four lanes of highway. They crossed the parking lot of a restaurant across the highway from us, side-swiping a few limousines parked there, and then launched off a retaining wall into the second floor of a business next door to the restaurant.

The pump handle had been torn out of the hand of the lady filling the first car they hit, and fuel went everywhere, which was probably not a huge deal as she had stopped the pump after just a short delay. But when I called the local FD to report the accident and likely injuries, they asked "was fuel spilled?"

Being 16 years old and not really thinking about how much excitement an accident at the town's largest gas station with "fuel spilled" might be to a bunch of volunteer fighters, I had no appreciation for the wheels I had just set into motion. Within maybe 15 minutes, we had something like 24 fire trucks surrounding the station, and two highways closed down by all of that. Slight overkill!

Miraculously, the old people were okay. Seriously banged up, but survived and recovered. There was a guy sitting at his desk on the second floor of the business where their car came to rest, who was awful surprised to see a car come thru the wall at him, but he was also fine.

When questioned, the old lady said she thought she had her foot on the brake, not the gas, and couldn't understand why their car took off like that. I remember it was a powerful sedan, either Cadillac or Buick. She was in her late 80's, I think.

 

[WinterDeere]

On reorg call… best outcome I could have asked for.

Funny coincidence, this Classic just popped up in my YouTube shorts. Greatest working-man’s film of all time.