Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

47 going to 74...digits flipped. Skies cleared late yesterday, so beautiful glow after sunset.

Thomas, I sure enjoy the stories about your bears.

Kyle, glad to hear your mom is doing well.

Remember that Barred Owl on the ground photo I posted recently...that same bird had been back sitting on the same branch of a tree 20 feet from the house for 3 mornings...probably more, but I've seen it around 5am each time. There are some vole holes nearby due to the bird feeders...hope it is catching them.

I had a "tractor experience" yesterday. Decided that since the highway department had cleared so much of the tree limbs and sapling/brush on their right of way this summer, that it was a good time for me to clear my side along the old horse pasture fence. So, tractor, chain saw, loppers and grapple were employed. I had 5 big piles on my side to grapple, but once cleared, I noticed that they had missed some saplings on their side...mostly loblollies and cedars. So, I climbed the fence and tackled that side...one big pile to grapple.

Drove down the highway but had to cross a small dry ditch to get to the pile...got across it, but couldn't get back...tried every angle, but always ended with a back wheel off the ground, and therefore high pucker factor. So, my tractor is parked across the ditch on our side of the road as my wife comes home from 3 days of babysitting our DIL and wondering what's up. Meanwhile I've walked up to the barn and retrieved a 3 foot cedar log/9 inch diameter to place in the ditch and she sees me walking back toward the road. Finally, success.

I know there are gizmos to tell you your tilt angle, and I probably would have been in the red. No more ditch crossing for me. I still have more to clear, though.

 

[ArlyA]

Good morning tbn folks. Its about 44 here this am with a predicted high of 56 today in Houghton MI. Rain is moving in on Thursday afternoon and we are still watching the weekends forecast which might be overly wet for us to be at camp.. Picked up wrench sets yesterday on sale at HF for camp and just a 3/8 drive socket set remains to get from amazonie. Got in a hike with mutts after dearest got home for her job, but we do that pretty much every day.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 39 and only going up to 52°F. Wind N 3 mph. Sunny!

The Kioti is due back today, then I can get after the other stuff I am too cheap to pay the shop to do. Gotta put the side panel back on, (it is a real p.i.t.a. to do with the loader on). Anti-freeze already checked...good for -53°F. Gotta fit the winterfront. If I had a second dust screen I would fiberglass one and just change them out, one for winter and the other for summer. Check all the coolant connections and make sure they are tight, just a whole bunch of nit picky stuff that is easier to do with the loader off in above freezing weather.

I change the anode in my hot water tank every three or four years. It is due next year.

That is my day planned out.

Have a safe day all

 

[scott_vt]

Good Tractor Morning,

They don't necessarily do things sensibly like understand the context between guys identifying old guns and guys talking about planning crimes

Muhammad, thanks for taking the time to explain the situation to us as a group. On your quote, it is unfortunate of where we have gone as a society, unfortunately I don’t see it returning any time in the future

If only advertisers would focus against hate, and not on a tool that's used for good or bad

Absolutely

Muhammad, thank you
now about my free tractor...

Scotty, I'm in awe of you passing those tests and learning Morse code.

Thanks Kyle, I was always good at Morse code going back to my teenage years. I guess that’s my “ claim to fame “

RS, sorry about your hot water heater. Does anyone here replace the anodes or otherwise do maintenance on electric
hot water heater?

Drew, I replace mine at the Ct home every other year. After 2 years it’s pretty well shot

 

[scott_vt]

Good Tractor Morning,
Ct, 46 to start going to 61. Looks like today will be a bit warmer with hints of sunshine for a change.

Yesterday the grandsons were happy to see their Opa at their school. I was happy to be there, as well.

Today looks like more junk removal and possibly a trip to the dump.

Thomas, how about that big win by the Giants over Philly ? Yes, I know it was a few days ago but let’s see what happens now. I think we play Denver, not an easy schedule for the Giants, but maybe we have some momentum

Hope all have a splendid day

 

[WinterDeere]

Drew, I replace mine at the Ct home every other year. After 2 years it’s pretty well shot

I have an electric water heater installed in our 4th floor, which serves only one bathroom up there. It was already a few years old when we moved in 15 years ago, I suspect it's a 2005'ish model. Installer set it into a pan with the drain completely inaccessible, and also failed to install a boiler drain on the cold water valve in the basement that feeds that heater. So despite wanting to regularly drain it and replace anodes, it's not possible without draining the whole house down, which is a fairly major undertaking here.

I put a water sensor in the bottom of the pan under the water heater, which ties into our monitored whole-house alarm and automation system, and this also controls the whole-house shutoff valve. I've been waiting for the damn thing to kick off, so I could redo that whole situation, but probably close to 20 years in... still going strong.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 49 going to 69 mostly sunshine today

Helped wife with icing swelling. Hope for improvements soon
Infusion went well, good for another month

Dentist appointments this morning

Replaced our propane water heater not long ago with a Rheem unit with double anodes

 

[Popgadget]

Can't say that I'm looking forward to wrestling a 180 lb. water heater into the utility room ... or wrestling the old one out.

The old one is gonna be a lot heavier with the calcium and residual water in it, just sayin,,,,,,

 

[Buppies]

53 this morning high in 70s today but in ten day high in low 50s

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
49 this morning with a high of mid 70s this afternoon. Going to be a really nice day under sunny skys.

Worked on the back up 4x2 yesterday. I had sprayed it off in anticipation of electric work. Couldn't even see the wire colors. I thought maybe something was wet and it could still be. I have some electronis spray coming today and will disassemble and clean connections. I did take the battery out and cleaned the posts and went through the main grounds. Had a new coil in stock so I put that in and a new plug. I am getting good spark.
Got the wiring harness in and laid it out on a table to hook up. Chinese crap. Even the individual connections don't color code match. Hopefully it goes a bit better this time. I will certainly take my time and test each connection I make to be sure it's doing what it should.
Two projects at once. Pick and choose as the mood hits
Got out to walk the dog our usual morning mile. I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn't sore from the previous 5 mile hike with my son. Not sore but my muscles seemed "tired".
Todays agenda will be to tackle the buggy again. Or 4x2. Or nothing.
Wife would like to go away tonight to see the stars. She wanted to go to Mt Mitchell but that is more then an hour each way. Did convincer that Linville Gorge would be just as good and only 30 minutes away.
I don't quite understand this ask as we live on a mountain with little to no light pollution. But happy wife happy life!

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