Search results

ronjhall said, "43° with light rain this morning. Heading to 51° with more rain." And he's way up north in Michigan where you expect it to be cool. But way down here in north Texas where we've recently had temperatures above 80° and now 47° and forecast to go to a new record low of 54° today...

Me, too, and I agree, Ron. And as you and I know, a number of members getting together meant a great time for all.

A little hard to believe but the NWS says it's 72° here at 4 a.m. this morning and going for a high of 82° today. Summer is coming. The Denton Community Market (farmer's market) opens at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

Don, you have my sympathy. I know how tough it was for me when our last dog, Dee, died.

I see some have been posting about the members who got together here in Texas in the past. Those were some great times with some of the best people in the world. I hope Wroughtn Harv is doing well; last I heard he was dealing with Alzheimer's just as I am now doing. Incidentally, I have an...

mostly_gas said, "Bird I got 1.5 inch of rain plus what ever fell after the morning read and empty the gauge." WOW . . , I only got about .59" but that was great to have that happen right after I spread the Scott's Weed & Feed on the yard.

72° early this morning going for a forecast high of 75° with an 80% chance of rain in the forecast. So yesterday, I applied a good amount of Scotts Weed & Feed to the yard in hopes of rain to wash it in. But I suspect I scared the rain off and will have to get the sprinklers out.:D:D

I just mentioned elsewhere that I saw the first Blue Bonnetts in my neighborhood this morning. And yep, 79°, forecast for 81; don't know if it's going to make the other 2 degrees are not.

I just mentioned elsewhere that I saw the first Blue Bonnetts in my neighborhood this morning. And yep, 79°, forecast for 81; don't know if it's going to make the other 2 degrees are not.

Happy Birthday, Sophie . . . and it sounds like a good party on the way. I saw the first Blue Bonnetts of the year in my neighborhood this morning. And I drove around a bit today with the car windows open; 79°.

NWS says it's 68° here at 4 a.m. and going for 81° today (Wednesday, 9/22/2023).

28° in Denton, Tx this morning but going for a high of a sunny 53° with some reason to hope that this is the last freeze of the season.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: There's been some posts here about the medication, Paxlovid. Well, I was one sick puppy when I took it and it worked great for me; with no...

ronjhall said, "Yesterdays visit to GM proving grounds was very interesting. I did visual testing for a new self driving cruise control on a all electric Cadillac SUV. The people that I worked with were great. Also saw some vehicles that kind of makes the mind spin. May get to do it again this...

Hope you get better soon. Paxlovid worked for me.

Happy Birthday, Drew. You're only 10 years behind me.LOL

daugen said, "turning clocks ahead, always have one electronic one that fools me, push this button while pushing that button, etc." Have I mentioned before that I hate the idea of Daylight Savings Time and switching twice a year? I see that one of our politicians is having a straw vote to see...

84° degrees here this afternoon! Hard to believe.

I had a bit of a bad time with the covid, but think I'm all over it now. But of course I'm not over, and don't expect to ever be over, the old age and Alzheimers. But I reckon I'm doing as well as could be expected.🤣🤣🤣 I do stil look to see what's new in this forum but usually don't have...

Wishing her a Happy Birthday. And that age difference is just about the same as my wife and me.LOL

wngsprd said, "Hope you feel better, Bird." And I do. Slept better last night than I have in a while.

rswyan said, "Woman was up when I got up about an hour ago. Said She had been up since 09:00 and felt good when She woke up ... then took her Paxlovid and has started to feel yucky again. So She went back to bed." I sure understand that. Hope it gets better for her soon.

I've not been keeping up on TBN at all lately, but I see I'm not the only one taking Paxlovid. Last week I got to feeling so bad that our daughter tried to get me to let her take me to the doctor, but I refused. I slept most of the time for a couple of days, got to feeling well enough to call...

26° going for a high of 30° today and maybe a little more ice/sleet/hail to come although not a great deal in the forecast. However the roads have apparently been a mess lately with traffic stuck everywhere. And for perhaps the first time ever around here, the U.S. Post Office has announced...

Thanks for all the birthday wished posted yesterday. To say my birthday this year was unusual would be an understatement. Our elder daughter's birthday was just a few days ago and the younger daughter's birthday will be in a couple of weeks. And my wife's birthday was a month ago today. So I...

I'm afraid I haven't been keeping up with the posts on Tractorbynet lately. Txdon, I guess I was a little surprised to see you are trying to learn Spanish. Way back in the dark ages when I was 15 years old in school in Marlow, OK, we had a quite elderly white haired lady who taught both...

Yesterday Txdon said, "Good morning! The big news of the day is the weather. With lots of sun and Southerly wind we will be in the mid 80s." Yep, we had a new record 82° yesterday and possibly more of the same forecast for today. And of course we sure do need some rain.

50° this morning at 3 a.m. but going for a high of a sunny 70° today. And today is Margaret's 79th birthday. Our kids and grandkids are all supposed to be here this evening for a pizza/new year's/graduation/birthday party.LOL Granddaughter just finished high school. Things are different in...

We had a forecast for a high temperature today of 53° and now at 3:10 p.m. it's actually 59°. Maybe the bad winter weather is over. Hope all had as nice a Christmas Day as we had yesterday.

19° this morning BUT headed for a high today of 47° so it appears that our winter cold spell is about over. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.

10° for a low this morning (plus or minus 1° depending on where the temperature was measured) going for a high around 23° with a NNW breeze of 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. Sure hope everyone stays safe.

I mentioned yesterday that we have some cold weather in the forecast, and I hope we don't lose power, and this morning I see that mostly_gas said, "Bird I hope you don't lose power either, we have wood stove to help warm house." This house actually has a wood burning fireplace in the living...

daugen said, "after reading an article on the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, I looked it up on Google Maps and wandered nearby." It's been a long time since we ate there. I was doing a small job in Amarillo and staying there in our motorhome and our younger daughter and her son (pre-school...

Odd weather, or just odd forecasters?🤣 NWS this morning says our temperature is forecast to be a LOW of 47° and a HIGH of 47° and currently 48°. Of course with our weird weather I guess it might just stay the same all day. The NWS also says a 20% chance overnight and 30% chance today of some...

51° this morning for a low and going for a high of 56°. How's that for a spread? Yesterday morning the TV weather guys were busy all morning, NWS kept breaking in with tornado warmings, our city tornado warning sirens went off for quite a while twice. And then we had an incredible downpour...

I got my first slide rule, and took a college course on the use of such, my first year out of high school; 1958. I think I still have that slide rule somewhere around here. How things change with time. Today is our garbage pick up day, so I just sat ours out. Then I decided to drive around...

buckeyefarmer said, "I think my engineering calculator is TI 58c. I still have it somewhere." Not familiar with TI 58c but I got my TI-1766 on June 17, 1984 "solar and light powered electronic calculator". It was a quite advanced calculator when I got it and it still works just as well today...

Is Winter over already??? 52° for a low this morning and forecast to go to a sunny 78° for a high. 😀

Filled the car with regular at Buc-ee's today at $2.599 a gallon.

Three man crew out there putting up our lights right now. Tempertature has come from 32° early this morning up to 44° now, but it's a mite windy. And I just renewed our auto and homeowner's insurance this past month. A few years ago I deliberately arranged to have both expire/renew on the...

txdon said, "A cold front will be blowing in at midnight so today will be the last day to put up the Christmas lights in comfort." Yep, it was a warm and beautiful day yesterday, but 34 degrees this morning. However . . . Margaret had already done all her indoor Christmas decorating before...

ronjhall said, "Drew, I have a chair and 2 hand grips in shower. Grips are bolted into the wall." And I had that done this year in one of our showers for my wife. I still use the other smaller shower myself. I haven't yet tried sitting on that chair in the shower myself.

Now I understand that weather forecasting is not an exact science, but sometimes it's not even close. Our forecast for today, as I mentioned above still shows on the NWS site to be a quarter to a half inch. Well, my gauge has now passed the 1.1" mark and it's it still raining. But of course...

It's raining this morning; supposed to be a rainy day all day but maybe no more than a half inch total. And to answer some questions . . . no pictures of me with a beard as far as I know. I thought I looked so bad that I hated to go out in public, but at least no one said anything to me about...

We had a great HAPPY THANKSGIVING with our daughters, son-in-law, and granddaughter with as fine a meal as you could imagine . . . and enough leftovers for a long time.😀😀 And now it's raining right now and while not forecast to be a lot of rain, it's supposed to be a rainy day all day.

Thanks to all for the good wishes and information I just read from yesterday's posts. And now for the latest. I can assure you that NO ONE had a finer Thanksgiving Dinner than we had yesterday with most of the work done here by our son-in-law. So naturally I ate too much and still have all we...

Glad to hear from you, and I'm not usually allergic to any medications but I can't think of anything else that could be making me so dizzy this morning. Maybe just old age???LOL

52° going for a high of 57° with light breeze but raining now, rained yesterday a little (.31"), and supposed to continue through Saturday, but no large amounts forecast. Our city has posted a request on the website to restrict watering, conserve water, etc. because the lake is down more than...

My gauge only got a quarter inch.

NWS shows our temperature to be 44° at 3:30 a.m. AND shows they expect that to be the high for today. Just a steady temperature and a 100% chance of rain. That would be just fine with me . . . except . . . today is the day to put out the garbage and the recycling bin and I need to go to the...

I didn't even know they were having that show at that airport. I haven't been there in quite some time and I'm sure much has changed. My office was there way back when I was commander of the police helicopter section which, as far as I know, is still based there.

ronjhall said, "Garbage company says they will replace any damage to there can. After you spend $100 for a new can. While they work hard to destroy your can." Our garbage collection guys make no effort at all to take care of any cans or containers. They provide a fine container for the stuff...

Whew, you sure have a better memory than I have. My Dad's oldest sister was married to a high ranking official in that roalroad when I was a tiny kid. He had a heart attack and whe he died he left my aunt with a gold watch and chain, so interesting paperwork, etc. and I inherited that stuff...

I see my name mentioned a few times in this thread, so just a little history. I retired just before my 25th year completed as a Captain from the Dallas, TX police department when I was just a couple of months short of being 50 years old. I had worked every job in the police department except...

Yep, it got a little windy here, but nothing serious. And my little gauge got 1.6" of much needed rain. The TV kept having storm warnings breaking into what we were watching, and it appears that severe damage and even one death occurred around the Texas/Oklahoma border northeast of us, so I...

Don, we had some thunder and lightning before I went to bed last night, and I see this morning that we got another .65" of rain before midnight. So 1.65" yesterday is the biggest rain we've had in a long time. And now this morning . . . the wind is sure blowing. NWS says 52° going for 69°...

We've been pretty much in drought conditions lately, but today I got an even inch of much needed rain.

I guess I'm still leading but it's sure close. Our 57th was on April 28. And he met his wife on a blind date. I met mine when, as a poice officer at the time, I answered a call from her aunt about a widow pepper they'd had.:):)

And I only got less thab a half inch of rain.:(:(:(

Had my right knee replaced 12 years ago, and like Randy, a few days in the hospital, and then had to go to a physical therapist for a while. I would not want to go through that again . . . BUT . . . that knee is still just fine. But now the other knee is giving me trouble and I'm not at all...

scootr said, "Glad to hear your knee is feeling better. What is the medicine you are taking for it? My knee has been barking at me every step for a few days, it was better yesterday after I took some ibuprofen." There was supposedly some inflamation so one thing I'm taking is the common cheap...

I paid $2.42 this morning at our Denton, TX Walmart.

49° this morning going for a high of 83° with only a 5 mph breeze. Great weather . . . EXCEPT . . . no sign of rain yet in the foreseeable future and lawns sure do need it. Yesterday I posted about my weird auto accident with a flying wheel weight and appreciate everyone's comments. I...

Just when you think you've seen it all, something new can happen. Yesterday, I decided to take a short drive to see how much construction work has been done lately in this area, and as I was coming back south on I35E to exit at Exit 460 and was in the exit lane with the driver’s window open...

Yep, Brandi, sure glad to see that old hot summer over. Of course this morning the low is 68° calm and going for 98° with a 5 mph west breeze.:(:( The last weather forecast I saw indicated we might get some relief next week.

Yep, Sears, formerly called Sears Roebuck and sometimes called Sears Rareback is almost a thing of the past, just as Montgomery Ward, also called Monkey Ward in my younger days and gone now. Those two were the big department stores of my younger days.

Popgadget said,"I got a proposal from a solar company to put a 28kw solar ground array at my house, I’ll have to look it over and give it some thought and research. No off grid capability, just energy offset. First glance, it looks like about an 8 year break even considering incentives from the...

Congratulations on the 45 years and hope there's many more.

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were the very best. But as a youngster I was even more of a Gene Autry fan. I'm sure that was the result of a relative who knew him when they were kids AND the fact that I used to show hogs (from the time I was 10 years old) at the county fair where the rodeo coliseum...

Popgadges said, "Yesterday’s meeting with solar contractor was interesting. Looks like we could put about a megawatt of panels on the hangar roofs. That is a lot more than the airport uses, it would generate a considerable income stream." Within the past month, I've noticed two houses in our...

Popgadget said, "Curious thing about BBQ, it’s regional, and every pitmaster puts their own spin on how they prep and smoke the meat." You sure got that right. I've always loved BBQ, whether I made it, or whether I bought it in North Central Texas, but I once ate BBQ at a very popular...

Good pictures, Brandi. And we didn't get as much rain as you did, but we sure enjoyed the end of the drought around here. I got more than an inch and a half of rain and a 40% chance forecast for today.

Kyle_in_Tex said, "Forgot to mention last Thursday was anniversary. The Good Lord blessed me 21 years ago. Wifey and I went for Mexican food, margaritas, and some DQ ice cream for dessert. I was stuffed." Congratulations to both of you and hope you have many more.

My usual luck. Animal Control folks in our little town don't work on weekends. If I'd known that before, I would not have set my trap until Sunday night. Anyway, the trap is in he shade, so I've sprayed a little water on it a couple of times today; don't want even a skunk to suffer too much.

79° this morning for a low and going for a sunny 93° with almost no breeze at the moment. Sure hope our Animal Control folks are working today because I just found that I have another skunk in my live trap. That's the second one this month. I reckon it's best that we no longer have a dog that...

sodamo said, "And some I have thought about from time to time. I guess in many ways we are what we grew up. As a kid we moved fairly often, especially when my Dad worked construction. Mom put her foot down after my freshman year in HS and they relocated to 110 acres just 10 miles up the road...

Yesterday I mentioned that we were up to one inch of rain. But when it finally ended yesterday afternoon, I went out and poured about 2.14" out of the gauge. I just could not have asked for a better rain, slow, long lasting, no wind, etc. But at one point before the light rain ended I was...

Dallas is having flooding this morning, and supposedly up to 8" of rain in places, but I got up to see a light sprinkle that is still continuing and not enough breeze to amount to anything. And now my rain gauge has reached the one inch mark. Just couldm't ask for a better lawn watering. And...

buckeyefarmer said, "First visit to one of these. Amazing. Gas was $3.19.". I buy nearly all my gasoline at the Denton Buc-ee's. It's usually the cheapest place in this area. But it has fluctuated lately a bit. On 8/14/2022 I paid $3.249 and on 8/18/2022 I paid $3.459/

Sure did, and yesterday was certainly a welcome reminder, even if I would have liked 10 times that much.:):)

Today is the opening day for the North Texas Fair & Rodeo in Denton; not the State Fair that's always in Dallas a little later in the year. We never go to the one in Denton because it's always early enough in the year that it's so miserably hot. https://www.ntfair.com/ But this year, after such...

I was surprised to get caught in a small cloudburst yesterday. My gauge got about .17" of rain while the NWS shows the airport 10 miles from here got .41". And this morning our temperature is all the way down to 74° and only forecast to go to 92°. Maybe decent weather in our future.

I can vaguely remember what rain looked like, but it's been so long since I've seen any that I'm not sure.

I THINK (can't remember for sure) that I could do all those things just fine when I was 60. But now that I'm 82 . . . . Well, my balance ain't so good anymore.

I had enough experience with a windmill, as our primary source of water, from the time I was 10 years old until I was 14 that I've had no desire for one again.🤣🤣

Yes, I liked that movie, and have watched it more than once. And the first live professional stage act I ever went to see was Burl Ives in "Joshua Been and God" in Dallas when I was about 20 years old; more than 60 years ago. It was a one man show in which he played a preacher who put himself...

And it's a pretty dry one, too.🤣🤣

Still no relief from the miserable hot and dry weather, but the NWS says a chance of rain this coming tuesday and wednesday. We took our two daughters and our one granddaughter to The Olive Garden for dinner yesterday to celebrate granddaughter's 18th birthday, and upcoming high school...

88° going for another dry and sunny 103° with no relief in sight.:cry::cry:

I was surprised to get about .41" of rain in my gauge yesterday, along with some thunder, even with the sun shining. And that .41" is all the rain we've gotten since June 4, almost 2 months with less than a half inch. I can't recall a worse drought for this area, and the NWS forecast for the...

What a way to start a summer; temperatures running more than 100° each day, grass fires in lots of places, just dead grass in our yard in spite of some watering. and most of the yards around this area appear dry and dead. Two mornings, early last week, I went outside and saw a skunk prowling...

txdon said, "In Texas there is a 30 day trial period for all hearing aids. You have nothing to loose if they are not substantial better than the ones you have now. If the price is too expensive or you want a 6 month trial period you could check out Costco also to compare." Thanks for the...

txdon said, "Bird, I can hear a lot better with these hearing aids, they really have made some good improvements in the last 8 years." I got a letter from my Beltone provider this past week about their new and improved super duper Beltone hearing aids that I ought to try, but I'm not sure it's...

Just went out to get the mail; 105° out there at 2 p.m. and forecast to go to 110°.:(:(:(

85° this morning at 3 a.m., not a breath of air moving when I stepped outside, and going for another forecast high of 103°. The county instituted a burn ban yesterday. Looks as if we can expect a new record high, miserably hot summer.

Well, you got more rain than I did. Another day with 104° forecast and no relief in sight. All the yards in this area, including mine of course, are sure showing the signs of the heat and lack of water.

83° for a low and going for 103° for a high today and no relief in sight for the foreseeable future. I've noticed lawns all over this area (including mine) are showing the effects of the heat and lack of rain. I just noticed on my computer that I quit smoking 16 years ago today.🤣🤣🤣

84° for a low this morning and going for 103° again for the high AND NO RELIEF OR RAIN IN SIGHT. We may have a new record high summer.

Very nice, and I see you put a rear view mirror on there, as I did on my tractor years ago.

daugen said, "If you haven't made arrangements on where you are going to pop up daisies, always best not to leave that up to others to guess at. Write it down...where, what kind, casket, urn, if open body casket your favorite Jimmy Buffet shirt to be buried in. Put it in an envelope, sealed if...

txdon said, "Got new tires yesterday but the alignment was good and did not need adjustment so I still don't know what caused the premature wearing on the inside tread on the driver's side front tire. Any ideas? Tires had 26,000 miles were rotated 2 or 3 times." That is not as unusual as some...

txdon said, "The Discount tire was extremely crowded took an hour wait just to find out they did not have the tires in stock. Too many people are moving to this fastest growing town in America." Yep, nearly all of my tire purchases for many, many years have been from Discount Tire (since the...

txdon said, "It RAINED!!!! .48". However that will delay my planed morning mowing with the wet grass and 95% humidity." Wish I could say the same. I was hoping for rain so I wouldn't have to water the yard but it just didn't happen. Today was the day for my lawnmowing service to be here, but...

After all those 100° plus days, we've been blessed with a day that started at 70°, is up to 81° and not expected to go beyond 89°. Not much new around here BUT . . . I used to regularly have cottontail rabbits produce small litters under our back porch, but we haven't seen a single rabbit...

PJSprog said, "I sure do miss full service stations, SC. If there are any left in the St. Louis area, I do not know where they are. Haven't seen one since the mid-'80s, when there was one left in my hometown, Len's Amoco on Pontoon Rd in Granite City IL. His gas prices were a penny or two higher...

80° this morning going for another high of 98°, supposedly with a 20% chance of a shower (that I don't expect) and an 8 mph SE breeze. Hope you all had as good a Father's Day as I had yesterday. Both daughters, granddaughter, and son-in-law brought a fine lunch, cake, cards, gift cards, etc...

80° for a low this morning, forecast to go to 96° today . . . . and then the forecast is for 99° to 100° every day for at least the next week. Power outages and water main outages (line breaks) making the news. Sure hope this heat wave doesn't last too long.

AAhhh, the things we remember. I'm 82 years old, but I sure remember living in Marlow, OK, when I got my first drivers license when I had just turned 16 and Dad got me a 10 year old (1946) 2-dr Chevrolet with just over 90 thousand miles on it, and my first trip was to Oklahoma City to visit my...

It was the same in Oklahoma where I grew up.

75° this morning for a low temperature, 91° now and going for a sunny high of 97° today. OK, I've had enough hot summer and already looking forward to cooler weather. And if the heat alone is enough . . . . Yesterday, we watched the Texas Rangers Baseball game (which they lost) and only...

I haven't bought any ground beef except the 93% lean at Sam's Club in a long time. It's currently $4.75 a pound. Their 80% lean is currently $3.44 a pound.

Yep, he did a lot of comical songs that I've always enjoyed.

toppop52 said, "I got all the furniture and grill back on the deck yesterday, after Friday’s cleaning. Not a fun job but it sure looks nice when you realize those railings are white not green." Randy, you say that wasn't a fun job. Two weeks ago today, after I refinished our deck the day...

Sorry about your loss, Kyle. I guess it's worse with your wife being away. 65° here this morning going for a sunny 98°. So I went to Walmart for a few grocery items when they opened at 6 a.m. and noticed that they must be overstocked on watermelons, so the price was down to $3.98 each and I...

57° this morning, calm (no wind at all is a bit unusual) and going for a high today of a clear 89°. A 20 degree high/low variation is common; a more than 30 degree variation is not.

57° here also this morning, but forecast to be a clear sunny day going to 83°.

We don't have all the fancy stuff some have described in this thread, but we do have the ToTo slow closing lids and seats in both bathrooms.🤣 This thread reminds me of a book I had by a fellow who had spent winters in the wilderness of Alaska. He said he'd found the secret to instant comfort...

🤣🤣🤣Brandi, I'd forgotten about that. But that bottle cap might not work now. Got the yard mowed yesterday morning and then rain started about noon. It isn't light enough yet this morning to see my gauge outside, and we're still getting a light rain, but the NWS shows 10 miles north of us having...

NWS shows Denton got .01", but here 10 miles south of the airport, my gauge got .02", but sure nothing like some of your got.🤣🤣 Of course rain is forecast for tomorrow.

Weather changes coming. Slight chance of rain today, 81° forecast to go to 85° by noon, then start downward with a possibility of rain every day for the next week. Both daughters and two grandkids supposed to come for lunch today, since Margaret told them I was going to be making Cajun Shrimp...

Yep, I grew up with persimmon trees around, so naturally I've had my share of experience with both ripe ones and some not so ripe.:D:D

We have not had any outage in a long time now, but of course I am a bit concerned because my wife is on the oxygen generator day and night, so in a power outage she'd have to go to the little oxygen bottles that she uses if she goes out anywhere. So I do try to make sure we have those little...

I know our tastes change over the years in many ways, but this reminds me of when I was a young police officer working in West Dallas and on eary Sunday mornings I've stopped some of hispanic origin driving home in a big hurry with a big pot of menudo sitting in the floor behind the driver's...

64° this morning going for 91°. I knew the TV news late yesterday showed some showers coming down from the north, but at 4 a.m. this morning I noticed the NWS website showed Denton got about .03" of rain. So I went out, found a big moon shining in clear skies, BUT about .64" of rain in my gauge.

We may be a bit different, but we have long kept our thermostat at 75 and I'm usually too warm and Margaret's too cool. Of course, I'm much more active than she is. We do have ceiling fans and they get lots of use. Anyway, I decided to try that 78 degree setting late yesterday. It may be a...

70° going for 94° today, so I started refinishing the deck (back porch) before good daylight. Yesterday, I hosed, scrubbed it, etc. to get it good and clean then this morning I applied a fresh coat of Sherwin-Williams Deckscape. I sure hate to see the hot weather coming.

Hot weather coming it seems. Yesterday our granddaughter came for a brief visit. She had just gotten her full fledged driver's license and it was the first time she had gone anywhere in a car all by herself.🤣 I can still remember how that felt myself many, many years ago.🤣🤣🤣

Were you a polio victim. I was, and spent 6 weeks in the hospital once and one week another time, as a result, but it sounds as if you had a much harder time than I had. And when I was in the hospital I saw many other boys in much worse shape than I was in. As for the color TV with remote. ...

I guess I was 14 the first time I even saw a TV and when we got one, there was one station we could get from Ardmore, and if someone went outsidee and turned the antenna, we might get the station from Wichita Falls and sometimes even one other station. All went off the air at midnight each...

RedNeckGeek said, "Drew, my friend down south has a snowball bush that has grown to be about 6' high and wide. And it's got fist sized blooms all over it now, must be hundreds of them." That sounds like the one my wife's parents had in the yard at their home in southern West Virginia. It sure...

74° this morning going for a clear sunny 94°. I've just been dragging lately, but yesterday I got the last of what I needed to clean the outside of 9 windows on the house, so much as I hate that job, I got started as soon as it was light enough this morning and got it done.

Hate okra? Understandable I reckon, but I love it. Okra was also my first money crop when I was about 12 years old. We had a windmill that could not pump the well dry, so I could leave it running. I planted two LOOONNNG rows of okra running very slightly downslope from very near the...

I have ALWAYS liked grapefuit, but it used to be a nuisance to cut open, separate out the pieces, etc. but no more. Now i get the big jugs of grapefruit pieces, alreay sliced, with even a light sweetening. And I have a big jug of it in the refrigerator right now. But my wife never touches it...

Many, many years ago, a neighbor (and good friend) across the alley behind us, came over one Saturday and borrowed the little air compressor I had at the time, rolled it across the alley to his garage and aired up all the tires on his two daughert's bicycles. Then he brought the compressor...

txdon said, "If I could have one of my choice I would want the Bronco." Lot of pretty and interesting cars there, Don, but have you ever driven, or ridden in, one of those old Broncos? I've occasionally seen one of the new ones lately, and might like it. But those old Broncos were absolutely...

We are having near record high temperatures in north Texas; 77° going for 94° today with a 16 to 25 mph south breeze. It was too wet (some standing water) for my lawnmowing service a week ago, so it's in dire need of mowing today, and of course I imagine they'll be here pretty early today.

Sorry to hear about the stroke, but glad to hear things are getting better.

I can only imagine what it was like to lose your parents at such an early age. My Dad and his Dad both died at 80. My mother lived to be 85, but the last 10 years in a hospital, nursing home, and wheel chair were not so good.

Weird weather we're having. I left home yesterday morning about 8:30 a.m. and started getting sprinkles of rain on the windshield before I got 2 miles from home. I went about 20 miles southeast of here and used the intermittent windshield wipers the whole way there and most of the way back...

Feeling your age, Roy? But I think maybe not as much as I'm feeling mine. Some of you may remember that, at my wife's insistence, I finally decided to hire my lawnmowing done. A two man crew working at incredibly high speed the last two times and did a great job. I know I tend to be...

I woke up just before 3 a.m. to see a flash of lightning (don't know whether there was any thunder since I'm nearly deaf without my hearing aids in). And now the TV news isn't showing any rain in our area just before 6 a.m., so I went out and poured almost exactly 1.5" of rain out of my gauge.

Popgadget said, "Belated congrats on the anniversary Mr & Mrs Bird. We are amateurs by comparison- 48 years coming up in August. Is it just me, or do long marriages seem to be the exception, not the norm these days?" It does seem that marriages don't last long now-a-days. I reckon you and I...

Yep, I've always been known for talking a lot (too much maybe). And I HOPE I've helped some other members who had questions, because I KNOW I've gotten lots of help and answers to my questions on TBN. But now, living back in town, and not doing much of anything, I'm afraid much of my...

Both our daughters just left about 1:30 p.m. and I'm overstuffed with chicken, all the trimming's, and the biggest cookie you ever saw. They were here to celebrate Margaret and my Fifty-seventh wedding anniversary. They had offered to take us out to eat, but we preferred just visiting here...

46° this morning going for a high of a sunny 73°. Just seems much cooler this year than I ever expected, but I'm certainly enjoying the cooler weather while I can.

We've had a (busy?) week. Margaret and I both had minor ailments; different for each of us, but we finally went to see the (nurse/practicianer?) at our doctor's office. I've had a lot of back trouble that's about gotten well by this morning, and Margaret says her neck pain (no, not me, a real...

NWS says it's a calm 36° this morning, going for a high of a sunny 86°. Hard to believe that kind of a spread. I hate to admit that old age and Alzheimer's is getting me, but I guess it's inevitable. I'm having more aches and pains all the time, and I've come very close to bad falls a couple...

Not for me when I had mine done more than 10 years ago.

I see many of you grew up in places similar to where I did. I started in southern Oklahoma, moved to north Texas when I was 17 years old. And until I bought a little mobile home when I was 19, I had never spent a night in a house with a locked door, as far as I know. I don't remember my...

txdon said, "Are cars still selling at MSRP or higher?" I really don't know but I'm sure gettin' lots of telephone, email, and snail mail offers to buy my car AND my home. But since I only have one of each now, I'm sure not ready to sell either.🤣🤣

NWS says we have a northerly breeze of 30 to 44 mph and 61° going for a high of 70° today. I just made a quick trip to the donut shop and sure had to be careful opening the car door to keep the wind from destroying it. I reckon this ought to dry the grass out enough that I'll have to mow...

I can't seem to get my internal clock set right lately; just alternate between being unable to sleep to sleeping too long. I tend to go to bed early, as much out of boredam as anything else, as I usually don't care for whatever my wife is watching on the boob tube in the early evening or late...

RedNeckGeek said, "I never figured out why some dogs go crazy chasing vehicles, bicycles especially. I once got bit by a dog while riding a motorcycle; broke the skin on my knee, sheriff had to monitor the dog for rabies and it was fine. Dog owners are more to blame than the dogs.." I certainly...

This morning we have a calm, wind free 54° going for a sunny 76° and the 50% chance of rain that was forecast for last night did give my gauge about .05" of rain right around midnight. Today is opening day for the weekly Farmers Market and Community Market in Denton, TX and the local newspaper...

I'm sure we may have some members who are too young to understand that first paragraph, but I KNOW that many of us been there, done that, and understand. As for your second paragraph, I too, have wondered about that ever since I was repairing tires in my Dad's service stations when I was 16...

RedNeckGeek said, "Ran into a new-to-me scam when I went to fuel up yesterday. The guy already parked at the pump was running around the lot asking for money because, he said, his car was out of gas and he was broke." That's an old one in this area, although I haven't seen it lately. One day...

I noticed the first Bluebonnets of the year in my neighborhood yesterday. 47° this morning going for 68° with a 50% chance of more rain late tonight.

We (almost?) had more rain this morning. Naturally, it started just as I started to the grocery store; had to use the wipers on intermittent a bit. Anyway, after the sun came out, skies cleared, I poured about .02" of rain out of the gauge. And since the car was already about due for a wash...

Just when I thought Summer was here . . . 40° here this morning but supposed to warm up to 68°. After a sleepless night before, I had a big early supper yesterday afternoon, even drank a Crown Royal and Coke (something I've seldom done lately), and went to bed about 5 p.m. And other than 3...

Our daughter and I both had good luck with TNT carports. BUT . . . . that was nearly 20 years ago, so nothing I could say about them now would be valid today.

txdon said, "Bird, thanks for not taking all the rain. Hope your booster did not keep you awake, did you get the normal symptoms?" Don, my arm is a little bit sore, as expected, but no big deal. But I have no idea why I just did not sleep last night. I went to bed early, laid there awake for...

Our rain didn't last long, and the wind died down quickly here, and I got exactly a half inch of rain in my gauge.

Wasn't sleeping well, for reasons unknown, but looked out at 2:30 a.m. and no rain yet. NWS showed south breeeze at 21 mph gusting to 41 mph; 73° going for a low of 60° this morning, then back up to 66. Then at 2:35 a.m., thunder followed by a downpour. Hope the yard gets well watered.

My wife, Margaret, mentioned again this morning that she'd seen on the TV news that old folks should get ANOTHER Covid shot. So I went by the Horizon Medical Center where we got our Moderna shots before, and yep, they're giving the FOURTH shot to old folks. So this morning we both got another...

I spread the fertilizer Saturday and watered it in. Then yesterday morning, I spread some of that Scott's grass seed that may not survive hot weather, but I'm givin' it a chance because I'm too lazy to do anything else.:):) I'm hand watering it 4 or 5 times a day for the time being; hoping for...

So many of you talking about cold weather and yesterday hit 90° at the Denton Airport and 94° at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. Dry weather and wild fires in parts of Texas. Does it all mean that we can expect a hot, dry summer? Only 60° here this morning and going for a forecast high of 83°...

txdon said, "Roy and Bird, even though EGO batteries never go on sale, sometimes Ace hardware has a storewide sale. The one in Liberty Hill had one today with 50% off one item up to $50. So I got another 2.5Ah battery for my EGO edger/weedeater/blower/hedge trimmer for just $109. I only spent $6...

I thought Winter was over, however it's 33° degrees this morning, but going for a sunny 79°. I've got a 7:30 a.m. appointment with my dentist, or her assistant, just to have my teeth cleaned this morning and nothing more planned for today.

The TV kept getting interrupted yesterday afternoon with dire weather forecasts, radar showed a long, long streak of severe weather problems from Oklahoma to the middle of Texas, etc., etc. And unfortunately, some folks did suffer from some severe weather problems. But for us . . . . my gauge...

Thanks for rhe information.

txdon said, "Bird a few pics of a boarder area under trees where grass will not grow." Thanks, Don. Sounds like good advice.

Don, a part of my front yard gets very little, or no, sunlght, so that's why I was leaning toward the Tall Fescue. But nothings set in stone. What else might give me grass in the front yard with absolute minimal sunlight? Rye grass did well for a time in the past, but as expected it...

Ken, I've had good luck with Scott's except for one time that was a complete failure, but I'll have to admit that it might have been my fault for not properly following their instructions.:LOL:

txdon said, "Bird, rain is finally heading this way Monday (Maybe Sunday night for you) time to put out the fertilizer." I've already bought a big bag of Scotts Triple Action Turf Builder to put on the backyard. And yesterday I had that big live oak tree in the front yard pretty drastically...

I paid $3.789 at Buc-ee's yesterday afternoon. But I think most stations in this area had the same price posted that you paid. Incidentally, the wind was blowing so hard while I was putting gas in the car that I could hardly stand up. and you could sure feel it buffeting the car about when...

Yep, another nice day. Only 38° here this morning but warming very fast on a sunny day going for a high of 79°. And my tree pruning crew is supposed to be here by 11 a.m. to prune the crepe myrytle and the big old live oak tree in the front yard.

For farmers? I had to use a kerosene lantern part of the year to go milk the cow every morning until I was 14 years old. And of course I remember my uncle with lights on one of his tractors so he could plow until midnight or later at certain times of the year. So what? You work when you have...

Do you really think there might be a return to sanitiy in Congress?🤣🤣🤣 I read that it passed unanimously in the Senate so it'll be interesting to see what happens in the House.

While some of you are still having Winter weather, this morning our low was 51° and going for a high of 72° with a 20 to 30% chance of rain late today and tonight. This year is getting off to a very dry start. So far I've only had .52" in Jan., .34" in Feb, and .57" this month. One day this...

buckeyefarmer said, "My wife found a 2nd and 3rd grade report card in stuff her mom gave her. It said “Does not listen or follow directions well” " I went all the way through school getting report cards that included the comment "Talks too much." I can't imagine why teachers thought that, can...

Don, last week, I just had a devil of a time getting my EGO weedeater open to reload the string. I guess it had been sitting closed too long and not clean enough. I did finally get it to come apart and put on new string. My string was getting too old and dry, I guess, so I used it up fast...

Calm, wind free 23° this morning, going for a forecast sunny high of 57°. And in spite of the forecasts for dire weather yesterday . . . I just now poured about .05" of rain out of the gauge; no snow. sleet, freeze, etc. as far as I could tell yesterday. And now our forecasts are for nothing...

Hope you have a great Birthday, old timer (I can't call many by that name, but looks like you're about 10 months oldern me.):ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I guess our National Weather Service forecasters are covering all the bases today. It says Denton is 33° going for a high of 34° with a 70% chance of rain, sleet, or snow today and 24° tonight with a 50% chance of the same precipitation.🤣 But then it's supposed to clear off an warm up tomorrow.

check said, "Good evening, guys, Sharon’s surgery on her broken arm went very well today, and she is now resting comfortably back at home. Very good prognosis, very good outcome, couldn’t ask for more." Always glad to hear good news.

toppop52 said, "I sleep pretty well for 2-4 hours, then toss and turn until I get up." You have my sympathy. In fact, I first thought you were taking about me. I can't even remember the last time I slept more than 4 hours continuously.

Glad you mentioned your dentist appointment being cancelled. I have such an appointment in 2 weeks, just for routine cleaning, and that reminded me to check and see if she's still going to require that I take amoxicillin before, as she always has in the past.

Sure hope things go well for her.

OK, I'll bite. What happens to the stuff you neet to dispose of?

The "official" rules say our garbage men will take up to 10 bags of garbage on collection day. Now I usually have 1 in the Winter and 3 in the Summer when I bag clippings. But today . . . I had 16 big bags out there and they didn't hesitate at all about taking all of them. I know some people...

mostly_gas said, "Bird hope they take the extra bags. You seem to enjoy the extra lawn work." NO, NO, NO. I do not want to do any lawn work at all; just (1) want the place to look decent, and (2) figure I probably need the exercise whether I want it or not, and (3) just cannot see paying...

txdon said, "Good morning! 68˚F heading to the upper 70s. This almost summer weather will come to a halt tonight as a cold front pushes through, 40s tomorrow. Another cold front hitting Friday dropping temps to the freezing mark. If my potatoes pop up I'll cover with hay." 63° for a LOW here...

txdon said, "Bird do you use the bag, side chute or the plug. I just use the plug in the Summer and mulch the grass. For the removal of dead grass in the Spring I use the bag." Don, I reckon I did too much mulching, so now . . . . .. Well, this morning was so nice and warm here that I went on...

txdon said, "Bad news Roy and Bird. My EGO lawnmower will not start." Don, I spent the better part of 6 hours yesterday mowing my yard for the first time of this year. I have EIGHT big contractor bags full of clippings. Several little problems; I mowed the grass a bit tall last summer and my...

I graduated from High School in Plano in 1958. 58 of us graduated in 1958. Back then there were only two schools; grades 1 to 6 at the "grade school" and 7 to 12 at the "high school". And during my last year in high school, the postmaster had to get permission from the USPS regional office to...

NWS says it got down to 20° at the Denton Airport and 27° here, 10 miles south of the airport. Supposed to go to 64° today, and if the weather guessers are right, no more freeze for us for this week, at least. We're having drier weather than we've had in a long time. I just got to looking at...

Sounds like you had a good time, Don. Our youngest daughter, granddaughter, grandson, grandson's wife, and their two little ones (our great grandkids) all went on a Caribbean cruise about a week before you did. Everyone tells me how great they are, but I've alway said I'd be glad to go if they...

Once again, we only briefly had 33° last night but all morning 34° with a high of 36° forecast, with a 40% chance of some rain. Just overcast, calm, and dull around here.🤣 I went to Sam's Club and a donut shop, very few other customers in either this morning.

Still 22° this morning, but supposed to go on up to a fair 43° today. We're sure ready for some warmer weather, but I can't say I'm anxious to have to start mowing the yard again.

Eric Salop said, "Some may remember me capping straining posts a while ago with aluminium sheet. I thought it would keep the rain out - and it certainly did for a while - now some very determined woodpeckers are having other ideas." RedNeckGeek said, "Who knows what goes on in the minds of...

NWS says it's now 27° and going for a high today of 29° with a 30% chance of some kind of precipitation.:ROFLMAO: And then it's supposed to get bad the next two days.