Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Man! I miss a couple of days and Bill the post ***** shows up with a new wife, that he must have kidnapped, there's no other good explanation! And a new name, what the heck?!
Then RS builds a machine that looks like something straight out of DinoTrux! Way cool! Some of you guys are flooded, while some are dusty and dry, why can't we ever just get the rain we need?
40's this morning, upper 70's later.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

71 was closed, at 7 am north of Ellinger, right at the Fayetteville cutoff. I had a Dr. Appointment in La Grange at 8 am so, had no idea if they would be open or not. Got a call at 7:40 that they were going to be closed. Stopped at Hruska's, in Ellinger, to drown my sorrows in a sausage, cheese, jalapeño kolache and a cinnamon roll.

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Man, I've ogled over that counter before!
They have good hamburgers too. They said 71 was flooded on both sides of Lagrange. Hope you got home alright.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Here is the tire. Only 53K on them.

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That looks more like a tire failure than a wear problem. Unfortunately the warranty is probably prorated, and at 53K you'd be lucky to get twenty bux to put toward the purchase of another set of the same tires. And after what you've experienced, do you really want to put the same tire back on?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Oops, with tops like that, I had to admit they had been munched. I perhaps could have escaped an extended spell in the dog house if only I'd only read Drew's post earlier and come up with something about making the roots stronger for next year.

Or perhaps you were trying to kill two birds with one stone, Eric: Adding variety to the sheep's diet, and uniforming the height of the daffodils for a unique landscaping design flair! :laughing:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Man, I've ogled over that counter before!
They have good hamburgers too. They said 71 was flooded on both sides of Lagrange. Hope you got home alright.

Yep, finally made it back to ranch. Only two ways in and out. One has a low water crossing that was 3' deep when I crossed it at 6:45 a.m.

With all the additional rain, around day break, I knew it would be much deeper. Back way in is long windy road that had several places with 1' deep water crossing the road. It was a bit dicey but, made it home. Thought I was going to be an orphan with no way to get home.

All the way home I was calling myself a dumba$$ for even leaving the ranch.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 74F @ 9:45AM. Sunny. High 86F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Hope everyone in the Gulf states stays safe and dry.

RS, you've outdone yourself with that grapple!

Great weekend here, with a couple dozen friends, old and new, working on the old BMW motorcycles. Everything from just checking tire pressures to engine main seal replacement. One fella had a clicking sound in the steering bearings, and when we got it apart the cages on the roller bearings had come apart. There was no preload, and that's probably what caused the failure. We had several younger riders show up as well, always nice to see a new generation taking interest as most of us are on the downhill side of 50. Cover yer ears a minute, Don: bacon, tritip, and bratwurst figured prominently on the menu, with lots of suds to wash it down. :laughing: Judging from the contented smiles, no one went away hungry. Fantastic weather, too, with low 80s temps and light breezes, and cool nights for the campers.

One of the attendees is something of a luminary and is very knowledgable about electrical systems. We upgraded the alternator on one of my bikes, increasing the rated capacity from 450W to 600W. Then we rigged up a load bank and shunt and ran tests, finding it made over 900W. Probably wouldn't want to run for extended periods under those conditions, but it's nice to know it has a LOT of reserve capacity.

Going to pay some bills here then finish up on the bike project this afternoon. Nothing too strenuous, as I'm pretty worn out from all the running around over the weekend. :laughing:

 

[sodamo]

88° F here in Guatemala

Boy, do I miss wifi!!!! Pages and pages behind on TBN

Be safe
Have a great day

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[rswyan]

... RS, you've outdone yourself with that grapple!

RNG,

Thanks ...

I'm liking it pretty well so far ...

Great weekend here, with a couple dozen friends, old and new, working on the old BMW motorcycles. Everything from just checking tire pressures to engine main seal replacement. One fella had a clicking sound in the steering bearings, and when we got it apart the cages on the roller bearings had come apart. There was no preload, and that's probably what caused the failure. We had several younger riders show up as well, always nice to see a new generation taking interest as most of us are on the downhill side of 50. Cover yer ears a minute, Don: bacon, tritip, and bratwurst figured prominently on the menu, with lots of suds to wash it down. :laughing: Judging from the contented smiles, no one went away hungry.

I'm likin' that menu ...

Fantastic weather, too, with low 80s temps and light breezes, and cool nights for the campers.

That's certainly one part of Nor Cal I always loved: the weather ...

One of the attendees is something of a luminary and is very knowledgable about electrical systems. We upgraded the alternator on one of my bikes, increasing the rated capacity from 450W to 600W. Then we rigged up a load bank and shunt and ran tests, finding it made over 900W. Probably wouldn't want to run for extended periods under those conditions, but it's nice to know it has a LOT of reserve capacity.

Jeebers ...

Going to pay some bills here then finish up on the bike project this afternoon. Nothing too strenuous, as I'm pretty worn out from all the running around over the weekend. :laughing:

Enjoy the good weather !

 

[rswyan]

Hit a high of 82.4 @ 15:41 ...

Sure wish I could remember where I set my sunglasses ...

 

[Ed of all trades]

Got some mowing done today, will finish another day. Dusty and dry here, There is a wild fire up in the Shenandoah National Park. It had burned 500 ac by this am. Still burning strong. Can see it from part of the lawn it is only about 25 or 30 miles away. Could use some of that Texas water, I hear you all have plenty. You all be safe and prayers sent. Ed