Good morning!!!!

[lostcreekranch]

Another very productive day. Grand kids and I got the 2 fence lines cleaned and replaced 12 t-post and removed 500' of rusted out fence. Replaced two tongue and groove boards on rear of barn. Removed couple old 8' florescent fixtures. I am tired. The kids are too. I can rest tomorrow.
I did not get any tractor or golf cart seat time. Never thought I would let someone else do the driving.

Ron, not sure if you're replacing your 8' fluorescent fixtures but, I am replacing 9 of mine in shop with these.

EnviroLite 8 ft. 4-Light White Industrial LED White Strip Light with T8 LED 5K Tubes-ST74T185 - The Home Depot

My existing fixtures are 8' two tube T12 96 watts. The hang on long chains but, are still about 16' above the floor. Real PIA to stab 8' tubes one handed as have to use other hand to stabilize the fixture. Don't care much for being on ladder that high either.

Waiting for cooler weather to start installation. The LED fixtures look to be brighter than the fluorescent units. May rent a man lift for this.

 

[sodamo]

30 pieces of Ohia trim crafted, glued and bradded in place. Tomorrow some filling and sanding and the end of this project is in sight.

A note on the Ohia for anyone curious. A local tree, known for being one of the very first things to start growing in lava. Lots of lore, especially about the flower, Lehua . The wood itself is quite hard. Near impossible to nail when dried without drilling a pilot hole. Can't begin to count how many small bits I've broken in the course of my cabinet builds, some number of which broke below the surface so are still there. As my current trim is only about 1/4" thick, my 18v Ryobi stapler drove the trim brads superbly and without splitting. I was concerned that the wood being so dry (more than 10 years old) that it would split and I'd have to drill.
Sadly, our Ohia is under attack for last few years. Something called Ohia sudden death with maybe some sort of fungus/viral disease. State forbids transportation between areas. I'm fortunate in that i'm still using supply I got when building the house, all rough sawn 1 1/2+ with natural edges. A bit of work getting it into uniform dimensional pieces, including planing.

Perhaps my more productive, more important accomplishment today was mowing the dogs area. They really don't like doing it their business in tall grass.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 72F at the start, partly cloudy, calm wind. high temp was 90F and moderate wind, not bad for August! Checked on my new glasses, and found out they would be done this morning. Bike ride was next, followed by lunch, nap and a trip to Sherman for printer ink, fix rubbing on bike, new glasses, and dinner at Red Lobster :licking:

 

[daugen]

Roy is sleeping in, good.

77 degrees out already, yuk.

I have some welding to do today, finish my brush chipping and then water trees.
not sure how much will get done, just going to take it slow

 

[daugen]

Little League championships going on in Williamsport. North State Little League team, representing SouthEast U.S. from just West of me in Greenville NC won yesterday with three
pitchers throwing a perfect game. Pretty remarkable since there aren't any bad teams in the championship. Greenville/North State must have a very good pitching coach.
I played Little League for one year. Dropped half the balls that came my way. Thankfully switched to soccer and enjoyed being a fullback in that.

Finished my coffee, have the itch to get going before it gets so hot. Just starting to get light out. The garage door goes up and the cool of the garage is replaced with
a wall of warm wet air. Aahhhh. So much moisture in the air everything just drips. Including me.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 61° cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 81° with mix of sun and clouds. With rain we got this week lawn is growing again. Cutting is on the list for today.
rlgustafson, replacing the 8' with eight 4' fixtures. They came from Sam's Club. Barn is much brighter. Ceiling is 10' in barn.
Good Morning All.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 68 this morning going to 88 and sunny. Not sure what I will get into today, time will tell.

Daugen, Your welds look better than my first and improving. Bring the stinger and a rod in when you come in today and practice making little circles with it by the AC. Get your hands used to the motion without the worry about the arc or the heat and water dripping in your eyes. Just a thought.

Ron, I hear grand kids tend to make us see things different.

Have a great day. Ed

 

[Buppies]

77 high of 89 today this heat will end soon you heard it here first

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy is sleeping in, good.

You better believe I sleep in on weekends!

So, today:
2017-08-19, 0705

65 right now...high about 80 and clear.
Heading out for a haircut in an hour or so, then pick up a patio door we had re-screened. After yesterday's rain, it'll be hours before it's dry enough to mow...so, I reckon I'll putter about until it's dry enough.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. Managed to get outside during a dry spell and tap a few more staples into fence posts. Had to call it a day before it was finished though as my right arm is playing up again.

Last night we watched Hacksaw Ridge. I had seen the opening battle sceen before, but did not know the background to the story. Only when it ended did I realize it was based on the true story of a conscientious object called Desmond Doss. What an incredibly kind and courageous person he was.

Ron, I thought you were going to take a rest today ? Ease up a little as your starting to make me feel guilty at how little I got done in comparison :laughing:

Sodamo, interesting to hear about your Ohia lava trees. I also had trouble with some hard wood yesterday, with 2 screws shearing off before I could drive them fully home. My fault for trying to be too quick, piloting and then going straight in with a stainless screw. Job then took way longer than if I'd taken the few extra seconds to pre-form the thread with a tougher screw first. :mur:

Drew, careful, welding is incredibly addictive, you could be soon breaking things just to have the pleasure of melting them back together

 

[wngsprd]

74 and humid. I got soaked with sweat walking around this morning picking up sticks and branches from last evening's storm...we got just over an inch ...the first real strong storm this summer for us. I need to check the local news and learn if any local damage.

Ron, sounds like a very productive day.

David, thank for sharing about the Ohia...I was curious. Glad you're nearly complete. I'm drinking a Maui dry processed coffee today.

Drew, just remember: your weld looks better than not having done one.

Eric, have you had the chance to pattern your new O/U?

With damp ground, I look forward to mowing the remainder of what needs doing once the grass dries today.

 

[PJSprog]

70°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 93° today. Nice sliver crescent moon and Venus just above the horizon this morning, too, with a bit of lightning in the distance to the east.

At work early this morning to get a part approved for an unhappy customer. Machine operator insisted it would be ready before he left yesterday, but that didn't happen, so here I sit for the last hour still waiting. Kids these days ... :muttering:

This rare working on a Saturday thing actually serves a wider purpose, as I can visit my old drummer from the Hagar tribute band today to deliver a quilt my wife finished for his wife. And, I get to see for the first time their new house they just had built out in Lake St. Louis.

Drew, it doesn't have to be pretty as long as it works. Better aesthetics will come with practice. My welds are hideous, too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Little League championships going on in Williamsport. North State Little League team, representing SouthEast U.S. from just West of me in Greenville NC won yesterday with three
pitchers throwing a perfect game. Pretty remarkable since there aren't any bad teams in the championship. Greenville/North State must have a very good pitching coach.

Watched that one, was a good game, except the home plate ump was terrible. Very random strike zone.
Nice to watch the kids just have fun.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Last night we watched Hacksaw Ridge. I had seen the opening battle sceen before, but did not know the background to the story. Only when it ended did I realize it was based on the true story of a conscientious object called Desmond Doss. What an incredibly kind and courageous person he was.

I watched it last weekend for the first time. Good movie, liked it better than Dunkirk.
My oldest asked me if that was what it was like for his grandpa, my dad, who arrived on omaha beach a few days after Dday, as a replacement company. Dad says there were bodies everywhere on the beach when he landed, but they werent being fired directly upon.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning all!

Nice shotgun Eric.

I've been binge watching a series about the Russian's fight against the Germans in WWII. It was produced in Russia, and the maps they show are all in Cyrillic letters, but the story tells the perspective from the Rusky's side. Before the battle of Kursk, they dug about 5000 km of anti tank ditches. Enough to stretch all the way across Europe if they were made into a straight line. But they were done in concentric arcs on the western side of Kursk. I'm not exactly sure, but I believe a lot of them were dug by manpower. They had their backs to the wall and were trying to keep the Germans out of Moscow, while evacuating military industrial machinery and workers to the Ural mountains for safety. Eventually the weather and Soviet vast resources turned the tide and because of this, Britain was able to survive not being invaded.

Taking 2 youngest kids to go ride some small gage trains at Zube park northwest of Houston today. They have a nice facility there and today is free public day. Then will stop in Brenham on the way back for some swimming and maybe some Blue Bell ice cream.

I went to Airgas welding supply yesterday to see if they might could help me fix my 12 year old Radnor 45vi auto darkening welding helmet. No such luck without a bunch of money....So I just bought some 4 x 5 #12 lenses to be able to watch the eclipse. Bought a few other lenses, but they guy told me they were sold out of #13 and 14 due to the eclipse. I was able to get a couple of lenses to fit into the gas goggles we had at work , so peeps up there could see it.

Are any of you in the path of total eclipse?

David, hope they figure out what is killing those trees. We have lost countless post oaks here. I believe from insects that burrow into them.

 

[riptides]

75 outside, 90 expected. Late night, late start to the day. All yard work, done. It was a really humid day yesterday to be doing all that yard work, but it gave me at least 5 days of not worrying about it.

Girls all home, so it's a sushi fest day today at our favorite place.

Sun looks amazing out this AM. A great day indeed. In the path (eclipse) for the (I don't know percentage), seen one before so it's a non-event for me.

Be safe all, have a great w/e.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning all!

David, hope they figure out what is killing those trees. We have lost countless post oaks here. I believe from insects that burrow into them.

Most likely Hypoxylon Canker for your post oaks Kyle.

http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/...orest_Health/Stewardship/Hypoxylon_Canker.pdf

 

[farmer2009]

69 this morning and headed to 88 today. Some thunderstorms moving through this morning. Weren't in the forecast last night.

After the rain need to get some bags of concrete to put around post in the new working pen I'm building. Then back to digging holes and setting post. Using old telephone poles. Nice having 10 inch 9 foot post. They won't be moving.

A solar eclipse is coming to America. Here’s what you’ll see where you live. - Vox

According to this website we'll be at a 99.8% eclipse. And I need to go 7 miles for a totality. Some cities about 45-60 minutes from me will see a 2 minute 40 second eclipse. But those cities have had travel advisories out for them for months.

Kubota owners. Does anyone have trouble with their Kubota picking up a 3pt. post auger? Mines a MX5200 R4 tires. Lift maxes out and the tip is still dragging the ground. Lift arms are in the high setting. Auger is in lowest top link point and auger lift pins are in 1st hole.

Also will third function valves run an auger or are they only for grapples? Only ever been around third function on skid steers.

 

[CWB Wyo]

The low this morning was 42*, yesterday's high was 85*. No showers in sight for the next few days temperatures staying in the 80's. Not a cloud in the sky this morning.

Not sure what's going on to day. I'll see if the grandkids want to do something. We have them tell Monday, their mom is coming up Sunday. Then we are all going about 170 miles north of here to see the eclipse Monday morning . I'm hoping everyone has forgot about this part of Wyo. Where I hope to go is about 30 miles from the nearest town.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB

 

[rswyan]

68F and mostly cloudy @ 10:30 ... just had a bit of rain (0.04") ... enough to wet the pavement but the ground under the trees is still dry. Sure hope more develops throughout the day, but chances aren't real high. Next best shot will be this coming Tuesday.

Got tasked with cleaning up the grill yesterday and cooking dinner so nothing further got done around here.

She pulled down the driveway just as I was taking the burgers off the grill ... good timing ... :thumbsup:

Probably work on SSQA repair today.