Good morning!!!!

farmer2009 · Oct 18, 2017

34 yesterday morning and 36 this morning. Our first 2 frost of the season. Mid 70’s for high.

Mowed the sorghum Sudangrass yesterday. As it and Johnson grass can set up prusic acid poisoning in cattle. Hopefully get the Johnson grass mowed off tomorrow as I spent most of today in the chicken coops and parts store. Still trying to chase down prices for upgrades to chicken coops. Prices running about 25% higher than I had hoped. Maybe I can get a volume discount. 32 fans, 100 windows, 8 bifold doors. Maybe.

David sorry to hear about your boxer.

Buppies · Oct 18, 2017

check said:
That is unfortunate, Buppies, because Fall leaves are a major source of eye candy for us. Fortunately, at our cottage the leaves were fabulous this Thanksgiving.

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Absolutely beautiful thanks for sharing

Buppies · Oct 18, 2017

Bird said:
I can sympathize with you, Ron. When we're sitting in the living room, my wife is sitting on the sofa under a blanket and I'm sitting right under the ceiling fan in shorts and a t-shirt. Our HVAC thermostat stays on 76 degrees, 24/7 year round. I do like the dual A/C system in our Ford Escape because we can not only have the temperature set differently for her side of the car, we can actually have it blowing hot air on her side and cold air on my side.:laughing:

Two systems one this coming Monday next stronger one around 30th or so very cold air behind it

toppop52 · Oct 18, 2017

CajunRider said:
Hello all.
Down here I don't get the gorgeous fall leaves that y'all have. However sunsets are spectacular.

That one surely is!

toppop52 · Oct 18, 2017

Ordered my new building to replace the shed that burned, going 20x26 with overhead doors. That’s about as big as I can use there due to tree line and septic system. I can go back a hundred feet and put up a bigger one, but at this point in my life, with my garage, I don’t need a bigger one anyway, but I still think like I’m 40. Mowed grass today, but it’s seriously going dormant now, may need one more for weeds that pop up after the growing season, might not.

buckeyefarmer · Oct 19, 2017

What type of building toppop? Of course we want pics when it happens. Congrats.

RoyJackson · Oct 19, 2017

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34 right now...high about 70.

Eric Salop · Oct 19, 2017

Good morning. Nice to wake up and see Checks's and CjR's landscape pics, I can't see anything of ours this morning, it's all hidden somewhere below a thick mist. Couldn't get onto TBN yesterday because the wi-fi on the router has developed an intermittent fault that seems to know when I'm about to look at something interesting.

My wife decided to grow some different potatoes this year and when she lifted the first on Tuesday, they were all distinctly blue colored, much like the flowers. It is only the skin though, inside they looked much the same as any other and certainly tastier than green ones.

daugen said:
Now that I know the tires fit, I'm off to the Massey dealer to give them the old rears that they can give to someone. Plus I want to pick up one can of each color of the oem rattle paint.

Looking forward to seeing more pics Drew as your restoration progresses.

Not sure about the two tone paint job though. Don't think I've ever seen a tractor in both Massey red and the true oem's color - Iseki blue :laughing:

Eric Salop · Oct 19, 2017

Buppies said:
Eric if 17HMR are had to find how about 204s. Sweet round I think

Bups, I hear is the 204 is ballistically a brilliant round. Does anyone on here have one ?

I don't shoot at extreme distances, so one in 204 Ruger, which is about the only chambering available in the UK from production rifle manufacturers, would mostly be doing the same job as the .222. Something like the .204 PPC or VarTarg would be plenty for rabbits, although for those I would have to buy a custom made rifle - and I don't get enough birthdays in a year for that to happen in the near future.

daugen · Oct 19, 2017

Not sure about the two tone paint job though.

Hah. Well I have fire engine Massey red, charcoal grey and "corporate silver" for the wheels.
The wheel paint was wild, heavily metalflaked, nozzle kept clogging, but shiniest silver I ever saw, like it had chrome bits in it.
For sure the five dollar Massey silver paint in TSC doesn't look like that. It's so shiny I just might get motivated to put a coat of clear over it.

A little warmer today so it's a big push to get this wheel painting done, and finish the frame painting for the wing mower. I'm running out of warm days for painting, have to set things out in the sun now as it is.

Forecast for Pacific Northwest is a doozy. Anyone who likes to ski is going to get an early treat.

Ed of all trades · Oct 19, 2017

Good morning all, 39 this morning going to 75 and sunny. Got a little done on the pantry yesterday, have to make a costco run today. Mom is feeling better, though she has not said so. I thing she is enjoying the attention. That is fine, We like to make her feel special. Might take her to Costco with me, she made friends with one of the sample ladies and would like to see her again. They sent cards back and forth and have missed each other.

Cajun, enjoyed the pic. Looks like a mighty sweet place to see the sunsets. Bet it was nasty when Harvey went through though.

Eric, I have thought about the .204 ruger as well, never (needed) one enough to spend the $$$$$.

Randy, glad you are finely to the point that you can get you building. Hope you get in before winter.

Have a great day. Ed

daugen · Oct 19, 2017

she made friends with one of the sample ladies and would like to see her again. They sent cards back and forth and have missed each other.
Isn't that nice, never too old to make new friends. Glad she is doing well Ed.

I agree good news about Toppop's new man cave. Will look forward to seeing the new building.

Cajun's sunset is magical. I can see a big heron swooping low over the water on its way
to somewhere, all the while keeping an eye on his dinner plate below. And every night at 5pm the crawfish just crawl up into the pot.
The downside of living out in the middle of nowhere is having to drive to somewhere.
I bet that view is even prettier on a starry night.

Buppies · Oct 19, 2017

40 high of 75 today a wonderful fall day

Eric I have a 204 Browning A bolt gold medallion new old stock but afraid it's worth more unfired as they are no longer made by Browning

Thomas · Oct 19, 2017

38F stars shining bright now low 70's for high w/clear sky today.

Caught up long leave blowing last evening,wait until Sunday before doing again that's if oak leaves decide to start dropping.
After work just some puttering outside until darkness arrives.

Enjoy the day all.

ronjhall · Oct 19, 2017

Drinking first cup of coffee. 47° with mostly clear skies this morning. Heading to 68° with mostly sunny skies. Got started on the pond cover. Gaskets arrived for chipper exhaust. Installed them. Much quieter. Still need to put tools away. Then back at pond net again today.
Don, I have been getting testosterone shops for over a year. Solved some other medical problems also.
Bird, maybe I need to set the thermostat higher for heat. It's set at 71° night and 74° daytime. Cooling is set at 78°
Randy, that's not a small building. Many 2 car garages are smaller. We need pictures.
Check, great picture.
Good Morning All.

daugen · Oct 19, 2017

X-Bolt Stalker Long Range

when you really need 1000 yards...
That Browning is quite a gun, good enough to make what seems like a sniper rifle out of it.
I'd like to shoot some targets with that, if I could get back far enough.
Of course I'm assuming you usually have a big scope on these deer/large animal guns.

That would take out the zombies at far range for sure.
I find rifles fascinating, shotguns very cool, and handguns scary.
Makes me a bit of an odd pacifist but it's good not to live up to stereotypes.

Sadly after Las Vegas, the seriousness of a rifle's capability is truly driven home.
Nothing to fool with or for sure to aim at the wrong thing.
A whole lot of lethality wrapped up in a fine piece of machinery.
It's the lethality in the brain of the gun owner/operator we have to worry about.
I love to target shoot. Maybe some day I'll need to save the day.
All situations are different and we need to survive. And I'm protective enough to consider
wounding someone who is killing others. Even picking up a gun to do it is a big stretch
for me. But to be safe, you can't be naive.
back to regular programming.

I can certainly see the appeal of collecting guns. I buy implements and tractors instead.
But I'm glad my neighbor is locked and loaded.
As is Eric and others. The Huns can still come over the hill.

check · Oct 19, 2017

ronjhall said:
Drinking first cup of coffee. 47° with mostly clear skies this morning. Heading to 68° with mostly sunny skies. Got started on the pond cover. Gaskets arrived for chipper exhaust. Installed them. Much quieter. Still need to put tools away. Then back at pond net again today. Don, I have been getting testosterone shops for over a year. Solved some other medical problems also. Bird, maybe I need to set the thermostat higher for heat. It's set at 71° night and 74° daytime. Cooling is set at 78° Randy, that's not a small building. Many 2 car garages are smaller. We need pictures. Check, great picture. Good Morning All.

Thanks, Ron - here is another: