Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

Got my lights in the building this morning, so I guess it痴 ready to use ever how it evolves.

I知 still laughing at the caller ID on TV when the phone rings, (illegal telephone Scam) 410-430-xxxx :laughing:

 

[daugen]

Snow has made it here before lunch. Maybe some seat time soon.

Me too! Oh, mine is pear snow...

I got some seat time too, in between rain storms shot down the road to the corner, where a little carport place is, and my
new garden shed came in. He wrote the specs on a napkin and three days later I got a three by three by five pressure treated lumber shed
for 300 bucks, including a green metal roof. Some parts made well, others not. I'll go back over it with SS screws anyway, I really don't like nails.
Shed was heavy due to treated wood, challenging sliding off pallet but it wound up in the right spot.
I had to use my tractor cushion in between the shed doors and the tractor, guy put it on backwards...should have let the bare side out facing the tractor but of
course he wanted to "show it". No matter, I wrapped it up pretty well and got lucky on the way home, not one other car behind and only one coming towards me.
Very hard to see around the shed, glad when i made the turn into my place.

Will install the fence charger and battery in here, on one side, and the other side for hand tools. Solar panel on roof to charge the battery.
That I'll get to when I have time...easy to cart back to barn and in a few hours have it fully recharged but hope that solar panel will reduce or eliminate need for
that. Concerned that poor DC controller would cook my battery. Am spoiled by AC smart chargers.

 

[sodamo]

DIL is on her 2nd Hyundai Elantra. Totalled 1st one after about 5 years and didn’t hesitate to get another as the replacement. Curious, I purposely rented one during our recent trip and put about 1000 miles on it including drive from Az to Ca. Quite impressed. Good ride and felt good on the highway, even at 90. Used my iPhone via CarPlay for navigation.

 

[Bird]

The temperature got all the way up to 59 this afternoon, and the sun finally peeked out just for a little while. After 7.06 inches of rain with 11 rain days last month, we hope it starts to dry out a bit. So I took both cars to the car wash this afternoon.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You guys got me looking at subaru. Even with gas on wrong side....
Wonder if i can fit in crosstrek?

Just got price about 2k under msrp.
They havent given me forester price yet.

 

[300UGUY]

Snowing here, 5 inches ? Surprised me, I left home this morning in a sweatshirt, it was a light rain. Now snow, already a inch on the ground. Really a wet, slushy snow, going to be a pain to move. Staying home!!

We occasionally get some talk about the Michigan UP hiving off. Same situation, almost no tax based. Biggest employers are the government, either roads, police, school, or colleges in the area. My grandfather left the copper country in 1919. There were not many jobs then. The UP lost population in every census of the 20th century. I think that has resumed, beautiful country, but pretty much barren of economic activity.

 

[ronjhall]

Snow is still coming down. Generator just started. Low voltage on both legs. Will wait to plow until after dinner. Wet heavy stuff.
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[toppop52]

Here it’s common for tax assessment to be about 70% of true value, always been that way.

 

[Bird]

Here it’s common for tax assessment to be about 70% of true value, always been that way.

It used to be that way here, but they passed a state several years ago requiring 100% of actual value. Now of course, they miss their guess very frequently.

 

[wngsprd]

Drew, here is a very quick synopsis, but note it’s written from a Hyundai perspective.
What is the difference between Hyundai and Kia?

Ontario is a long way to go to get a good deal, don't you think?