Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

68°F and .17 inches rain.
A bit late in posting as I got up early to be at HD when it opened. Got there just a few minutes after and no line. Wear mask to enter.

Got most everything I wanted to set up my hydroponics and garden area. Looks like we may have some morning showers.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

So sorry to read about your horse, Mike.

 

[jbrumberg]

A rainy 37ºF for today's low temperature, a rainy 40ºF presently; and I anticipate a rainy afternoon with high temperature in the upper 40ºF's. It was a good day to make a pharmacy/supply run down to the "Big City."

I was able to purchase 2 really nice looking Ribeyes @12.99/# today which is within normal $ fluctuations. The meat department had ~30% open counter shelve space, but there still was a variety of meats and cuts available today, poultry still was available. Limited paper products, no disinfecting wipes, no wheat flour. Facemasks were everywhere. The was a lot of hand sanitizer and nitrile gloves available for the shoppers. at the entrance.

I switched out my sunglasses for a pair of wrap around safety glasses with my 3M mask. I got more direct eye contact w/o the sunglasses with a corresponding decrease in maintained social/interpersonal spacing to ~ 8'. I think I'll wear the sunglasses again the next time; I prefer the more active social avoidance exhibited by others..

I discovered yesterday that the new maul handle is a lot stronger than my back. I think I need to find another way to split some of those rounds.

Bruce- I do not need much encouragement about posting more drone videos. I made quite a few. There was definitely an improvement in both piloting and video capabilities. I have all kinds of coaxial and fixed pitch helicopters some were extensively modified as well. Wifey would be one happy camper if I got rid of all my hangar queens.

Dennis- Not a bad maiden flight. The improvements in video stabilization still amazes me. My challenges finding and mating a decent workable stabilizing gimbal to my my build became a roadblock with my build. I may revisit this.

Drew- I really hope that a cause is found and you get better soon.

Mike- I am sorry to read about your horse. It's never easy to make that "call." My + thoughts and prayers.

Don- I am sorry to read about your neighbors.

Ted- Congratulations on another project completed.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Don, that is a shame. Many have been calling for the opening up of hospitals, including a couple CA doctors. Their YouTube video was pulled becauseYouTube didn’t agree with it. I liked the video, based on science, not speculation.

893 more cases in MD out of 3430 more tests, 918 in the county, an increase of 25.

My Sister in law sent a picture of FIL that they got by FaceTime with a nurse. He’s still not very responsive, surgeon had to go back in yesterday because of new fluid buildup on the brain. He has quite the stitches across his head.

Rain slowed down for now.

 

[riptides]

Does anybody have a coffee maker that grinds and brews one cup of coffee?

That would be me, personally. LOL.

I have an old hand grinder, and a plastic funnel for number 4 filters.

My girls scream when they see it. Call me old.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That would be me, personally. .

That’s biblical coffee.

HeBrews

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I wasn’t planning to fly drone yesterday because of the wind, but I thought maybe a liftoff then set it back down. But first it had to do a software update.

But once it was up, had to fly a little. After I shut first video off, I was watching the screen and almost flew it right into the porch. Didn’t go too high because of wind. Then I forgot to hit RTH, and just hit the land button. I thought it would go to takeoff spot then land, good thing I was over grass.

Can’t wait to fly it again.

 

[jbrumberg]

Dennis- Videos please videos. Remember to start practicing going forward and backward with increasing heights and distances and then those 0's and figure 8's . You guys will be surprised just how much breeze those Phantoms and Mavics can handle once you get comfortable piloting them. I need to check my flight spreadsheets for wind speeds during my flights.

Just out of curiosity do you still have to do the GPS dance calibrating your drones' GPS?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Just out of curiosity do you still have to do the GPS dance calibrating your drones' GPS?

One of the only problems I'm having with the Mini is it losing GPS lock, usually shortly after launch. I fly off the south side of the house, and wouldn't expect interference from the building, but that could be it. I've tried the GPS dance before launch, and it doesn't seem to help...

 

[toppop52]

68 and intermittent rain, heavy stuff isn’t here yet, winds have been gusting to around 45-50, several limbs down.

Drew, I hope you feel better ASAP.

Mike, the Rainbow Bridge is for horses too.

Still haven’t gotten my truck back, but the Borrego drives so nice I kinda don’t care.
Got my chainsaw money from Uncle Sam,so I guess that’s next.
I got out of Ellen’s Edge today, and a gust of wind blew my hat off. I turned to go after it, hit her door frame and tore a large area on my elbow/arm. Blood thinners are not letting it clot very well. Been through two bandages. Hope we can control it, the doctors office is the last place I want to go now.

Have good rest of the day. God Bless.