Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 62F @ 4:00 AM. Abundant sunshine. High 81F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Yesterday's rain didn't drop a drop, but temperatures were in the comfortable mid 70s all day. Nice day to be outside.
AQI 3 and 13, inside and out. Time to open up some windows and get some fresh air inside.

Here's some help with the gopher, Bruce...:laughing:

How long has it been since you slept in your own bed, Drew? There's no place like home...

Hope that tire holds, Ted.

Hope that unlucky streak ends soon, Buppies!

Sounds like you're making good progress, David.


Got the face shield mounted on the new fire hat yesterday, and found that the full face respirator fit under there just fine. The respirator cartridges will stay in their sealed packets until they're needed.

Measured for a new serpentine belt on the van yesterday, but couldn't get the NAPA store to answer their phone to find out if they have one in stock.:confused2:

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[Thomas]

45F partly cloudy upper 50's for high.

Outside chore done E muffin time. :licking:
Got little rain last night but the wind shook leaves from the tree.
Plans for today...If wind settles down bit more try blow some leaves,maybe watch some football but one thing for sure I'll be on time for dinner.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp is 31°F and going to a high of 50. Wind ENE 6 mph. Sunny!

I think I will fire up the tractor and see what damage I can do to the compost pile that hasn't been turned since last spring.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving with a ham today instead of Monday. Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the Canadian one.


Have a safe day all

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning, a bit of a novelty today, a whole day without rain. Spoilt for choice on what to do, I think probably a bit of tree cutting, as I am curious to see if I have overdone the fettling of an old chain for my Husky. Most of my chains are optimised for hardwoods and they do an adequate job for occasional softwood use. With lots of willow and alder to cut, I thought I would try grinding the rakers down a little further to take out bigger chips and see if it is worth swapping chains according to what is being cut.

Got my first ever flu jab yesterday. It was a very efficient operation and needed to be as they are trying to get everyone over 65 in our town vaccinated over a period of just 2 days. I got called up too because I reach that qualifying age later this month. It was a strange sight to see so many masked people walking through the streets to the same place. They had plenty of people marshalling us through with no real queuing. By the time we had given our name, had temperatures checked and bared our arms, it was time to passed down 4 different paths, each with a doctor/nurse to do the stabbing within seconds. I only wish horse flies could learn to be so gentle with their needles.

Some very nice autumn pics on here. Most trees around here are still in season denial.

Roy, what self control you have to wait more than a year before trying your Ruger!

Tonight I have dinner in the fridge

Drew, it must be awfully cramped and cold eating dinner inside a fridge - have a better look around today, I'm sure there will be a table to sit at somewhere :laughing:
So pleased you have a home again :thumbsup:

 

[riptides]

64 outside this AM. Waiting on the rain.

Better luck for you Buppies. Praying for you.

Did you come up 95 Drew or did you hop on the backroads? 95 is always iffy Richmond to the beltway.

Recovery day for me. May hang some foam board today. Need a new drill. Been babying my 20 year old black and decker cordless. The battery will not hold a charge for more than half an hour now. I think I got my money out of it. Probably spent more money in epoxy than what it is worth. Lol.

Dumpster is officially full. And pastures are all cut.

Have a good Sunday. A day of rest. Be safe.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Buppies, sorry about your issues. Insurance hopefully will take care of the car. Hopefully you can get the septic working. Prayers. This too, shall pass.

which reminds me to get some septic powder....

Wng, glad you got the skunk situation handled, smelly shovel and all.

Drew, starting a new chapter, back near your old stomping grounds.

Eric, glad your jab went smooth. I get the shot every year. Sounds like they herded you all quite well.

RNG, good to see your toothbar fitting good. Prepared for fires. Can you launch a boat if you had one on the old launch? Vanagon is now good to go?

Sounds like riptides is due a day's rest. Full dumpster, worn out drill....

Roy, let us know how you like that pistol. I've had a keen eye out for one since they came out.

Church today. Wifey is making coffee. She made some awesome white chicken chili the other day in the instapot. Will have it for leftovers today.

Prayers for all to have a blessed day.

PJS, my daughter is wanting to have a "gig" at our school's stadium for a hundred plus. I'm researching PA systems. She needs a couple of vocal mics, a couple of lines for guitars, maybe a mic for an acoustic guitar. Looking at used stuff on Marketplace. We have a church member who has a good system, but have not heard back how much he'll charge.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

PJS, my daughter is wanting to have a "gig" at our school's stadium for a hundred plus. I'm researching PA systems. She needs a couple of vocal mics, a couple of lines for guitars, maybe a mic for an acoustic guitar. Looking at used stuff on Marketplace. We have a church member who has a good system, but have not heard back how much he'll charge.

At church building I use QSC amps, mackie mixer, shure and CAD audio mics. Don’t know if this amp is suited for outdoor power you might need.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 45, high of 77 today. A cold front is supposed to move across bringing nothing but wind! 25-30 mph continuous with gusts to 50. Should be nice..... NOT!

Eric, you always have me chuckle....

RNG, that helmet is nice.... years ago, I was a certified wildland firefighter / sawyer and didn't have equipment as nice as that! Hopefully you will never have to use it!

Ron, nice video... beautiful colors!

Not sure what I will get into today.... everyone have a great day!

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, let us know how you like that pistol. I've had a keen eye out for one since they came out.

Will do!
If it shoots as nicely as the Lite, it'll be a great pistol!
There's Picatinny rails both above and below the barrel, so a red dot or some kind of optic will most likely be added
But, I'd suggest the Lite be the first choice, unless you're going to use the pistol for hunting

 

[daugen]

Dennis, I didn't get off on time so took 95 instead of the scenic route.
Got a personal best of 35mpg on the Audi for the trip.
Wondering...does ethanol gas provide better gas mileage? I had to put a tank in vs my normal E0 and perhaps
only coincidentally mpg went up.

Had to put my four way flashers on five times while in PA, what is it about my state's drivers where they come up on you doing easily 20 over, get within one car length
at 65-70mph and then swerve over? And if traffic is heavy and they can't cut over right away, they tailgate you at high speed. Really stupid.
Very aggressive driving, though I find putting on the flashers works, and better than brake checking them.
Seems the aggressive driving started around Richmond and got worse the further North I went. I was doing 5-7mph over limit and for every car I passed, 100 passed me.

went food shopping this morning, my that store is nice, and it was the "lesser" of the two local supermarkets. Spent 217 bucks stocking up, gulp..., but lot of it was
organic and simply costs more. Even found a relatively healthy pizza, so many more food options than NC supermarkets. However basic stuff was all more expensive, easily 10 to 15 percent higher than NC. Charge what the local (wealthy) market will bear...
then another trip back down town, takes at most ten minutes, to Ace Hardware to get shower curtain rod, bath mat, odds and ends, and home to get shower curtain hung.
Will take shower shortly and then hopefully a nap.
Simply exhausted from this morning, hope my stamina returns

 

[rswyan]

64F and cloudy, headed up to a high of around 70F, slight chance of rain ... although the local forecast said it would probably stay south of Route 30 ... so Rich may well get damp.

Filled three bird feeders with sunflower seeds yesterday first thing, need to refill the two nyjer feeders today. Started Water Buffalo filling while I was doing that.

Then mowed down here around the house ... still have one little spot to do and then I can take the MMM off and put the FEL and box blade back on.

Got the last 6 large hosta sets - the ones we got from a friend - planted. There are no dug hostas left to plant at this point ... :thumbsup:

Watered five rhododendron transplants, one lilac, three azaleas, and a number of hostas, including the ones I planted yesterday.

Gathered up most of the garden tools and brought them up to the house.

The Woman is making noises today about wanting to remove the peonies and transplant them to another area ... a fairly big job and I don't really have area prepped at this point to move them to ... (of course )

Not really sure what's on the agenda for today, plenty of things that need to be finished up though. Might depend on whether any rain ever materializes.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ... :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

67°F and .26 inches rain

Plan is to get the roofing metal installed, then who knows. Choice between watching some football vs starting a round of mowing. Leaning toward the mowing.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

OK, have to contribute to the pics here.
Sophie took this on morning walk.

 

[sodamo]

Comeon RNG, shouldn’t that pic been in full gear instead of a Tee shirts ?

Thanks, for Crosstalk link, I’ll be watching it a few more times I’m sure.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Comeon RNG, shouldn’t that pic been in full gear instead of a Tee shirts ?

Funny you should mention that, David. The tree inspector asked me if I was a fireman. I told him "Only out of necessity."

Once the new wildland turnouts show up, maybe I'll do a little movie with the firetruck.

 

[RoyJackson]

What a beautiful Fall day!
Other then giving the Ruger Mark IV Tactical a run (about 40 rounds of bulk ammo), I just lazed around...

 

[Thomas]

52F clear sky slight wind as Roy said "What a beautiful Fall day!" truly autumn day. :cool2:

Was going to be putter day but the weather change my plan so instead blow leaves almost 5 hours.
Got threaten by the Mrs. stay out of her style beef stew for tomorrow dinner,she made quick trip to store and stew yummy.
No plans for tonight just keeping recliner company and sharing bowl ice cream with home made slice lemon pie. :licking:

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[sodamo]

Certainly not impressive to look at, especially when I consider how it kicked my butt. Still some flashing etc, but not yet.

 

[txdon]

Funny you should mention that, David. The tree inspector asked me if I was a fireman. I told him "Only out of necessity."

Once the new wildland turnouts show up, maybe I'll do a little movie with the firetruck.

Maybe interject a few scenes from the TV series "Emergency" (Station 51).:thumbsup:
Emergency! 51 Tribute - YouTube


Good afternoon! Summer has returned with a vengeance to central Texas. Cloudless sky and 96˚F.

Ron, my little kale and beet sprouts are doing just fine. The broccoli seed was older and they are slow to sprout (the two rows on the left). I might have to replant them with fresh seed If I can find some. I gave them an extra watering early this morning and I set my drip irrigation system to go for 20 minutes every 6 hours. The leaves from the tree are falling in the garden and the RS leaf blower is needed, wait forget that, his machine will blow the garden away.

Pic 1 week after planting.


(Eric, the rows were straight before the earthquake.)

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Getting light rain now. Nice sitting on the porch. Birds are really singing in the rain.
Sugar maples starting to turn Brought these from the farm in Ohio as small saplings a few years ago.