Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! The wind was ferocious last night, from around 11pm through 3am, pretty much continuous at 45 mph. Top gust recorded at 56.8. The blowing dust was horrendous, everything is covered with superfine brown silt.... we have been vacuuming the inside of the windows for the last 2 hours. The force of the wind just pushes the silt through the smallest little gap.

Wng, digging out here can go year round. When it is wet, it really becomes a mess, as it does elsewhere. We very seldom have any deep freeze, but it can happen..... like they say, if you don't like the weather, just wait until tomorrow!

RNG, surgery is scheduled for Feb 12th. It will be a 1 or 2 night stay.... I am hoping for just 1. They are doing some of the replacement surgeries as out-patient, but because we live so far away from the hospitals, mine will be in-patient in case there are any complications.

Drew, we are anxiously awaiting to see the transformation of your place come the spring! Watch out Longwood Gardens..... there is going to be some competition! :thumbsup:

Kyle, hope your son isn't too banged up. Is he ready and willing to get back on the saddle? Hopefully he will just take it in stride....

Gotta get back in gear.... 2 more windows to vacuum, then take a tour of the grounds to see if there is any damage. Hopefully none, then I can continue as planned for some shop time.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[check]

37ｰF and light rain this morning, going up to 43ｰ today. Expecting rain most of the day.

I replaced the flap on the upstairs toilet several months ago. It worked for awhile, then started leaking again. So, I just put in an entire new kit. Worked fine until a few days ago, when it started leaking again. For all its modern conveniences, plumbing is just aggravating.

Gheez, I hope that isn't common! I just replaced one of my flaps!

 

[LouNY]

Morning to all;
It's a nice day outside today finally, sun is shining and we are up to 33F, the eaves are dripping away, that's some cold water when it goes down the back of your neck :laughing:
Not a lot on the agenda for today, may take the truck in to be washed and pick up some bird seed.
Thinking about swinging by my friendly RAM dealer and talking to them to see how long it would be to get a truck ordered in.
Really don't don't what it till spring so as to keep it out of the salt before it can be under coated (I prefer waxoly).
May do a bit down in the shop.

All stay or get well, and have a good day

 

[sodamo]

Wx station down, but feels in mid 60’s and it rained during the night. Storm supposedly passed through.

So first order will be checking wx station.

Will be watching AARP sponsored briefing/ question&answer zoom session with our LT Governor this afternoon re vaccinations. Not expecting great news but can be hopeful.

May have at least a temporary internet solution. Will report back.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

I found some of the weight I’d lost.

Me too...

Lou, have fun at the dealer.

 

[sodamo]

Glad you didn’t suffer serious damage in that fall, Paul

 

[sodamo]

Ted, after your knee surgery consider getting a recumbent bike. I do mine almost every morning while I read GM.

 

[Rich B1]

Good afternoon! It was all of 5 when I woke up this morning. 32 now, supposed to see 38 today. Feels good outside.

Had a follow up doctor appointment this morning from the little visit to the hospital back in December. I weigh the same as I did 1 month ago...actually figured I put some weight on. My liver enzymes which were a mess when I was discharged from the hospital have returned to normal. BP, BOL, HBPM, etc. are all normal. Lungs sound normal and not short of breath, so likely did not suffer any scarring of the lungs that is so common with Covid pneumonia. Maybe all of the steroids they gave me for my lungs was worth it, even tho they were hard on my liver and kidneys for a while. He even released me to go back to work starting Monday

Need to go outside and see what I can get into....take advantage of this decent weather.

Everyone stay safe out there

 

[sodamo]

Great report, Rich

 

[farmeratheart]

Awesome news Rich!

 

[kenmbz]

Good afternoon all, was 25 going up to 34 and sunny.
Spent all morning pushing over snowbanks and finished clearing neighbors driveway to garage door.

LS - hope the closing happens soon, I had to project manage bank/title. etc. to get my closing done and only a few weeks late, would have been months they way they were going. Sorry about the tank, more $$...

Still showing some snow/rain Fri, and snow Sunday. but seems like only a few inches, not the repeat storm they were talking about.

David -seems the wifes eyes are still improving - good to hear
PopG - you ok, falling not good. MeriCrusher - looks like a fun toy-could use that on my "to be" trails.
Randy - good to hear checkup went well
Rich - good to hear you are getting back to normal.

Need to get Diesel and some wings for the SB.

Stay safe and be well. Watch the ice, no involuntary ice skating.

 

[toppop52]

Rich, sounds like you’ve beat the devil! Good luck from here and go kick butt.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Beautiful place to live Thomas. I would be most comfortable there. Can you shoot and play loud music anytime and pee of the porch without bothering anyone?

Yer gonna fit right in around here, Viking:thumbsup::laughing::welcome:

 

[Thomas]

Beautiful place to live Thomas. I would be most comfortable there. Can you shoot and play loud music anytime and pee of the porch without bothering anyone?

Thanks for the nice comment and most of all welcome to GM. :thumbsup:
Can only do 1 out of 3 you mention...whew...no solicitors or noisy people welcome just good friends and all wildlife.

Do you live where there 5 seasons?...5th we call mud season comes after winter.

 

[toppop52]

I got lucky today, well and unlucky too. I acquired a Springfield 30.06 with a sweet scope, and a Remington 12 ga pump, both in near perfect condition. Also a pump BB gun. I don’t know exactly what the scope is, but for what I paid I wasn’t going to ask questions. Death in the family three years ago and they couldn’t open the gun safe. They got a locksmith to get it open and said they hoped to get enough out of them to pay the bill. There were seven other rifles and shotguns still there, all in excellent condition. I already had three rifles and a .410 that was mom’s. I didn’t need these but I couldn’t walk away.
The unlucky was me trying to put the land plane on the three point on uneven ground. After an hour I came in and ordered a quick hitch, which I should have bought with the tractor but didn’t.

 

[sodamo]

I kinda teased the ophthalmologist yesterday that I didn’t know the protocol whether we were expected to bring a gift to celebration her 1 year anniversary since 1st appointment.

At least he chuckled and smiled.

 

[sodamo]

Wx station back up but not sure what the problem. Console was reading data , but no internet transmission. Changed the batteries and did a couple resets. Ethernet connections were fine. Was beginning to think maybe the IP data logger had gone bad. Wife happy it’s back up.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Not a good attitude from a contractor. Did you say before you were coding test scripts with python ? If you are not running in a virtual enviroment, I know what fun it can be getting scripts going on different machines with missing packages/modules/paths to interpreter etc. Best of luck, after seeing a few screen shots I am sure you will soon sort them out.

Not a virtual environment

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Buckeye, I remember some of those contractor events. Not having to deal with them anymore after retirement. :cool2:
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I can’t wait.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Don, that looks like a Rick-sized brush pile at your park. Will they burn it, or just let it rot/compost? That's how I do mine. I lay brush on top of logs placed to create wildlife homes for rabbits and foxes...unfortunately the skunks found them, too. The foxes will sometimes tunnel underneath them and within several years the brush rots and makes a great organic soil additive. Of course, we have more rain, so our decomposition will be faster here.

I also pile brush up, it seems to rot pretty fast. Last year after getting the grapple I moved a bunch to the old mill race down in my woods. Still got a pile of rotted stuff from underneath I need to move with the bucket. Course I broke an old bottle in there somewhere so hope no flat tires, part of reason I hesitate to move it. I should have gotten out of tractor and got the bottle when I first saw it.