Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

64 and sprinkles earlier. Getting to 79.

Get well Roy and PJ!

Check, glad you wife gets the cast off and the ice at your place is gone.

Congrats on the San Antonio ride, Mostly!

Dug up some volunteer white pines and transplanted to my tiny Christmas tree plot. Still have about half left to do, but need to dig some more holes...put the bucket back on the tractor to serve as the extra wheelbarrow needed...don't think I'll need to use the grapple for a couple of weeks.

Went spring gobbler hunting again yesterday...had one lovesick bird near me gobble 101 times before he flew down and quieted. Only had jakes and hens come by, so no shooting, but I'm always fine with that, since I just enjoy listening and watching them. Filled up the truck on the way home...set a new personal record...$94.41 ($3.95/gal)...was kinda hoping to hit $100 just for the irony of it, but still had over a quarter of a tank left. I know lots of you have gone over $100. If I had a 3pt auger, I'd start drilling behind the house.

For the first time ever, I had to file an amended tax return this morning...simply forgot (misfiled but now found) a 1099 for a class action suit settlement I received early last year...used my same tax prep software, but was not pleased with how sloppy it handled an amended return...one example: tried to make me print and mail the Fed return, but by digging, I found how to file electronically again...and it totally abuses the state return process. Oh, well...I keep buying it every year, so I get what I pay for!

Speaking of class action suits...I guess I can't complain too loudly since I accept the money...but it sure seems like there are a lot of them, some legit, but often for very flimsy reasons or evidence...seems kind of like extorting companies...and you know who really makes out on them.

 

[rswyan]

58F and sunny @ 11:00, heading up to a high of 69F for the day. We might beat that.

Hopper feeder is empty, needs refilled.

Got a good night's sleep last night ... after staying up all night the night before. Now on an earlier schedule which is good.

Got Mister dropped off at the vets yesterday morning, then took the other two in the afternoon for their shots and a wellness check. On Mister vet could not find any issue with UTI, so we let it go at that, given the expense of proceeding any further (next step would have been an x-ray) As it is, we had about $300 in the wellness checks and vaccinations for the three cats - which I don't consider unreasonable, particularly given they were way overdue.

Mister was down to 15 lbs (from 18 previously), Missy was down to around 11 (from 15) which the vet said was a good weight for her, and Squeak came in at 6 lbs.

The biggest disappointment was the additional $300 we spent on Mister trying to find out what is going on with him, without much in the way of a definitive result. Vet did recommend that we switch him over to primarily a wet (canned) food diet which we will do.

Squeak has finally gotten around to getting up this morning (unusual for her to get up so late) ... possibility she is having a little reaction to the vaccinations. Dosages were the same regardless of weight, so it might be hitting her harder than the other two.

All of the order from Holland Bulb Farms - except for the fruits and veggies - came in yesterday, so we'll be working on getting those potted up and set out back today:

Found out The Woman does NOT like gladiolus - don't order any of those !

Ooops !

Got all the aluminum cans bagged up and loaded into the van yesterday, so a trip to the metal recycler is on the agenda first thing for today. Will swing by Tractor Supply and pick up the order there, and by Menards to pick up that order as well.

Have a couple of other items on the agenda as well, depending on the time works out.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday !

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .72 inches rain.

Plan is to continue doing indoor, computer oriented tasks. After taxes yesterday I made great progress addressing this years spreadsheets. Also learned my MacBook Air is officially old, as it will not take the latest MacOS update. Should have been paying attention I guess as I had already ordered a replacement battery as I was getting a service notice. No rush to replace the computer itself as long as it does what I need. I had already been thinking of upgrading my iPad this year.

Got an unexpected call from hospital, nurse following up on my surgery. Nice touch.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I’ve never gotten anything from a class action lawsuit more than a $1 off your next order, while the shysters made millions.

 

[toppop52]

64 and sprinkles earlier. Getting to 79.

Get well Roy and PJ!

Check, glad you wife gets the cast off and the ice at your place is gone.

Congrats on the San Antonio ride, Mostly!

Dug up some volunteer white pines and transplanted to my tiny Christmas tree plot. Still have about half left to do, but need to dig some more holes...put the bucket back on the tractor to serve as the extra wheelbarrow needed...don't think I'll need to use the grapple for a couple of weeks.

Went spring gobbler hunting again yesterday...had one lovesick bird near me gobble 101 times before he flew down and quieted. Only had jakes and hens come by, so no shooting, but I'm always fine with that, since I just enjoy listening and watching them. Filled up the truck on the way home...set a new personal record...$94.41 ($3.95/gal)...was kinda hoping to hit $100 just for the irony of it, but still had over a quarter of a tank left. I know lots of you have gone over $100. If I had a 3pt auger, I'd start drilling behind the house.

For the first time ever, I had to file an amended tax return this morning...simply forgot (misfiled but now found) a 1099 for a class action suit settlement I received early last year...used my same tax prep software, but was not pleased with how sloppy it handled an amended return...one example: tried to make me print and mail the Fed return, but by digging, I found how to file electronically again...and it totally abuses the state return process. Oh, well...I keep buying it every year, so I get what I pay for!

Speaking of class action suits...I guess I can't complain too loudly since I accept the money...but it sure seems like there are a lot of them, some legit, but often for very flimsy reasons or evidence...seems kind of like extorting companies...and you know who really makes out on them.

I’ve received three class action settlements in the last couple of months, two were to my late wife, she’d be glad to know she’s still contributing.

 

[toppop52]

75 and sunshine, finally.
Have my five day follow up visit to eye surgeon today. I’m loving the new found vision and I can’t wait to get the right eye done.

Cut some dead limbs off the dogwood and hauled them to the woods. I was going to fill up the tractor but my homemade transfer pump seized up, I’m going to suck it up and buy a good one, tired of fooling with it.

I’ve got to change my flag, the wind this spring did it in, nice flag too. I’m going with a 2.5’ x 5’ this time as the ratio is closer to proper than the 3x5. Don’t know if I’ll like it but we will see.

Prayers for all to get better.

 

[daugen]

got a small order of Burpee potatoes planted in last two potato bags and then washed the car.
Discovered they paid no attention to me twice when I told them the bad right rear wheel had been brought to the front by the local tire place
when I got new tires. Told service person that, told driver that, but original we owe must have popped up in system and it looks like they sent a perfectly good rim out for
straightening. I'm about to go drive it for first time since I got it back. They put on all new pads and rotors up front, no charge.
Seems strongly proactive.

had a few potatoes left over, giving them to friend who is my Mikey, he gets what I have overflow on.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning (well afternoon...) low was 52°, up to 65° today, but today is the worst of the 4 day "wind event" as the guessers are calling it. It started on Sunday, which wasn't too bad.... 20-25 mph gusts. Yesterday the morning wasn't bad, but the afternoon saw 30-35 mph gusts. Today is the worst, dirt/dust blowing bad with 50-60mph gusts.

Can't even go out to the shop without getting sand blasted. I opened the car door this morning and a cloud of dirt puffed out from the weather strip. Then when I started it up, more dirt blowing out the vents.... I hate the wind!

I was going to get a pic of the blowing dirt, but you'll have to use your imagination..... I'm not going outside. It was bad enough bringing in the boxes from Costco. The wind wasn't nearly as bad down in town.

I was able to get a full pallet of the bagged mulch yesterday at Lowes. Apparently there are 65 bags on a pallet. Got it unloaded before the wind started. I'm going back for a second pallet tomorrow.

Fencing project on hold for now until the wind subsides....maybe Thursday or Friday will provide better conditions. No rush on my part....

Got to scurry out to the local grocery for the remaining items on the list...

I'll get caught up on here later this evening....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Welcome back mostly. I see you celebrated your return with a bike ride.

LS, glad we don’t get those winds here very often, and usually no dirt in ours.

 

[Thomas]

Glad you good time safe travel Mostly.