Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

68F and "Fair" @ 20:30, heading down to around 62F for the overnight low.

Multiple attempts to continue digging out that planting hole were met with additional downpours so I finally just gave up. Total precip now stands at 0.64" for the day ...

Did get the dump cart emptied in-between the raindrops though.

Also got the deer netting ordered from Amazon, will be here tomorrow supposedly ... plus got another 4' tall x 20" diameter chicken wire cage for the west peach tree cut, but not woven together.

Emptied most of a 50 lb bag of cracked corn into a 20 gallon garbage can and got that closed up. There was still a little left in the bag, came out later and surprised the groundhog ... who had drug the bag under the Passat and was gorging itself.

Pretty comical as it was having difficultly extricating itself from the bag to escape.

Finally heard from young neighbor, he was sick today (had his truck and equipment/gear stolen the other day when he stopped to get gas), he'll be down tomorrow if he's feeling better.

Trash and recyclables taken up to the cans at the road and set out, mail collected.

Scheduled another bill for payment which came in the mail today.

Stuff put away and garage closed up.

Time for a shower and then kick back and enjoy the evening.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[sodamo]

Not about to win a beauty contest but functional

Decided to try a banded belt

Raining so can’t test

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Back home, more hard rains. 1641 mile trip. Stopped at MIL to pick up the cats, and eat supper.

 

[PJSprog]

64°F and clear skies this morning, and got up to 83° today.

Been keeping super busy at work, out in the shop. Not much time in the office at all, so no time to check in here in the mornings lately. Still not caught up either.

Hope everyone is well.

Good evening, gents.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

RS, that bug is called a "black saddlebag skimmer", a dragonfly family member. Yes, they eat the other bugs....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Be safe on your way home BEF Ferrum had 7 inches this afternoon

Saw Ferrum on the map when we were near Floyd.

 

[Wagtail]

By the time I post this it'll be Noon (Tuesday), so g'day all. A close to freezing overnight Low of 0.3C, so there was a very light frost this morning. It's clear and calm. There was 3.5mm of rain in the gauge and the current temperature is a lovely 16.0C.

Mostly, I'll hop on the AGFEST website and plan what I want to specifically see and, possibly, purchase. (Oh, yes. Dangerous times lie ahead for my wallet.) After all of the years that I've attended surely there cannot be anything more that I need?

Take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF where did you get off parkway?

We took 58 across from Hillsville to meadows of Dan, (gas pump there doesn’t even have credit card capability) then up parkway specifically to see Mabry mill. Then went up to Rt 8 and got off. And headed back over to interstate.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

I did a bunch of errands today, getting an early start. Not much else. No rain today, but another 1/8" last night. Tomorrow has a better chance of showers and storms. Then drying out until Friday and Saturday. The low was 51°, only hit 74° for the high, and that was with full sunshine!

Saw all the flooding in the DFW area. Just east of there almost 15" of rain fell... way too much. The weather is just crazy....no rain for extended periods, then all at once.

Probably work on the Jeep tomorrow. At least a little bit.
The rain has exponentially increased the growth rate of the weeds. Time to take the trimmer for a walk again. Need to cut the grass around the house again. The fields are getting tall too.... I still have to try the propane weed burner on the weeds in the driveway. I guess I won't be able to procrastinate too much longer....

Drew, you were busy today for sure! Hope you get some good rest tonight!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 72ºF for the start, overcast, light rain, light breeze, 2.4 inch in gauge. Overcast all day, light wind, high temp was 80ºF, HI 85ºF. About another half inch fell today. Not much happened today with rain, did get to firehouse and pull codes from computer, None are active, and the guys will be happy about that. Did get short nap in, and helped wife in kitchen.
Roy Hope you got your rain. How is side doing?
Billy sorry you won't get to see ISS
Buppies nice rain amounts.
Drew sorry about nieces and nephew missing out on Uncle Drew's muffins. Hope you got your drill bits sharpened
Don hope you can get lawn mowed soon.
Ken nice rain amount. nice pic
Paul glad chief inspector happy, plane does look nice as well.
RNG are they running power generation at the dam? Glad head will work, sounds like you will have 2 spares in the long run. Hope you get your agenda done today.
Bird sorry you only got 1 inch but weather is nice.
Frits neat pic.
Drew now you know!
David sounds like quite the project to replace the 2X4s
Thomas sorry about long day at job. Hope you took rest of day off.
Don that is a lot of work each morning!
Drew busy day after Paul schooled you. hope you finished your miles.
RS did you go charging off outside after the bug pic?
Don thanks for info
Dennis neat mill pic, does it work?
David hope concrete work goes well.
Dennis more nice pics
David nice set up.
RS sorry about the repeated rain today, would be fun to have video of groundhog. Sorry about neighbor being sick and having truck and tool stolen.
David glad you got bracket on flail. hope you can test soon and flail passes.
Dennis lot of miles to drive.
PJ good to hear from you sorry they have you working so hard on floor.
Randy(wag) trouble is do you want the stuff?
Ted glad you are getting more rain. Most of the Dallas flooding south of Bird and myself. Hope you can work on Jeep and keep lawn/trimming at bay.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid,/mom's breathing, /learning new job, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, /fire nearby, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's heart issues, /pneumonia and not posting, Roy /palpitations, /fall injuries, /angina /wife ankle, Billy /wife back & hip, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife knee healing, /getting dehydrated and cramping, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife headaches, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mabry mill not set up inside to mill any more.
Jigsaw

Jointer

Sawmill

Main drive, it was not turning, the wheel was free turning.

The mill at Cades Cove in the Smokey mts does mill.

 

[txdon]

And now my rain gauge has reached the one inch mark. Just couldm't ask for a better lawn

We reached the 1.25" mark by the end of the day. Nice.

 

[RoyJackson]

Been keeping super busy at work, out in the shop. Not much time in the office at all, so no time to check in here in the mornings lately. Still not caught up either.

I know where you're and good luck to ya!!

Any feedback from the job interview?

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-08-23, 0404

65° right now...high in the mid-70's and some rain...calling for about ¼"

Mostly, the side still has some intermittent pain, depending on how I move...

 

[Bird]

Yesterday I mentioned that we were up to one inch of rain. But when it finally ended yesterday afternoon, I went out and poured about 2.14" out of the gauge. I just could not have asked for a better rain, slow, long lasting, no wind, etc. But at one point before the light rain ended I was sitting here, looked out the window and saw a skunk crossing the backyard to go under my tool storage building. So after the rain ended, I baited my live trap and set it out.

 

[Buppies]

65 high of 84 today rain returns for the weekend

Glad you are safe back home BEF again nice pictures all

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

good morning all
looks like a greener morning for most of us.
2.51 inches of rain since yesterday, manageable and very much needed.
Lawn will again leap up. Those Texas numbers are nuts, be careful driving guys.

plumber coming late this morning for simple job. Still pondering hot tubs.
Has anyone had one of these?

https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-SaluSpa-Inflatable-Hot-Tub/dp/B00NB3P98G/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=coleman%2Bhot%2Btub&qid=1661249157&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18630bbb-fcbb-42f8-9767-857e17e03685&th=1

the least expensive permanent hot tub started at 7500 bucks. I need to set this up in basement

 

[wngsprd]

62 clear but ground fog creeping around while I fed the birds, chipmunks and garden spiders.

Glad you got some rain in Texas, since the hurricane season is quiet. We got another small rain last evening.

BEF, sounds like a fun, but long trip. Glad you got some mountain time. Mabry's is a great spot.

Buppies, you live near the Blue Ridge Parkway, don't you?

I took advantage of yesterday morning's fog to give my wife's vehicle what I told her was a "handcrafted" car wash...I like to wash while the morning dew is still softening the dirt, and yesterday I finished just before the sun got to it. Had to use just my right hand since my left is still cut up from the rose thorns that I drove the zero turn through.

It took until 5pm for the grass to dry enough to mow, so I got about 90 minutes worth of mowing before the dew returned.

 

[B7510HSD]

good morning all
looks like a greener morning for most of us.
2.51 inches of rain since yesterday, manageable and very much needed.
Lawn will again leap up. Those Texas numbers are nuts, be careful driving guys.

plumber coming late this morning for simple job. Still pondering hot tubs.
Has anyone had one of these?

https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-SaluSpa-Inflatable-Hot-Tub/dp/B00NB3P98G/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=coleman%2Bhot%2Btub&qid=1661249157&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18630bbb-fcbb-42f8-9767-857e17e03685&th=1

the least expensive permanent hot tub started at 7500 bucks. I need to set this up in basement

Drew I have been looking at this model also most seem to like it well enough.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, lots of lightning and about 1/2" rain
Drew- tub will bring lots and lots and lots of moisture. Need ventilation to keep up.

We have whole, large deer families just hanging out every day.