Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

30 outside this AM, heading to 60. No rain in the forecast. This weather is taking a serious toll on all the flowers that have decided it was time to bloom. Too bad.

Need to make some trips to the hardware and supply stores today. Still plonking along on the Milk House. Bathroom fan is in. Removed some heavy pipes with the new angle grinder. Have one more, about 40 feet long to take out. Needs to come out as bath fan is now right under it. Of course! LOL.

Managed to take in some Eagles, Wagtail called it right a few days ago. Lots of action in the sky, 4 juveniles, 6 vultures all flying about. Talk about an air show!

Hope all have a great start to the week. Be safe. Get and/or stay healthy to those ailing.

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Great action photos.

 

[pennwalk]

In case any of you feel like a daily dose of strange.

Talk about on the rocks.

 

[Buppies]

Strange looking boat. Went to Walmart yesterday $190 worth of restocking no meat mind you. Had a Salad last night tasty. Mild week till the end then colder and wet.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It was 33 when I woke up this morning, already up to 38.

Looks like rain and possible snow overnight.

Yesterday was another day in the shop, made some decent progress, trip to HD was successful as well got some cheap Wi-Fi plug in switches. They were rated for 15a and seem to work well. Now I can tell Alexa to turn on the amp and mixer that drives the speakers in the shop, set the volume and choose program material with Amazon Music Unlimited. Sure beats going upstairs to power it up or make any changes.
Present task is to cut out and recess the side handles on the larger cab in progress.

Today will be a short day in the shop, looks like I’m going to Richmond, VA after lunch. That means I will likely miss Zoe’s kindergarten class, but wife will take her without me. Also will likely miss Oddfellows meeting tonight. Tomorrow I’ll be in Boston. It’s been over a month since I had to go anywhere, so I can’t really complain, but it does seem like an interruption.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 39F @ 5:00AM. Rain likely. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Got another 0..42" of rain yesterday, on and off through the day. And hail. No sunshine at all in the 10-day.

That's quite a load, David. That'll keep you busy for a while.

My dad managed operations on the test flight lines at North American Rockwell when the OV-10 was being built. Now we see them every summer circling wildfires. The sound of the turboprop engines is something I've learned to dread.

During a dry spell yesterday I slid under the F250 looking for zerk fittings to grease the propeller and drive shafts. Didn't find any. What I did find is a leaking input seal on the rear differential. What next?

Also took a look at the video camera that was mounted on top of the top of hill water tank. It wasn't working because water got in past the seal around the Ethernet cable. Probably not salvageable, but I'll give it a while to dry out and see what happens.

Local Ford dealer sent a text yesterday letting me know they had my Transit van, the only Transit they have in stock. A hybrid e-van. Uh, no thanks.

Did the math, and it looks like Lake Oroville is passing the 75% full, by volume, level. They're supposed to always hold at least 20% by volume in reserve for flood control, but we've seen how that goes...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start.

 

[scootr]

Good Morning!!!! 39F @ 5:00AM. Rain likely. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Got another 0..42" of rain yesterday, on and off through the day. And hail. No sunshine at all in the 10-day.

That's quite a load, David. That'll keep you busy for a while.

My dad managed operations on the test flight lines at North American Rockwell when the OV-10 was being built. Now we see them every summer circling wildfires. The sound of the turboprop engines is something I've learned to dread.

During a dry spell yesterday I slid under the F250 looking for zerk fittings to grease the propeller and drive shafts. Didn't find any. What I did find is a leaking input seal on the rear differential. What next?

Also took a look at the video camera that was mounted on top of the top of hill water tank. It wasn't working because water got in past the seal around the Ethernet cable. Probably not salvageable, but I'll give it a while to dry out and see what happens.

Local Ford dealer sent a text yesterday letting me know they had my Transit van, the only Transit they have in stock. A hybrid e-van. Uh, no thanks.

Did the math, and it looks like Lake Oroville is passing the 75% full, by volume, level. They're supposed to always hold at least 20% by volume in reserve for flood control, but we've seen how that goes...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start.

I have the Ford Transit 250 medium height and length with the diesel option. Bought new in 2016. It has been a great van. Mileage could be better but still better than gas. Comfortable and good view with the rear windows.
I hope you find your van

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 36 going up to 52 and sunny.
Got the garden ready for planting and covered up.
Wife and I took the dog into town for a walk.

Too windy for spray by the time I got out there it was quite gusty.

Be well,

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 40 going to 55 nice sun and drying up around here

No call back from AT&T. Expectations are not very high. Dropped calls are still happening very sporadic.

David the picture of snow on the mountain is great. That is a lot of materials and supplies for new projects. I have similar experiences picking up supplies from HD

Bulbs are coming up and flowering all over. Some are damaged from the recent cold weather

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low was 39°, heading for 61°, no precip but high clouds. Lighter winds, only 15-20 mph.

Winds were too strong yesterday to water the landscaping..... I just didn't feel like getting whipped around.... probably get it done today.

David, nice pic of the mountain / snow. Quite the HD haul.

Kilroy, glad you got some OT in. Glad pup is happy!

Rip, nice pic of the birds. Glad you got to watch the airshow!

RS, glad the dirt devil worked out good! Hopefully will make a big difference in the airborne dust levels.

Everyone have a great start to the week!

 

[Buppies]

Great pictures Ken