Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

I also had a silver Saab 9000 for a few years, with a stick.
that was a nice car, not fast but fun to drive, felt very sturdy.
It's become a classic and more rare.
That Saab was also used as a platform for two other cars, so it had a lot of modern
engineering and safety built into it. I thought the 9000 was better looking than the 9-3.
But I would feel safe with family driving a classic 9-3 convertible. I see a few of those around here.
And before that the first gen Audi 5000, burgundy sedan, charcoal grey cloth interior, 5 cyl and a 5 speed.
Nicest car I had ever driven. True German engineering and wonderful handling.

I've never owned a Corvette.
if I sell the rv, that's a possibility.
If I sell the rv I have a garage again.
I would never have a really nice car and leave it outside.
But California still in planning for next year so truly miles to go before I sleep, in a Corvette...

Buppies, getting deep, I'm going for my waders.
Just got lucky having smart literate parents
I think I was really happiest in wood and metal shop.
but I read a great deal, have read heavily all my life, always want to learn more.
And as my body seems to fall apart at a steady pace
am hoping my marbles stick around.
There's still more to learn...

since I don't want anyone to die, a TBN murder mystery is out.
Perhaps the ghost of Bobby Doc, the drunken NC farmer, coming back to haunt
the new owners...
In the historic town of Washington, Beaufort Co, NC
and how my friend next door has a special little boy I happen to know
who goes out to shoo away the ghost. Driving his old Cub Cadet tractor
pulling his wagon full of ghost repeller.

and when that doesn't work, he comes back to Dad who says hop in son,
and they fire up the JD 5 series with the magic grapple from Everything Attachments.
It's specially engineered to grab ghosts.
and off they go.

that kind of story?...

the fun part is my BIL could illustrate such a tale wonderfully. I have praised him for years about my
apple tree avatar. He has already written the one children's book, with my very own Drewataur in it.
Time for him to illustrate the great TBN kid's books. Something you could give your grandkids, very PG.
Need to draw Muhammad into it, with discretion and respect, and hopefully humor.
I'm sure he must have some ghosts that need catching, so off goes the John Deere to Southern California with
the magic grapple.

a few details to work out. What does one bait a ghost with?

 

[jbrumberg]

Kyle- Thanks for the + thoughts. There are 100’s of psych “labels” none of them “good.” How about: “Anticipatory Anxiety”? Funny how it “disappeared” with the BF.

rswyn- Nice looking flowers despite the weeds.

RonJ- Thanks for the + thoughts and sharing your petty Blue Heron picture.

Buppies- Thank you for the +’s. I am happy to read that your cyst is resolving, but saddened about the med and blood sugar challenges.

Billy- Thanks for the +’s.

Drew- I always enjoy reading your posts.

It was a cloudy, drizzly 44ºF for this morning’s low temperature. These weather condition continue and it is 54ºF ATM. I anticipate a rainy afternoon with a high temperature in the low 60ºF’s.

I made the dump run earlier than normal in anticipation of the electrician’s arrival. He arrived on time and switched out the 2 60A fuses. He charged me 50% of what the installers would have charged, <$200. The system is up and running again and Don- I could have changed those fuses.

With the rain I have no real plans today.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 41°, heading to a high of 66°. Yesterday's high only made it to 60°. The rain total for yesterday was just over 1-1/8", spread over 8 hours. Nice steady soaking rain.

Currently very foggy, not sure about any cloud cover....can't see if there is any yet....
Rain chances are only at 50% today, so might be able to go after the gravel pile again.

I was able to see where the rain wanted to go, so a good plan is now visioned for diversion. Hopefully, it can be directed towards the tree line.

Wifey transplanted a bunch of juniper clippings yesterday, in hopes of propagating them. Time will tell if it works....
If successful, about $300 worth of plants will be worth the effort.

Kilroy, looks good! There is definitely a learning curve on any new machine. Don't have too much fun....
Oh, by the way, do you remember any white / black Olds 442 zipping through Trenton and Newark? Well, back in the day.......

Drew, maybe rent a stump grinder? Might be easier than digging those big boys out....

Kyle, I can't believe your daughter is a senior already.... time sure is flying by.....

BEF, good job on the mowing. Seems like the neighbors keep a good watch.... mower would be safe in a shed?

Everyone have a great day!

 

[ronjhall]

Drew, there is always a good chance you will own a Corvette. A good friend turned 80 yesterday. He bought a 2023 Vette to celebrate.
I bought a Corvette when I was 26. It was a great car. But do not need to do it again.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
58 and going up 10 degrees under a grey sky. Not really raining, more like a visible mist. Neither weather station recorded measurable rain, but got wet while walking with Zoe.

Yesterdays trip went well, the friend that took us up to Stewart told me on the way to the airport that he didn’t sleep well, he was intimidated at the thought of flying with my partner and I in his Grumman Tiger. Between the two of us, we have over 40,000 hours of flight time, but are probably the easiest going people he could ever have in his plane. On the way home he admitted that he had fun and lost sleep for nothing. Mission accomplished!

Got home in time to go out to lunch. After lunch went and looked at neighbors broken chisel plow to strategize a repair. I’ve got a plan for it, he will disassemble it and bring me the parts to weld.

Did a little mowing with the Lazer that I forgot the other day. Loaded the wife’s suv for todays farmers market, filled the Prius and some Jerry cans with gas, using the .50 discount from grocery points. The Prius is usually an 8 gallon fill up, and I wanted to get the 20 gallon limit.

Never made it back to the little plane, that will be after lunch today.

I’ve collected to tools and supplies I need to take with me, and have been getting prepared for the upcoming fencing as well.

 

[Looking4new]

Drew, can you get your hands on some saltpetre or potassium nitrate?
If yes, then punch a bunch of deep holes into your stumps and pour the saltpetre into the hole along with some water. The stump will rot away. The deeper the hole the better rot job.

Kyle, car manufacturers might make some profit on the cars, but the most profit is made on parts. If the brake lines last 20-30 years there is no profit in that.

Buppies, your bear does need a new name. D.B. Dead bear.

Drew, if you have back problems and bending problems, then a Corvette is not for you. They also ride like a lumber wagon. I would rather have a '69 Camaro Z 28, they ride like a lumber wagon too, but if you get going faast enough you will skip right over the bumps.

 

[jbrumberg]

I've been tracking House Wrens for quite some time and finally was able to capture one this morning. I used the truck as a blind. Tomorrow the "Big Gun" comes out.

 

[check]

57 and foggy...going to 82, likely rain tonight. Got sidetracked and didn't post this earlier, but had a chance to read even more posts.

Prayers for your wives, J and m70.

Nice job, Kil!

Looks good, BEF...nice wildlife there.

Kyle, I'm with you! Since '89, all of our vehicles have lasted over 12 years and 250K...the 4Runner was going strong at 366K when it was rear-ended and totaled. Dang, you gotta make your own cofffee...cruel world!

Ron, that's a beautiful cascade and pond, and my wife's favorite bird...therefore, my avatar. Sorry it is such a pest at your place. We have them fly over to the neighbor's pond a lot. I'll have to post the pic of "ours."

Buppies, glad your cyst is better. Looks like your bear might need a new name.

Looked into the cordless string trimmer some more...decided on the 60V...learned the battery is downward compatible with my other tools, and is quite stronger and longer lasting...which I need...plus got encouragement from my wife. Picked it up on the way to fill my trailer with 3 yards of mulch...nice clean pine bark. We picked up some other things on the list, then some 5 Guys while we were out, so overall made it a pretty expensive Thursday. Now the hard part...moving it from the trailer and spreading it.


My wife insisted I change out of my work clothes just to go to HD and the mulch lot yesterday...says a lot about how bad off they are, too.

"...as I was motorvatin' over the hill..."

Wow - 366,000 miles on your 4runner! Wife wants to know year was it? ( I just bought her a new 2021 Limited in December of 2020, and she thinks it’s the cats meow.)

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I made the dump run earlier than normal in anticipation of the electrician’s arrival. He arrived on time and switched out the 2 60A fuses. He charged me 50% of what the installers would have charged, <$200. The system is up and running again and Don- I could have changed those fuses.

Way back in high school, the electronics teacher taught us to keep one hand in your pocket if you have to work on a live circuit. The idea being that if you touch something hot, your finger might get a shock, but the electricity won't run through your body and stop your heart. And that assumes your feet aren't somehow grounded, so don't be standing in water, and wear dry shoes with thick rubber soles. Keep in mind that the teacher kept a large, fully charged capacitor on his desk that provided a teaching moment to anyone that picked it up and foolishly fingered the terminals.

On the solar power system here, the contractor supplied me with a device to track battery bank state of charge, but left the installation to me. I did what I thought necessary to de-energize the system before I started the work, but on checking with him later learned that I had not. The one hand in the pocket rule may have saved my bacon that day, but I was also very careful to not get across or even touch any of the terminals and buss bars in the cabinet.

 

[jbrumberg]

RNG- It was drizzling during the fuse replacement. He was wearing those thick insulated rubber boots, he put on some heavy duty rubber gloves, and used a large plastic fuse puller to pull and replace those fuses. The system self-rebooted and T-link(?) communication to my computer was established. I have a healthy respect for electricity since I built that drone. Those Li-Po batteries pack a punch.