Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Good Evening All.

68F and sunny @ 19:30, temperature seems to be falling rapidly, heading down to around 44F for the low overnight. Fairly windy too ... which makes it feel a little chilly.

Big cool down on it's way in, high tomorrow only 67F.

Back up to near 80F by Saturday though ... and near 90F Tuesday - Friday this coming week.

Way too windy to do any spraying today.

Noticed that there appeared to be something out in the live trap as I was fixing my coffee this morning ... which was a little odd, given the anchovy had been pilfered out of the bait can several days ago.

A closer inspection after I got out there with the Cub and the dump cart revealed that yup, it was sure enough a 'coon.

A very nasty big one:

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Gave him a swimming lesson - which he sadly failed - and then put him in the bucket on the Kubota and hauled him up to the compost pile for the buzzards:

I give him 3 days ... at most.

Before I did that though, I decided to clean the bottom of the mower deck on the Cub which was long overdue.

I knew it was going to be bad, just didn't realize how bad ... but how poorly it was throwing clippings was probably a big clue though.

Very bad:

Those Marbain blades are pretty tough, but I'm not sure how well this set will survive this ordeal ...

At any rate, I got the underside of the deck about 75% cleaned off, leaving the parts at the rear which are hard to reach/get to, owning to my lift set up - which is very much less than ideal and doesn't raise the deck all that high (<12")

After some consultation with The Woman, I was able to secure approval for a solution to that and placed the order:

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Amazon says delivery by the 30th ... but I sure wouldn't be unhappy if it arrived sooner ...

Could have run over this afternoon to Lowes, who had it in stock ... but I'm happy to wait a little bit and save the $38.

Also ordered the smoke bombs to get rid of the groundhogs:

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Woman grilled some Hebrew Nationals and heated up some Bush's Baked Beans for dinner. I also cleaned up a little bit of pork chop that was left as well as the rest of the scalloped potatoes.

Dropped the dump cart around back earlier to load the weeds The Woman pulled this morning. She didn't get around to that, was busy working out front on the edge of the circle.

Got the 2 x 12 PT lumber placed back on the east slope of the garden.

Loaded the ATV/Motorcyle jack and the car ramps into the bucket of the Kubota and took those up to the shop.

Looks like someone left a free lawn chair up there ...

Refilled hopper and the two tube feeders, dumped the bags of bird food into their containers.

Used Kubota to pile up the compostables up onto the compost pile.

Just heard The Woman yelling out the window "Hey you ... stop eating my hostas !"



Was a deer apparently ... She said there was another 'coon out by the feeders too ...

Need to switch out of shorts and close up things outside, then head up to the shop and modify that driver bit so I can drive t-posts with the HF hammer drill.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[jbrumberg]

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[buckeyefarmer]

45° when I left home this morning. Got warmer. Took nice drive, had some fun, got home in time to water the garden before dark.

 

[Popgadget]

This is Dennis’s idea of fun……

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low was a balmy 14C (8C with wind-chill). It's presently 14.6C (down from 16C), overcast, sporadic mist/rain and gusty wind.

Damage from last nights "severe" wind was the top portion of a large wattle tree. It's snapped/bent but still attached (barber-chair?). I'll wait until tomorrow or Saturday, when the wind has abated, to assess. Everything else around the property looks to be OK. I am glad that I did dismount the flagpole yesterday arvo.

Not much on for today. The wind should be gone by this early evening.

No migrant trampolines spotted.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It was fun, and that fencing stapler is the cats meow. If you are doing any amount of fencing, get one.

And a kubota fence puller isn’t too shabby either. Actually it was the anchor for a big come along

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 64ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind, clouds thinned to partly cloudy, high temp was 85ºF, HI 87ºF. Forecasted rain was a no show. Need to fire up irrigation system. Men's meeting to start day, took trimmer for a walk, now all lawn done the same week. Washed boat seats, cockpit floor, and windshield and got boat covered again.Did not get piston top cleaned off, so I can use and return ring compressor. Did get short nap, and dinner at Mexican restaurant.
Kyle nice pics
RS Glad you got a lot of spraying done sorry about not screening the gypsum, I take it spreader not happy with that. Sorry about the bluebird, that enough cause to evict sparrows from any of your houses; Nice flower pics.
Ron sorry about the smoke Nice humming bird.
Kilroy nice technique.
Kilroy glad relatives made it to their destination ok. Nice score on the printer.
Dennis I could never work with John Q Public, would have trouble with all the Karens.
Drew hope the drive to the RV park goes well. Hope the radishes turn out good.
Buppies sorry about rain not definite. How are you going to tell us about which bear is doing what?
Paul I thought she might remember the class if she liked it. Scooter will always remember anything he likes and pout big time if it does not happen again.
Paul glad you got good at fence removal. Nice pics hope fence install went smoothly.
Bill have a good summer hauling. I leave the same day for STL.
Don you are right nothing compares to a tree-ripened peach. Had a peach tree growing up, only got peaches about every 3rd year. Thanks for the rest of the pricing info. Hope garden planting was successful.
Ken sorry ground is so dry. Bicycles are a lot of work.
RNG sorry about radio silence from dealer. Glad weed eater worked well. I found soaking the line for a week in water helps the line work better. Fishing line the same way.
Bill sorry tin not done but good to hear grass cut.
Frits good to hear daughter helped you finish setting the fence posts. Sorry about the Gerd attack, prayers for her and your wife.
David hope you got the wall done today and got the errands dons as well.
Thomas hope rain didn't dampen your plans.
Don he was hard to see.
Drew sorry about the interference pulling that trailer. Hope dinner turns out.
Jay thanks for the info, hope the supply trip was successful. We have no had a good rate of rain in forecast becoming actual rain. Looks like a slow day.
Frits she does look relaxed.
Scardy thanks for the update. Good to hear you get to visit with out of town daughter. Hope 4 wheeling was fun, sorry about no suitable boating weather.
Frits I just don't understand taking tips from tables. I put tips in waitress hands now.
Drew nice pile of dishes. nice pics, sorry about RV.
RS congrats on another failed swimming lesson. When I borrowed a push mower. it was almost that bad, did clean some of it out and blow air filter out before return. Nice looking lift. Sorry about the gophers, mine came back will address him tomorrow. Sorry about another coon deer.
Dennis glad you had fun.
Paul nice pic.
Randy(wag) sorry about the tree, glad nothing else looks to be damaged. Nice no transient trampolines around.
Dennis nice pics.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /back surgery healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /loss of brother, /heart issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, i wonder if there might be some sort of wireless alarm/beeper you could install on rv/trailer?

 

[sodamo]

It was fun, and that fencing stapler is the cats meow. If you are doing any amount of fencing, get one.
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And a kubota fence puller isn’t too shabby either. Actually it was the anchor for a big come along

Nice job guys.
That puller looks quite similar to mine.

 

[sodamo]

Did get that wall done today, boy what a kick butt. Seemed to take more effort than others.
Happy with the results though.

 

[Spike56]

Good morning to all TBN. Brothers and Sisters. Finally, was able to cut the hay field. Unfortunately, had about .7" of rain the next day. At least it is cut and with temperatures approaching 90 it should dry enough in the next 1-2 days to bale.

Early Happy Memorial Day to all. I'm sure many on this forum have had family who have served. I am old enough that my father and all my uncles were somewhere (Italy, Africa, other parts of Europe) in WWII. Fortunately, of these none perished during that global conflict. Many in the family served in Korea and Vietnam wars also. Luckily no family losses there either, but they had friends who did not make it.

The USAF with Raytheon is developing a Long-Range Stand-Off weapon (LRSO) nuclear-armed air-launched cruise missile now in the engineering phase. Deployment still a few years away. The Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff missile will succeed the 1980s-vintage AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), which is being phased out after undergoing several life extension programs. Integration planned for the B-52H and B-21 with a claimed range > 1500 miles.

 

[ronjhall]

Back to drinking hot coffee. 38° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 64° with mostly sunny skies. Put Flail mower on tractor and mowed 3 acre field yesterday. Grocery shopping this morning. Then hope to get started painting deck wood on trailer.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low temp was 33 and the high going to 60°F. Wind NNE 5 to 10 mph. Zero % chance of precipitation.

Drew, a longer tongue would solve that problem.

Ron, nice wood pecker. This is the first pic I've seen from you in a couple of weeks. My 'puter didn't like TBNs formatting of pics.

Scaredy, never go wheeling alone doesn't mean to pack more people in the vehicle. Hope you had a good time and came back home safely.

Dump/town run for today then tear the house apart looking for my bottle of Permethrin. I bought it through amazon three years ago, now I cannot find it. Couldn't find it last year either.
I may have to drop into the feed store in Powassan and see if I can get some there OTC.

Up way too early, BUT I can go back to bed. Not going anywhere until 11:30 A.M.

Have a safe day all

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning.
47 outside this morning when Zoe and I went for a walk.
Supposed to get to almost 70 under a clear sky.

Yesterday was almost 80, a bit warm for fencing, especially in the sun.
I made it home from breakfast in time to take the string trimmer for a walk around all the posts before Dennis (BEF) and my son arrived. I had staged all the tools we needed in the back of the Carryall, put the loader on the tractor, swapped the bucket out for forks and parked it by the fence as well.
First task was to scratch our heads and decide which way to roll the wire out. Once that was decided we were off and running. We did a few things differently than I had done them in the past. We stripped the first 24” of vertical wire off, and pulled the remaining horizontal wires around the gate post, wrapping them around themselves. Previously, I had just stapled the wire, pulled it back over the staple and stapled the tail as well. The way we did it yesterday was much neater.
As Dennis said, the stapler was the bomb. The Makita battery worked just fine in the Milwaukee tool with the adapter.
So we started at about 10:30, took a lunch break when we finished the first roll (330 feet), and finished a bit after 3. Not bad for about 650 feet of fence.
It was nice meeting Dennis in person, and the extra set of hands were welcome.

Today I’m off to Vero Beach, I hope to mow when I get home.

 

[Popgadget]

Forgot the most important part of the post,

 

[daugen]

good morning all from Upper Black Eddy PA
45 out going up to 71, should be a lovely day
had to put a heater on in the rv.

made coffee this morning while putting away dishes.
slept like a rock here last night, so quiet in the woods.
Campground not full at all, no cars driving by, just a few golf carts.
And once it gets a little warmer, I'm off in my cart to go exploring

thanks for suggestions on improving my driving. I am chagrined to ding up my rv twice. First time yes sure could have used a dinger going off, like we are spoiled with on our cars. Second time I backed up and had no idea trailer would jacknife into rv. Sure do now.

all the tanks show they are full, when they aren't. I think the sensors are gunked up. I'm not taking a shower this trip so should have no problems with storage, but 35 gallons isn't that much

am sorry I missed Dennis yesterday but just wasn't good timing.
I'll catch up with him next time I'm headed down 81.

and yes, local tractor is an H. I'll take a pic of it this morning.
enjoy your day

 

[m7040]

Some people can't take a joke and/or accept "current trends" like reality. I take pride, sometimes, getting "asked to leave" an establishment or website because of my behaviors and/or belief system. I think that I spent most of my "formative public school years" in time out, the hallway, nurses' station. principle's office, in detention, or worse dealing with my parents for my perceived sins against humanity. I learned from my "mistakes"; the next time around I will do "it" all over again, but hopefully better.

We had kids just like you describe. Wife spent lots of time in principals offices. Had kids in 5 different schools at the same time. Kicked out of school too only to be hospitalized at mental facility and therefore school had to readmit when back. Wife showed up one time in school to check on a kid and principal did not want her there but she insisted. Principal called police to have her arrested but police refused. Filed many complaints and had principal fired. Wife could write a book about how to navigate school systems to get special Ed services. Schools are very resistant to provide special Ed services costing them big dollars.

 

[Buppies]

41 high in low 70s today the rain forecast for the weekend changes every three hours

The bear sighting of day before maybe 75 to 100 pounds lots of fat rolls the other is bigger

Nice fence PopG, nice help BEF, dinner was good I’m sure Drew. Nice job on stumps and tree L4N

Prayers for all our Country Ukrainian people

 

[ronjhall]

Drew, I replaced the tank sensors with See Level sensors. They give very accurate info.

Holding Tanks Solution – Garnet Instruments

www.garnetinstruments.com

 

[daugen]

Drew, I replaced the tank sensors with See Level sensors. They give very accurate info.

Holding Tanks Solution – Garnet Instruments

www.garnetinstruments.com

Ron, my existing tank monitor is part of main panel and custom, no pull out and replace easily. Exterior sensors make great sense.
black water readout says I'm FOS
only partially...
I actually need to fill it all the way up, then dose it with a lot of detergent chemicals tonight, then tomorrow when I pump out maybe the existing sensors will work better. Being internal, doomed to fail.

I'll have my master rv mechanic Popgadget eyeball the situation next time I see him.
I love gauges, the more the merrier
but they have to be accurate or what is the point...

sitting here in bare feet with little electric heater blowing warm air across the floor.
second cup of coffee.
life is good