Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

this looks pretty dreadful but hold that thought, waiting three hours to sand.
they included these cute little 4 inch sanding disks. Too bad my sander is a 5.
I have the 320, but not 600. Will use my 400 wet sanding first, then switch to final pass by hand
with wet 600.

this is the underlayment, a 10 to 1 epox mix. Will be sanded later today.
Then the next coat is a biscuit colored finish mix that will cover all of this.
this stuff was surprisingly goopy and runny on a vertical surface, but soaked in well with remaining fibers.
besides I hear this repair guy gives a one hundred year warranty.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 49°, heading towards 77°. Mostly sunny, some high clouds. 20% chance of a sprinkle.

Sister arrived about 17:00. Made the burgers / dogs which were good. Our son and 2 GS's came over and met them, of course they joined us for dinner.

Sis and BIL want to take in some sights, no sure if we will be accompanying them or not. They only have today to do all the "touristy" things....

Dennis, yes, 'Maggies Diner' was just a display for a couple years. Now it's a gift shop, set up in the 'diner' setting. It never was a "real" diner, so probably too costly to actually make it into one.

Drew, some unsolicited advice: take your time on the repair ---- slow and steady. Thin layers built up, as smooth and neat as possible. Fill in voids a little at a time. Try to make it so minimal sanding required.

Got 90% of the gravel spread, maybe 2-3 tons left. There is a specific area the remaining gravel belongs, but I still have to prep that area. Sometime this week.....

Today's agenda is to get that strawberry planter filled. I still have to run drip to 2 other planters, might attempt to get that done today. I'm down to just "cut-offs" of the main supply tubing, so might not have long enough pieces.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[Looking4new]

Finally, tin work done. Big 1/2" Makita drill punched all the remaining holes and never broke one drill bit. Hosed off the trough where the wood chain runs, lots of tamarack needles congregated there over the fall and winter. Stuffed it back where it will live until next fall when I put the firewood in the basement. V-plow got a new home for the summer. Got some compost put into the ruts in the north field and smoothed out somewhat. I will let that grow and go to seed. The Thermacell bug repeller did a good job of keeping the bugs away. It is available at Home despot and amazon if any of you guys are interested.
As for deer and rabbits, I have heard that Vicks Vapo rub works with both of them BUT you gotta keep re-applying it.
The rest of the day is all mine. You tube rabbit hole here I come.

 

[KilroyJC]

I only have one Milwaukee M12 grease gun, but it’s all I need. If it broke or got lost I’d have a new one the next day.

I always wanted the M3 grease gun

 

[KilroyJC]

I'd say it's fair-sized ... maybe 30 or 40 gallons ?

Definitely not RNG-sized though ...



Yeah, we have talked about it.

Currently, that would have to be over at the barn ... since the house has no gutters at the moment.

Might be worth checking into what a used 275 or 330 gallon IBC tote costs ...

Just looked on Craig's List ... 275 gallon @ $75 each - used once, material they contained was considered "non-toxic", can provide paperwork.

A couple of those would provide a good amount for summer watering.

And is certainly a lot cheaper than a new well pump ...

Still doesn't entirely resolve my situation though: Woman can be washing dishing and cleaning, start a load of wash, and then flush the toilet ... after having just taken a shower ...

I recently purchased four 275gal IBCs for $100 each, they had cornstarch in them (food grade). Craigslist it helpful!

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 66ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind, Overcast thinned in afternoon the clouded up again, high temp was 84ºF. Bike rid to start day, seat broke, managed to move seat so both ends of broken wire supported. 70 miles in 5 1/2 hrs moving time. Riding buddy had spare seats will try one tomorrow. Lunch and shower, then nap.
RS sorry about not getting your post up when you wanted it to be posted. Hope you got the trap fixed. we never had any of the coons we trapped make it unusable. Glad you got some mowing in. You got a lot done. Very nice pics.
David good to hear all walls done.
Ted sorry no rain. Glad you got some seat time. Hope visit with sister goes well. Thanks for link to Madrid NM.
Ron glad you got more mowing in., and second coat on trailer deck. Thanks for update on pool. Hope you got tie downs installed. Nice pose
Phil sorry neck still an issue. Sorry wife's voice not better. Hope next appointment can help. Nice pic, ask bird to face camera next time
Kilroy sorry about the fast.
Chris thanks for link, not sure that project will help me.
Kilroy Sorry no video of squirrel antics. While bike riding, they run up to bike then turn around or run between tires, one left part of tail in chain ring. Nice your neighbor shows up when mini-ex is there. Sorry about druggie activity.
Thomas hope trimming work dome and afternoon went well.
Don glad watermelon and cantaloupe planted. Hope you get some peaches picked.
Duds welcome to GM thread, nice pics.
Bill congrats on sleeping through night. Hope drill works for you, the bigger the drill, the more trouble I have with small bits.
Drew hope nothing hurts too much and mowing went well.
Buppies Glad you might get some rain. Monday American Legion will have memorial service. prayers sent.
Scotty(vt) welcome back.
Frits glad extra meds helping wife. Sorry daughter has to fly back for recuperation. Glad grading done.Sorry mower overheating. Sorry about the hawks, wish they would deal with my squirrels.
Paul glad Makita chainsaw and GS bot worked out for trimming fence posts. Good to hear trip To Burlington went well. Good to hear wife feeling batter and music went well. hope you got done with fence post trimming.
Kilroy thanks for chainsaw info
Ken glad weed eating done for a while. Hope you get the tress bucked soon. Nice pic
Ted gravel getting close to done and planter filled and ready for transplanting.
Drew sorry TSC low on grease. Hope the mowing went well, getting started can be the hardest part.
Dennis sorry about the sore hip. Hope you were able to get dirt in planters. prayers sent.
David bet seat time more fun than pw time
RS hope you able to make inroads in Saturday agenda.
Bill sorry about the temp.
Frits hope the fence project goes well. Glad you have fuses for all the bombs and hope they are effective on the underground critters. Nice pics
RS good luck with getting your wife to pace water usage. Is that pile from Cub mow deck?
Frits glad you figured out how to flush the brakes.
Joel driveway looking good
Thomas what did you have at restaurant? Sorry Boo insists on getting bigger. Hope no problems from new critter.
Dennis good looking dirt. Glad got planter filled.
Randy(wag) glad church went well, hope horse moving went well.
RS thanks for kitty story Glad spraying near done. Hope you get rain soon and can back off watering.
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.

I’d rather have the neighbor be on friendly terms than not - if it means letting the fellow use the machine to move some downed trees so he can mow and make the property look better, it is worth it! But year - funny how that timing works out…

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .13 inches rain.

Looks to be a pretty day to be out on the flail, but coffee first.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[KilroyJC]

Good (Belated) Mornng!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

Currently 63.3F, going up not much more, afternoon rain forecasted has been changed to cloudy, radar seems to confirm mostly dry the rest of the day, which is good because Harry Houdini Hound is scheduled to return any minute now! Hence the delay with the morning post, tasks had to be accomplished.

Right now, I have a 15lb Turkey defrosting to go over charcoal tomorrow. I like turkey on Memorial Day, because I am thankful for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us. A day for giving thanks, as it were…

The second fig tree got planted, I need to cut up two trees that I pushed over and I need to drop a couple more, and then I will attempt turning some soil with the Ferguson two-disk, probably in another week or so.

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!

 

[Popgadget]

I always wanted the M3 grease gun

A friend has one. It’s a a lot of fun as long as you feed it 45ACP, and while it’s got a comparatively slow fire rate, it still chews through a box in a hurry

 

[kenmbz]

New Neighbor was here today looks like he will start build in the fall.

Going to get noisy and there goes our winter views and sunsets.

Makes cleaning out the back are more important to keep any view.

Pool and furniture ready, pool only at 75 though.