Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

same storm tore up some campgrounds s/e of Pittsburgh:
I looked at it on the map and think the Jellystone Campground in Mill Run PA was affected
makes one think twice about asking for lots of shade and parking under trees.




STORM DAMAGE | Lots of damage in Springfield Twp., Fayette Co. This is in Mill Run. So far, Fayette Co. Emergency management says a trailer rolled with a family inside, a tree fell on tent with mom & child in it, & a tree fell on camper w person inside

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good breakfast over the mountain. Then we took drive up in PA and visited an orchard and got some goodies.

Buppies, you sure been thru a lot.

Our breakfast friends going to wedding today out near valley forge and wouldn’t be back till tomorrow

 

[rswyan]

75F, cloudy, and very moist @ 13:45, calling for a high of 76F for the day.

LWS reports that we got a total of 5.4" of rain between the downpours Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday morning.

Left the ground totally saturated of course, even the high ground which normally drains and dries out fairly quick.

So yesterday afternoon I went over to the barn and hooked up the core aerator on the Cub and got the front yard and all down around the house aerated.

That was somewhat miserable, as the temperature hit 89.4F for the high with very high dew point and humidity. Could pretty much drink the air.

Woman made Tuna Helper for dinner, a favorite of mine.

Then late last night the promised storms out of Michigan arrived. Was supposed to be pretty bad but I don't think we got it as some other places in Northeast Ohio.

Several Tornado Warnings, Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts, and High Wind Warnings. Reports of 95 mph straight-line winds. Wind here didn't seem too bad, not seeing much in the way of tree limbs and branches down so it looks like we dodged that bullet.

Picked up another 0.32" of rain in that event last night ...

It will take several days for things to dry up here before mowing can start again.

Think I'll use the brief respite today to go over and get the Cub and bring it over here to the house and jack it up and clean off the underside of the deck. Might even change out the old blades for the new ones, which should get us through the fall leaf season.

Other than that probably do some organizing of equipment manuals inside.

Plus whatever else comes up.

Hope everyone is having a Good Friday ...

 

[rswyan]

Prayers for all our Country hope rswyan did not wash away

Nope ... still here ... just been busy ...

Hope things improve soon for you and yours.

In the meantime, you guys will be in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[rswyan]

The Squeak is not liking the storms with the big noises so much:

 

[txdon]

Little Hospice says “What noise?”

 

[KilroyJC]

Yeah, but if I am carrying something, I'd like to use it.

There must be some math involved in this scenario with the weed whacker cause I find myself in the middle of no where with no supplies and less energy. After all these years you would have thought I'd have figured it out.

At least if I pass out, the wife can see me with the binoculars. She of course would think I was just being lazy. LOL.

The math balances, since, if you cut outbound, you walk past what you cut already on the way back, not using the trimmer…

 

[riptides]

The math balances, since, if you cut outbound, you walk past what you cut already on the way back, not using the trimmer…

But if I cut a quarter of the half on both sides of the fence, I can return to the point of origin to refuel and reload. Then I can approach the uncut area from a different direction and I should have the results I need.

The problem is - Heat, fries the brain and I get lazy in hopping the fence.

Or something like that...LOL.

 

[KilroyJC]

But if I cut a quarter of the half on both sides of the fence, I can return to the point of origin to refuel and reload. Then I can approach the uncut area from a different direction and I should have the results I need.

The problem is - Heat, fries the brain and I get lazy in hopping the fence.

Or something like that...LOL.

You must have neighbors you actually like if you are trimming the outside of the fence

 

[daugen]

I had to chuckle at this
I get hundreds of invites to educational conferences, this is typical

Start planning now for the 2023–2024 school year, and join us for the People of Color Conference and NAIS Annual Conference!
St. Louis is home to the blues, cultural attractions, a rich civil rights history, and an exciting culinary scene. And it’s the perfect destination to learn, engage, and reflect

After what Paul/PJS told us, these folks are more likely to get mugged downtown, they want exciting dining?
they sure might get it

Sun has been out for a bit, warmed up to a humid 82.
Fed the birds, chased the neighbors cat away from my birdfeeders.
We don't have a leash law for cats in this township.
if the owner lets the cat run free, it knows exactly where the birds are,
and I watched it crouch down and stalk toward them from thirty feet away.
Might as well have been a lion going after an antelope.

no, I am not feeding these birds deluxe bird seed with nuts and berries
so that they taste better for my local cat.
need to chat with owner.