Good morning!!!!

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Guys,

Sometimes I'm pretty sure we are doing things wrong, but we are doing it her way and she seems happy about it.

newbury, yes I am in the same club ! Was going to move to Vt and then my kids decided to have 4 kids during the pandemic !

Now I get there occasionally, which is still ok, but I am not a fan of taking care of 2 homes !

PopG, nice bike ! I really lost track of vhow many bikes I had. Probably 4 dirt bikes, and 5 or 6 road bikes. The last one was a Harley Davidson Super Glide. no I take that back, last one was a Honda XR-250 that I tricked out, also broke my left leg on that one !

RS, also nice machine ! Lot of fun on all of them ! After I broke my leg, wife wouldnt let me get anything that went faster than a tractor ! Even thats not entirely true, I got Polaris Ranger 570 EPS in 2018. That thing will easily do 50 or more !

Hope all have a great evening, time to feed my two cats, they are hungry now !

 

[buckeyefarmer]

, I got Polaris Ranger 570 EPS in 2018. That thing will easily do 50 or more !

Hope all have a great evening, time to feed my two cats, they are hungry now !

I seldom use the seat belt, so it's speed limited to 15 MPH, which is plenty in my field..lol

 

[daugen]

I don't mind the whiskey ads, it is the ones about erectile dysfunction I don't like.

I keep getting a politician asking for money.
all of them have a lot more money than I do.

because it's going down to 25 tonight decided to leave all the plants inside.
very windy day today, looked nice but felt cold

now I wonder what's going to hop out of the fridge onto the stove and cook itself for me.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

This picture was taken less than 2 miles north of our farm, 2 ridges away.

NWS says an EF-2 tornado yesterday just north of the farm.

 

[ronjhall]

I know dad misses my mom. Got to be hard living alone after having someone there so many years.

I look back at some the thing my wife and went through over the years. I can laugh a some. My wife and I went to her parents and asked for there blessing to marry. They said No. My wife left her parents home 2 weeks later. 2 months later we got married at her Catholic church. I am Lutheran. Her priest said mixed religions marriages do not last. We were married 57 years. Well I guess we are still married. That would be 62 years.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Dennis,

I seldom use the seat belt, so it's speed limited to 15 MPH, which is plenty in my field..lol

Dennis, yes when out in the field I do the same thing ! It’s used a lot to go back to the barn and get all the tools I forgot ! Or carting rounds of wood to the backside of the barn for splitting ! Probably not even doing the 15 mph !

Have a good evening!

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning and, for us here in Aus, the first day of Autumn. Overnight Low of 11.8C and it's presently 25.6C. Clear with the odd wind gust.

Yesterday's funeral was very well attended and it turned out that she was a Veteran herself. Home by 1200. The evening supper/meeting was also well attended and concluded by 2100. (Crikey, that's the 3rd funeral I've attended, so far, this year)

Pretty much nothing on for today. I do need to toddle off to bed a wee bit earlier than usual this evening as I'm off to Launie early tomorrow. I've got a medical 'procedure' @ 1100.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[sodamo]

Just saw a lehto law YouTube clip regarding LG’s very common faulty compressor issue. They apparently made some for sears, and they use a known faulty compressor.

Just saw sears does sell fridges with the linear compressor that fails.

Figures
This is a Whirlpool
Tech did a good job. Freezer reading 8°F right now

 

[sodamo]

Enjoyed another cappuccino. Likely not right as an expresso but we enjoyed it.

 

[Looking4new]

David, as long as you enjoyed the coffee, who cares about the name?

I just watched that Lehtos law one myself.
I still say boycott LG and Kenmore. I am NOT a fan of loosing a frig/freezer full of food over faulty parts.
The freezer full of food that Junior lost was all on him. After the power surge took out the power bar, he didn't pay any attention to the little light on the front of the freezer that indicates that it is even on. Now we have a proper surge protector on each of the three freezers. Two for us and our food and one for whichever of the pets that die. The one for the pets is an apartment sized freezer and it is only turned on when we have a dead pet to go into it. The pet goes into it in a coffin. A true pine box, made of #1 grade pine 1" x 12".

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I had an RZ500, but mine was from Japan, the Canadian ones had a steel chassis, the Japanese one was aluminum. The Canadian ones had more power, but my engine was “massaged” to do better than the Canadian ones.
I really should have kept it, looking at what it would be worth today.
It was a lot of fun to ride, and would pass bikes with twice the displacement regularly.
And to think that I was on an antique bike going 30mph when I almost died back in 2019. An errant SUV saw to that.

IF, you could find one of those from Japan, in clean shape, it would be worth a lot of money. Some got "wadded" road racing. Some guys down here had put Toomey exhaust on them. If the Toomey's helped the 500 as much as they did for the RZ350, it could have bumped the hp up maybe 15-20 with proper jetting/needles.
STROKE OF GENIUS: YAMAHA RZ500.
I consider some of the bikes I've been able to ride as "bucketlist" rides. Working in Yamaha shops from age 16-26 (1976-1986) and then hanging around and being involved got me a few memorable rides.

Here's an old motorcycle story. One Saturday morning back in 1985, working at Yamaha, my boss finally decided to service and run 1 of our 2 Vmax motorcycles we had received as our allotment for the first batch. Funny thing is, it had sat on our showroom floor's raised stand with track lights on it for 2-3 weeks with little interest. Yamaha had heavily advertised it in many publications. 145 Hp and a ton of torque with a wide back tire. 10.43 second 1/4 mile. We had a fairly long road behind our shop. The boss went out on it first and when he came back, he said "nobody but me or you rides that thing. Any test rides will be passengers on back. Go ride it, BE CAREFUL!" So I put on my helmet, and off I went. It had a great torque rise power band that, if it wasn't burning the back tire off, it would hook up and go. I got back to the shop and agreed with the boss about not letting customers ride it. About 15 minutes later, some of my long time riding friends dropped in to say howdy. I said, "Tim, you have got to let me take you for a ride on this thing." He was ticked, because he could ride as good as anyone in town, but the boss didn't know him well yet as the boss had just moved to town. I told Tim as he was on back, and we were riding down towards the end of the long road, "I'm going to turn around and get it on. I want you to actually wrap your arms around my waist to hold on." He looked at me weird and I said trust me just hold on. He was about 8 years older than me and had done crazy m/c stunts with my older brother for years. We got turned around and I nailed it, rode a perfect, front tire off the ground 3", power wheelie through first, second, and third gear with the front wheel coming down with a loud "chirp" at about 110mph. Both of us had eyes as big as silver dollars! Tim was about 5' 7" and maybe 135lbs on back. We were flabbergasted and pulled back into our parking lot. He said, "Hold that thing for me, I'm going to the bank Monday morning!". 1 sold. About 15 minutes later, a known car hot rodder in our town named John came by to look at the Vmax. He did not have a lot of motorcycling experience. (This story ends OK, no tragedy). He wanted to see it run, and I told him we had just ran it that morning. John was about 6' 4", 285lb and no fat. He was a boxer. I told him I'd recommend he start with a lower hp bike but he was emphatic, had a rich wife, and a good job, and said he wanted to go for a ride on it. Telling him what the boss had strictly commanded, he said OK take me for a ride. I explained what I was willing to do and if he wanted to go for a fast ride, or just putt around. He said he was a hp man, and wanted to see what it could do. I had never met this guy in person prior, but knew of him from others. So I had to find the biggest helmet we had in stock to fit, and off we go, me with my 175lbs and this gorilla man on back. I told him to lock his arms around my waist and off we went. My 2nd perfect roll on launch same as before with the front tire coming back to terra firma at around 110mph, but did I mention the whole time I was doing a 500lb dead lift straining to hold onto the handlebars with that big moose on back? I was actually glad that was over when we rolled back into the parking lot. My boss had walked back there to see how it went, but probably more so to see how I could ride having him on back. LOL. I told John that he was surely strong enough to handle the bike, and that it would handle like a puppy, as long as he went easy on the throttle. He said, "I'm going to the bank on Monday morning, hold this for me." 2nd one sold. He did not drink alcohol, and he respected the power, and that is probably why he is still with us AFAIK today. Later that morning, the boss's brother and SIL were down from Colorado visiting. He had a BMW 1000cc airhead bike that was his fair weather commuter, so he had good experience. I was talking with another customer and heard someone start the Vmax around the corner....I saw the brother and his wife taking off and I ran as fast as I could yelling at them to hold up. They heard me yelling and stopped, wondering what on Earth was I going to say and why I was panicking. I pointed to her and said "When he guns it, you make sure your arms are wrapped around him, not just holding his belt hoops", then I pointed to him and told him the same thing to make sure she was holding on tight. At the time the brother was probably thinking, what's this young punk doing trying to tell me how to ride?....They came back about 20 minutes later, and when she got off, she came straight up to me and said "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WARNING, we both knew exactly what you meant the first time he gassed it!"

On Monday morning we opened at 9am, and by 9:15, two different banks called and gave us drafting instructions.

Nowadays, 145hp is a pittance compared to what is offered by many brands. Yamaha made this same Vmax 1st generation from 1985-2007 without many changes.
Yamaha VMAX - Wikipedia

My best friend has the 2nd generation Vmax, and that's another story for another day.

I look back at some the thing my wife and went through over the years. I can laugh a some. My wife and I went to her parents and asked for there blessing to marry. They said No. My wife left her parents home 2 weeks later. 2 months later we got married at her Catholic church. I am Lutheran. Her priest said mixed religions marriages do not last. We were married 57 years. Well I guess we are still married. That would be 62 years.

Good story. Wonder if it was because you weren't Catholic? Maybe they weren't ready to give away their baby girl?

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind with moderate gusts, periods of rain, and high temp was 44ºF. Made coffee for start, cleaned ashes and revived fire in insert. Got computer work for work done after breakfast. Went for ride after lunch and beat the next wave of rain. No nap today and I am very tire tonight. The motorcycle was the one after the H-1, had it for 30 years and 50K+ miles. Pic was taken just before selling it.
David neat and interesting story. Glad it ended well.
Buppies you will need a nap today. prayers sent.
Ron sorry about the cold front. Glad you got a nap yesterday. Hope shopping went well. The best thing about cold weather is the fire in the insert. Crow does not look happy.
Phil sorry about the relapse. Hope taxes go well. prayes sent for both of you. Love the pics thanks.
Frits glad positive results for Cody, hope ultrasound help provide diagnosis.
Drew very sorry about greenhouse and hauling plants back in the house. Hope you have good visit and can get burner more reliable. Hope cover removal goes well.
Kilroy glad you got stove chimney cleaned. Day goes by faster when there is plenty of work. Glad you are ready to drop of taxes. Hope the chiro appointment helps.
Bill glad your schedule is a bit more flexible now. Cats don't seem to have a sense of humor Glad you are back to normal schedule.
Newbury happy 40th anniversary. So are you going to get rid MS property?
RNG sorry about the insurance problems the way the carriers are behaving in CA is amazing Hope you hot tub up and running soon.
Kilroy neat link.
Thomas hope Mrs is recovering ok from bad sushi.
Paul thanks for the info, quit the build.
Billy nice to have more Mrs time now that her mom is moved?
Paul windy here as well, hope spindle repair goes well. Hope music was fun.
Billy glad you beat the rain, I barely beat the rain myself.
Lou glad no power issues.
Plowhog glad you are ready for big snow.
Mike sorry the crows annoy you.
Ken I think a lot of us had big temp swings, Monday was record high, Wednesday below normal. Hope you can work outside when you get time.
Dennis nice job on the railroad an farm pics.
Gstrom good luck with scrapping or selling your yard art
Kyle we never hit 46ºF the whole day Was a cold ride today. Glad you are better, but sorry wife is getting it.
Paul wife had a RD 350 but neither of us really pushed it. Yes handled better than H-1.
Ken glad frakenbed gone. Hope you can rehome old bed.
David sorry about continued rain, grass gonna get high Hope tech showed and guy did well at H&F. Hope most of your espresso is drinkable.
Scott(vt) sorry about workday.
Buppies glad Z-turn done and you got some good stories today.
David when I was counting steps not very many showed from bike ride. Work had a contest for walking miles but bike miles only counted for half
RS hope you made progress on something.
RS quite the wreck. Had a 1000 shaft drive after the H-1.
David nice process and doesn't take long either
Ken good motorcycle stories.
Bill glad good trip to town. Sorry about your luck on the Harley.
Frits good motorcycle stories except the t-bone wreck.
Two_bit sorry about all the balls in the air. Hope you don't drop any.
Ron I understand about your wife, wish I had mine, but she is in better place.
Dennis yes it is hard.
Drew let me know what and how you get to cook on it's own, that's a neat trick.
Ron been reviewing pics, looking for a motorcycle pic to show. We had lot of good times, 46 years worth.
Randy(wag) glad funeral well attended. Nice meeting went well. Hope procedure goes well.
Kyle great story.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking hot coffee. 20° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 48° with partly cloudy skies. Grocery shopping went well. But it sure was cold getting to and from car at store. Going tractor shopping with new neighbor today. Should be fun.
Sassy's birthday is today. 5 years (36 Human Years). A new toy for her today.
Welcome to March, 19 days until Spring arrives.

Kyle, it was more they were strict old country Italian. They came around about 6 months later when they found out we were going to have their first grandchild.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[NHBX]

Happy Birthday Sassy

Jasmine

 

[daugen]

good morning all
and happy birthday to Sassy, cute little fur ball, so is Jasmine!

slept well, was very tired from prior night.
going to work on greenhouse later this morning when it warms up, cold out there now.
then this afternoon some friends come over with poles and we get the cover off the rv.
am hoping it slides right off. Sure didn't slide right on...

I bought a high reach pole pruner to do the trees along the driveway, keep them out of wires overhead.
did some work, really hard on my arms and hands, that pole sure gets heavy after a while. Nice tool, a Fiskars, with
a chain driven cutter mechanism at top, sharp and durable. Landlady has offered to send her helper over, which I had asked for.
He's built like a fire plug, let him cut for a while.

 

[Thomas]

Hope you got the spring back in your step Kyle.
Mrs. slowly improving.

 

[Thomas]

Happy Birthday Sassy

Jasmine

It's your special day Sassy.

 

[Thomas]

Helloooo Ms. March,sure hope you come in as lamb and leave as lamb.
12F partly cloudy sky upper 30's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours part store afterwards stop for critter food,than see what rest day offers.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[riptides]

23 outside this AM, heading to lower 50's. Rain expected tonight. Too bad, don't need. it. Shopping on tap for today. Have a going away party for the daughter tomorrow. She took a seasonal job out west to try and get back into the rat race. She has recovered well from her reconstruction surgery. I am going to miss the dog.

LOL.

I am hoping for some more wife time these next few months and years ahead. Dealing with life, seems we have had no time for each other. That's going to change.

Hope all have a great day and a good start to the weekend. Be safe.

Welcome to March.

Fun to read the bike stories. A am a total fan of the pocket rockets.

 

[wngsprd]

24 going to 54, rain tonight.

Ron, nice to read your stories about your wife.

Never had a motorcycle, but got my 10-speed up to 40mph going downhill.

BEF, close call on that tornado...looks bad.

Kyle, get well.

Was supposed to visit my mom yesterday, but she called and wasn't feeling well, so made a quick change in plans and visited old man mountain instead. Hiked a trail I would never have chosen, but it's part of the Shenandoah 500 that I'm still whittling away at. Trail named Crusher ridge, and it was a crusher...had a nice payoff at the bottom on the mountain - two log cabins, one where I ate lunch. But then the steep climb back up. Pix later.