Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Speaking of fire wood, did you really mean fireplace in the "old folks home", Paul? I would think a wood stove would be much more efficient. Then again, some of the fireplace inserts might as well be wood stoves, as they use the same principles.

Yup big old stone fireplace. For playing with fire and atmosphere, not heat. I’ll have gas fueled radiant floor heat and a SEER 23 heat pump for that. The only efficient feature of the fire place is going to be a fresh air vent for combustion.

 

[Popgadget]

If only permits were that fast here.

I started the process in September when I applied for a zoning variance, followed by stormwater management exemption and board of health approval. Then submitted drawings for the actual building, including electrical, plumbing and HVAC.
None of the steps were onerous, just time consuming.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 58ºF for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind, variable cloudy skies, and high temp was 80ºF. Made coffee to start morning, putter, bike ride, trip to Sherman for lunch and put Peugeot in shop for brake cable replacement was a while you wait fix. Some work on ICVFD matters, stepdaughter came over for visit and short nap before fish club meeting and dinner.
Ron glad you got some good pics. Good to hear mulch is getting spread. Hope grocery shopping went ok, and you got to finish spreading the mulch. Nice pic of the ducks
Bill probably a setting on the phone somewhere giving you the symbols. Good to see you posting.
Billy now I see where TBN ranks to puppy.
Thomas sounds like nice evening watching Boo with kitties on you. Hope clean up went well.
Buppies but do you stay asleep? prayers sent.
Drew hope friend could help you help you. On my computer (Win 10) push control key and scroll wheel. If using touch pad it is trickier.
Don sorry about the missed boxes. Hope you have way to cool pool.
Don I have coaxial cable yo each room, likely for TV, only us one bedroom and living room and they use WiFi.
Scott(vt) sorry about no sun. Hope you got the appointment soon enough not to run out of meds.
Frits hope it is easier to maneuver with splitter on front.
Plowhog hope first visit goes well. Sounds like work to get the irrigation system going each year. Hope some of the CA goslings made it.
Paul glad meeting went well and you got permit ok. Hope utilities marking and landscaping went well.
Frits sorry about the hose hope replacing it goes ok.
RNG sorry about the extra traffic obstacles. Glad no wreck from bad driver. Hope turn around goes ok, lot of projects to do.
Ken hope you are getting caught up with trimmer. Good to hear good concert. Nice pics
Dennis garden looks ready.
RNG they may need to keep arsonist in protective custody.
Ted glad a bit more rain. Sorry about your encounter with blind driver. Hope you get more rain.
Mike sorry about day job, lawyers and paper work, the dreaded trio. Hope you can get grass under control and trees cut up.
Bill sorry about right side weakness prayers sent.
RS hope you got lift cylinder finished.
Davis sorry guys lost again, glad food good Is Sophie's procedure to fix eye leaks?
Scott(vt) with some of the hospital food I have had, sleep through supper good idea
Mike glad grass in better shape and trees moved no chainsawing. Sounds like you had good evening.
Rand(wag) sorry about no rain. Happy Birthday to the Centenarian. Hope you found a good card.
Thomas glad you got another pine tree taken care of. Glad Boo is guarding. Nice pics
David sorry Sophie's eye Dr visit disappointing. Hope Dr con get issue resolved.
Paul hope you get good enjoyment from fireplace, I love playing with fire in my insert.
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.

 

[Buppies]

62.8 outside over two inches of rain this week should be getting close to normal for the year and that’s good.

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 60° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 80° with lots of sun. Grocery shopping went good. When I got home as supposed to start putting mulch down. But air quality was bad. My Sinuses were not happy. Did a conserve energy day. Hope to get out early today and get mulch spread around gardens.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

56F cloudy mid 60's for high on/off shower afternoon.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store,afternoon may take trimmer for long walk.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

good Saturday morning all
was hoping to get lots done today but looks like more wet weather coming in.

Thomas, great tractor pics. thank goodness for hydraulics.

Bill, hope you are feeling better this morning and that outlook improves.

Riptides, hard to keep up with field grass in the Spring, particularly after lots of rain.
bet it felt good getting it done

maybe I'll get going early before rain comes, nice to have light coming in windows at 5:30am.
if I see light, and i'm in bed, hard to stay there. Except if it's raining.

I'm with Popgadget and a natural fire. The big challenge is not exhausting house heat out the chimney after midnight.
I always wondered if a glass door was worth it, pain to keep clean, but once heat is in the house, you want it to stay there.

working on plans for Lapp Structures in Quakertown to build a small mower shed for me, so I can get stuff out of garage.
I realized I only need one set of movable ramps, that saves a bunch of money, since the Gravely doesn't get used that much.

feeling pretty good this morning.
hope you all are too

 

[Looking4new]

Today at 2 marks exactly 7 days on the 'inside' of the hospital. it sure beats the alternative though.
Took a lap around the floor this morning at 5. Will take another one after pt today.

 

[daugen]

keep lapping Bill, you want out of there so make their paperwork flutter as you walk by...

 

[m7040]

good morning, Raining

Moved some yesterday still more to mowe when the rain stops

replaced the hydraulic hose on the tractor and it failed first time I used it. Went back and had it remade again and this time it was fine. No more leaks

Took down a couple of tall trees blocking access. They were also about to crush some bushes that wife holds dear. Grabbed it with the tractor and with a lot of overhang was able to move them off the bushes

 

[daugen]

I'm curious, what failed in the hose?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

good Saturday morning all
was hoping to get lots done today but looks like more wet weather coming in.

Thomas, great tractor pics. thank goodness for hydraulics.

Bill, hope you are feeling better this morning and that outlook improves.

Riptides, hard to keep up with field grass in the Spring, particularly after lots of rain.
bet it felt good getting it done

maybe I'll get going early before rain comes, nice to have light coming in windows at 5:30am.
if I see light, and i'm in bed, hard to stay there. Except if it's raining.

I'm with Popgadget and a natural fire. The big challenge is not exhausting house heat out the chimney after midnight.
I always wondered if a glass door was worth it, pain to keep clean, but once heat is in the house, you want it to stay there.

working on plans for Lapp Structures in Quakertown to build a small mower shed for me, so I can get stuff out of garage.
I realized I only need one set of movable ramps, that saves a bunch of money, since the Gravely doesn't get used that much.

feeling pretty good this morning.
hope you all are too

Just pile some stone at the doors.

 

[riptides]

61 outside, raining. Sigh. The temp may be the high for today.

Not sure what I will get into today. Lots of day job, ketchup (LOL). Boss wants answers. Must be important stuff. Hint: After hours and weekend, is important. No big deal, it's a washout today.

Ordered new lens cap from Messicks last night. Took a spin around the property and could not find it. If I hit a branch it was not a big one. More like cedar and brush.... Kind of sucks. Twenty bucks is beer money.

Need to go check on the animals and get the coffee going.

Hope all have a good start to the day. Stay safe, stay dry.

 

[m7040]

I'm curious, what failed in the hose?

not sure but the crimping must have been defective and fluid getting into a layer of the hose to make it pose out like that. It was not leaking but would not be long I am sure before it would. Never seen this before

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 54 to start going to 67 ! Looks to be a cloudy day !

We have our oldest sons kids this weekend! They came yesterday so we went out for pizza last night ! This morning Opa is making bacon and eggs for the kiddos ! At 9 we take them for swim lessons and the this afternoon we go to a local nature center ! Our day is pretty filled up so I’m not getting much done around the house !

Hope all have a good day !

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! It's going to be a hot one! 70˚F, S wind, no clouds, heading to 90˚.

Little Hospice, our inherited 20 year old cat, had to go to the vet with two ingrown claws. So my wife and I split jobs yesterday- she took care of Hospice and I used the whole house vacuum to clean the house, There are 6 vacuum ports spaced to reach all the floors. I love it and it only took 35 minutes. The wand is big and powerful and all exhaust goes to the outside. Since the unit is in the garage all you hear is the whoosing of the suction inside.

Glad I got the "new" yard mowed yesterday when it was only 81˚F. The new house sits on a half acre so no more postage stamp with one tree. I did not count the trees but there are about a dozen live oaks, I did count the hedges as I was trimming them with the EGO hedge trimmer - 99. They are all different shapes some like pyramids, some square, some round, some barrel shaped looks very pretty.
After doing the yard the pool looked very inviting but the water temp was 75˚ after the rains. I like it at 83˚. So I just walked on the steps thigh high to cool off.
The water robot cleaned about 85% of the storm leaves, I'll give it one more chance today after I recharge it. It might have to be returned. My wife thinks it's cute the way it cleans the walls.

For those with pools is there a cleaning robot that does an excellent job?

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
59° with a high of 65 and a slight chance of rain under partly cloudy skies.

Yesterday was a busy day getting ready for construction to start on Monday.
Had to clear out the area where the addition attaches to the house, here’s the before-

And here is the after-

It went pretty well, it was just me, the trusty Stihl MS261 and the tractor with the grapple, but we got it done.

The contractor dropped off some equipment while I was working-

Grandson will be in heaven on Monday.

Did some chores, we had a good band rehearsal last night, made a list of 30 songs and played them straight through. It was good exercise for a batch of old guys.

Gonna get going and make French toast for breakfast. Just me and the daughter, wife is at farmers market.

 

[riptides]

....

For those with pools is there a cleaning robot that does an excellent job?

Polaris. I have their basic model. Been running them over 30 years.

This one has maybe 20 years on it, Polaris 360. Just needed new plastic parts for the sweeper hose as they literally wore out going back and forth. LOL.

They can get expensive, I don't see why. The cleaning methods are basically the same. Run around underwater and filter stuff.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 63F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High 88F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Seems like someone flipped a switch somewhere and we went almost directly from winter into summer up here. Oh, but wait. In real summer, the temps will reach 115F for weeks on end.

I'm in the same boat with tall grass, Mike. Probably up to the hood on the tractor in some places, so today I'll make a start. Still have that stump to deal with at the top of the hill; maybe a digging bar will be enough leverage to get it to roll off the cliff.

Is the deafness caused by the stroke, Bill?

Happy to read the dizzy spells have abated, Drew. Hope they stay away for your trip.

The arsonist had his court hearing yesterday, and fortunately the judge denied bail. The DA also added ten counts of felony arson to the charges, so I don't think we'll be seeing this fellow for a good, long time.

Managed to get the busted hose replaced on the grapple without too much drama, but first time I used it a bunch of liquid ran out from somewhere onto the driveway. It turned out to be water, not hydraulic fluid, so I dodged a bullet on that one. I was trying to stand the 5x8 utility trailer up on the back end, and nearly managed it, but the hitch kept fouling grapple. Tried again with the forks, but couldn't get enough lift. Gonna have to find a better pick point on the trailer, or just be content painting only the top side. Or just blow off painting it all together and use some of the funds from selling the implements to purchase a nice aluminum motorcycle trailer that won't rust in the elements.

While I had the forks on I moved the tractor implements out of the grassy area to bare dirt so I could mow. That area never had grass on it before this year, but with all the rain we had over the winter, it sure does now. Once I had the implements out where I could see them, I shot photos and got them up on Facebook Marketplace and Craig's List. Got lots of "is it still available" responses, which were ignored, as usual. One fella is supposed to come over to look at the big box trailer, but when I went to find the registration papers, it seems I left them down in Orcutt. I'll break that news when he sets the time for his visit, so we'll see if he's still interested then.

This morning will start with installing four new rubber bumpers on the drop gate on that big box trailer. I ordered them almost a year ago, and they only resurfaced while packing for the move. Nothing like waiting for the last minute, huh?

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

 

[Popgadget]

Polaris. I have their basic model. Been running them over 30 years..

I would second the Polaris, but after at least three decades with the water powered ones with a booster pump, we switched to the Polaris 9540 all electric version and it is a quantum leap upwards.