Good morning!!!!

[plowhog]

Good Evening gentlemen

Hope you are doing well Buppies.

We are pulling out in a few minutes. 3 hr drive to see the 4 week old Golden Retriever. Our first visit!

We get him at 8 weeks. So the "countdown to chaos" continues.

Everyone have a great day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Computer at church building giving me problems. It was stuck on a reboot, reboot which should never have occurred because it’s set for manual updates.
Had to force reboot twice before it finally responded it was updating.
Still working on updates an hour later.
It was last updated just a week ago.

 

[wngsprd]

61 and pretty hard rain, going to 63. Over an inch so far.

Seems like every time I get ready to post there is a puppy interruption...I've been working on this simple post since 5:30am.

L4N, hope you keep progressing and go home on schedule.

BEF, your place is looking good...I approached mowing yesterday the same way you did...grass mostly dry on top, even though the tires showed some wetness below. I did get sprinkled on while mowing so finally had to quit. But got the important sections cut before this rain moved it. Also got the string trimming done.

Sodamo, I'm with you on the locked shelves and failure to deal with criminals properly. Sorry about Sophie's eye status.

Plow, hope the puppy visit goes well. So much fun.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

RNG, the paint job on the trailer won't effect the sale much IMO. Trailers sell fast usually. Let the next owner decide how **** they want to be about the paint...
What I would do if I were near Chico CA, is go see the AMA Flat Track races today/tonight at Silver Dollar Short Track.

I saw a group of Harley bikers pass me yesterday on my back country road way home from work. Maybe a dozen, almost all new with LED lighting, most all had reasonably quiet exhausts. They were wearing sleeveless vests, but I could not make out the club name. They did have a "chase" truck pulling a big enclosed trailer, that was flying by to try and keep up.

Don, sounds like the new place is a Doosey. Your persistence to get all the stuff done in order to contest the appraisal was heroic. My previous home was just barely in Williamson County. The county line went diagonally thru the neighbor's house next door. I went to protest once, and they shot me down. The value I was contesting wasn't worth having to give up one of my precious, limited vacation days in the end. It may have save me a few hundred bucks, and I believe they know that by creating road blocks, that most people will give in. I did not have the time, "to fight town hall". I hope you're successful. Keep us posted.

Popgadget, glad the permit came through. I did not realize the addition was attached. Was that the reason the permit went thru easier?

76F and humid. Going to 90's.

Here's some of our work cnc plasma cuts. I should have put them on a different background for better contrast.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Hope to get some mowing done, but grass is still wet right now, and fields may be too muddy. Have a wedding to go to at 4pm.

Prayers for Bupps and wifey, Drew, L4N, LS, Ken, Phil, and others with silent needs. Also Ukraine and ******.

I would like to write about some updates of the Russian transgressions, just staying factual and not political....but I'll hold off.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

RNG, take your home selling drone pics now, while the grass is green.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 63 going to 67 and rain.
Picked up another 10 bags of mulch this morning.

Lawntractor deck welding went well, if it ever dries up out there I will go put the deck back on the mower.
Still have to clear out the trench from all the flooding debris, but at least I cut back the growth in there.
Back area still too wet to remove more tree parts and rocks, eventually I will be able to take the flail back there again.

Got dogs nails trimmed, happy dog now.

BEF - that cherry looks like it would be nice to make some boards out of.
Seems this weather is really great for grass and vines.

Sodamo - sorry Sophie is still having eye issues, hope this surgery will fix it so she doesn't have to keep making the Dr. rich

Don - I have a Dolphin, not sure about the new ones, but this one works great and have had it for 7 seasons now, just getting to need new cable and replaced rollers. My pool guy uses them for all his clients.

Popgadget - when the equipment shows up the fun begins.

L4N - good to see that you are up and around. Hope you can exit the hospital soon.

Today of the rain lets up will put some mulch down. Son is off to work in a bit, Wife is working today. To bad 99% of what I need to do is outside, may just go get wet as I am falling behind on outdoor projects, a little rain won't hurt.

Son is now on the list for a role in a big play, but he has no experience, so little chance of getting the part. We also just enrolled him in a tv script writing course, that should be fun.

Sons band friends form old band are on break from college, so he is going to jam with them after work.

Be well,

 

[Popgadget]

Popgadget, glad the permit came through. I did not realize the addition was attached. Was that the reason the permit went thru easier?

It’s an “accessory dwelling unit” as it has a kitchen, bathroom and laundry, and separated from the main house, but attached through the garage. Keeping it attached did streamline the process, but I still needed a variance to make it a “multi family dwelling”, even though it’s my family.

I’m not sure that I would describe an 8 month process as “fast”.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Don,

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

Don, I pretty much echo what Mike and Paul have said ! I use a Polaris also, I forget the model number, but I have been using this unit for 6 or 7 years. It has two different programs. I use the 90 minute program, and it won’t go up the entire wall, only about half way. The other program is 2 1/2 hours and will go all the way up the wall, but it also has a tendency to flip over on its back on that program ! Also I find that most of the dirt really accumulates at the bottom anyway ! I’m sure the newer units are even more efficient!!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Paul,
It looks like you have a little rot on that lower corner ! I’m guessing too much shade and a lot of water was the contributing factor ! Now that the sun can hit it, should be good after being replaced!

 

[Looking4new]

I was about 3/4 deaf in the right ear anyway, so being all deaf in it is no ģreat hardship. People i don't want to listen to i put on my right. lol

 

[daugen]

Pride Parade - New Hope Celebrates

The Annual Pride Parade, the signature event of New Hope Celebrates PrideFest will kick off in Lambertville, NJ before marching into New Hope on Saturday, May

www.newhopecelebrates.com

right now my home town is like a real circus, it's Pridefest and a huge flag is being carried in a parade across the
steel bridge to Lambertville NJ. Actually it's coming from NJ to PA. Bridge is half blocked off due to ongoing construction.
Hope they don't get their flag stuck in there.

I grew up outside a town that was almost half gay.
This is like Provincetown Mass or Key West Florida.
Or wherever folks of different persuasions are accepted as equal human beings.
The New York theatre crowd came to New Hope due to our Playhouse, a big theatre downtown on the Delaware.
So we grew up seeing folks with wild hair and purple capri pants and who knows what.
Many of my best clients in multiple businesses locally were gay.
This has always been a tolerant area.

But this parade in town this year is something more. This is a major public outcry against the increase in hate poured on folks
of different persuasions recently. Town is going to rock today, a little light rain won't stop this.
Anything that promotes equality and tolerance is all good in my mind.

and I've even gotten over getting squeamy looking at two guys holding hands.
if you are holding hands, you are usually showing affection.
What the world needs more of
live and let live and be kind to each other

I bet the two towns are jammed , no place for the locals to go to get to places on a Saturday morning, but
Saturday mornings are for parades and we have a doozy today.
parade day in a little town is almost always good

I hope someone is videoing it for Youtube.
apparently the theme is
hear us roar

 

[Looking4new]

I was raised, live and let live
It has stood me well

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 51°, heading towards the first 80° day of the season! Not sure if I'm happy about that or not....
No rain in the next 5 days.... probably move up the drought scale to extreme level.

We like the low / mid seventies..... like David has.... I guess we'll have to move to Hawaii

Bill (LFN), continue getting better! Show 'em what you can do! Hope you get home soon!

Paul, new project start! Always exciting when heavy equipment shows up! Now get the camera ready..... we'll need daily progress pics for sure!

Kyle, nice cuts! Are they going to progress to finished pieces? (Add color, edges, etc..)Send them over to the 'artsy' side of the school?

This talk of pool vacs..... no pools for me anymore! We had one at the old house.... seems that I spent more time on maintenance and cleaning than I did enjoying getting in the pool. Only way I would ever have a pool again is if I can make it "indoor", like in a big greenhouse!

I was able to get out in the shop yesterday. One access cover built, painted, and installed. The second one for the RV connection access is cut. That one will be completed today.

Need to cut the back and front yard areas. The tiny bit of rain made everything go 'poof'.... well the weeds anyway. Might wait until some more chances of rain are in the forecast. I'm liking the 'green'....

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

I'm under the same pretense of "live and let live". As long as you don't hurt me, my family, or anyone else, and don't destroy property .... you're ok to go and profess anything you want--- as long as it's peaceful.

 

[sodamo]

71°F and 0 rain, but quite blustery. Been windy all night.

So the medical news while not what we hoped for can still be viewed as positive and certainly has the Dr’s attention. His exams have taken own an increased intensity and he remarks how rare her condition.

No response from LS tech to my requests for update, guess I’ll be calling Monday.

Given the windy nature of the day I can see being more an inside day.

Safe travels Drew

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Son mowed and weed eated the yard.

I got on the 4310 and shredded for about 2 hours. Maybe 3-4 acres worth. Stuff was thick, couldn't go too fast.

Prayers for Sophie too David.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

BEF - that cherry looks like it would be nice to make some boards out of.
Seems this weather is really great for grass and vines.

i wish i had a saw to cut it into boards.

 

[sodamo]

Mike, managed to dislodge the tail light lens on Sophies BX. Suspect half is in the trees where I mowed between. Know where other half is as I heard it crunch in the mower and saw the orange pieces.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning Paul,
It looks like you have a little rot on that lower corner ! I’m guessing too much shade and a lot of water was the contributing factor ! Now that the sun can hit it, should be good after being replaced!

Actually we pulled the siding off to verify the elevation of the top of the footing on the lower left if that is what you were looking at.