Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

I got my blackstone at Walmart, it came as special deal with the stand it sits on. Most places sell stand separate. Costco has them now. it's great for making pancakes.
My camper came with a portable gas grill that connects to a bracket on the back bumper. There is an external gas connector there. I have never used it, just a pain to get out and hook up. Blackstone is simple. You do have to screw in the tank adapter pipe and hook up the tank. The one burner 17" would be good for taking in the camper.

 

[Engineer42]

poor Rigby, sorry buddy, stupid plant bit your ear!
don't bite it back...

live and learn. Like putting your nose on the electric fence.

Dennis, I looked at the little one and they make one that looks like a portable table saw.
my problem is picking it up and sliding it into one compartment in rear that could hold it.
The current propane barbecue fits pretty well in there and is a lot lighter than a griddle.
I run it off a one gallon tank.
I was wondering about the basic small one and store it in a plastic crate and then slide that into rv.
still working on dimensions.

if it isn't easy to set up and take down on the road, I'll never use it since I'm almost constantly on the go.
I have a Lodge iron pan I take with me which is like a mini griddle. I'm guessing real griddles get much hotter since
the flame is so close to the cooking surface.

I've had a lot of stuff fall through the grates on a regular gas grill.
would need some healthy grilling oil to use

Drew, they also sell a propane hose on Amazon that you can use to hook into your onboard propane tanks (if there is an existing quick coupler) to avoid having to lug around additional bottles just for the griddle.

 

[rswyan]

69F and "Fair" @ 11:45, heading up to around 74F for the day's high.

Started off yesterday by planting most of a packet of yellow wax beans which only covered about 2/3rds of the row.

Used the B&D battery-operated drill and a 3/4" spade bit ... went much faster than using the trowel.

When I came inside and checked there were only 8 of those seeds left in the packet. There were quite a few "Slenderette" green bean seeds left so I put each in separate containers to soak.

Totals planted so far:

90 Slenderette green beans

34 Cherokee yellow wax beans

After that I started mowing the east side and got that all done along with all of the back. Still have the west side to do.

Got a suet cake put out in the feeder.

Woman decided to work on weeding the strawberry bed and cutting the runners after She got back from Her running around as watering really wasn't needed.

Gathered up unused straw at the end of the bean row and loaded it in the dump cart.

Then started planting beet plants in-between the Bush Beefsteak tomatoes. Filled all the empty holes in that row, had to plant the last one over by the strawberries.

After I grabbed the 6 okra that had come up and got those planted over there as well.

By that time it was around 19:30 or so, 65F, overcast and very windy ... and seemed down right chilly in my shorts and t-shirt ...

The Woman had gone inside earlier as it was too cold for Her so I called it a day and came on inside myself.

She grilled some Hebrew Nationals and warmed up some Bush's baked beans for dinner.

After dinner I went out to the garage and cut another 5 bamboo stakes in half, still have to point those today.

Also got the hopper feeder touched up in a couple of spots.

Agenda for today:

Point stakes.

Work on cleaning up the dirt on the east side of the garden that I added and get boards leaned up against the slope to prevent erosion.

Remove chain link fencing on the vertical trellis before the tomatoes grow so far into it that it becomes impossible to do.

Woman continuing to work on strawberry bed clean out.

Maybe do some watering with The Buffalo.

Put hopper feeder back up and fill it.

Take trash and recyclables up to the cans at the road.

Plus whatever else comes up ...

Hope everyone is having a decent Monday ...

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .72 inches rain.

Looks like another couple hours shredding cardboard. Long, tedious process but I’m impressed with the Amazon Basics 24 sheet shredder. Hasn’t choked on anything. My challenge is getting strips the proper width. So easy to be just 1/2 inch or so too wide. Once caught up I’ll station shredder where it can be used as I get boxes (often) rather than stock piling.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[scootr]

66°F and .72 inches rain.

Looks like another couple hours shredding cardboard. Long, tedious process but I’m impressed with the Amazon Basics 24 sheet shredder. Hasn’t choked on anything. My challenge is getting strips the proper width. So easy to be just 1/2 inch or so too wide. Once caught up I’ll station shredder where it can be used as I get boxes (often) rather than stock piling.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

CA requires every business to have a recycle dumpster with contracted service. I was agaste and against it at first but it really helps with the household recycling as well as all the cardboard from incoming shipments.

 

[scootr]

The boys are here refurbishing the wife's office today. Pulled the carpet up, patch and paint the walls, then new laminate flooring. Happy wife happy life - hell today for me though
That glass of wine is gonna taste good tonight when this room is done!
Just my office left to do which will wait until my busy season is past.

 

[daugen]

engineer, no quick couple on rv, though last three all had that. Honestly I did not use it.
one gallon tank fits nicely in small outside cabinet.
if I were plumbed for a quick disconnect, yes I would use it.

took me a while but got oil and filter changed on rv and changed out the air filter.
made service labels, cleaned up and that pretty much means rv is ready to go.
one thing I did while underneath was to spray anything rusty with some spray oil.
that always feels satisfying though this rv never saw winter roads so bottom after five years is still
decent.

a quiet afternoon planned

 

[sodamo]

Project pics, Ron?

 

[sodamo]

Drew, nephew we recently visited had just gotten a Blackstone and cooked us a delicious meal. His wife apparently got a great deal at Walmart and got for anniversary gift to him.
Also curious as to comments. My Weber is in need of rehab or replacement.

 

[sodamo]

Had to lookup Foxtails. Poor Rigby, get betta soon.