Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Still in SC had party for wife she enjoyed met some new people. Finished by watching the Sting one of wife’s favorites

Bright sunshine and hot today not sure what we will get into

Prayers for m7040 daughter

Prayers for all our Country

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 75˚F heading to the upper 90s, S wind no clouds today.

Got the garage ready yesterday for the cabinet/closets installers later this week. They will be the same kind I had in the old house that really hep keep things organized. I'll take pics. Hospice would not go outside in the old house but here he screams if he dosen't get to go outside.

The last of the flowers from the vegetable garden were picked yesterday and grace the veranda's table this morning. Two crops from my neighborhood garden at the horticultural gardens, potatoes in May and sunflowers in July. This Buch of flowers was from one plant 8' tall. July and August is too hot to play in dirt. The green rounds are onions almost ready to bloom.

 

[daugen]

thanks for electrical advice, understood; one is ground issue one is amperage draw
I had a ground for sure, due to water
I took small Makita leaf blower, one of my favorite tools because it gets in small places, and
blew out anything that could be blown out.
then plugged it all back in.
happy blue lights
oh happy days

since I washed rv yesterday, now trying to figure out how water got in that gasketed outlet.
and since I blew out the AC inlet also at the same time, have no idea where water got in.
sounds like i need tiny drain hole somewhere or maybe better gaskets

now out to push the little mower while cool enough, no heat stroke for me thank you
I'm procrastinating because I'm all nice and clean and shaved and now to turn into a sweaty mess.
or I could text lawn mower guy to come tomorrow, normally his off week.
I think that sounds like a better plan. Once I start trimming I have to do everything and it's already in the 80's out.
yes, I think I'll let my fingers do the mowing...

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
75° and 95% humidity, high of 95 forecast with a chance of a thunderstorm. We got a few showers yesterday, a total of .16” of rain.

Rehearsal went well, all the technology with the monitoring behaved as it should. Very little head scratching.

Spent some time laying out the components that go between the boiler and radiant heat loops. There is a fill valve, thermostatic mixing valve, hydraulic separator, circulator, zone valves, air separator and expansion tank to fit in a fairly small place, and plumb correctly.
I’ve never done a radiant heat system, so there is a batch of head scratching as I figure it out.
One challenge is that the boiler has a minimum set point of 104° and the radiant loops should be under 85. I’m planning on addressing that with the mixing valve and using an outdoor temperature sensor and programming a steep reset curve into the boiler that could drop the temp as low as 36°.
If there are any hydronic heat experts here, I’d love to get your thoughts.

It’s also time to mow again, even though it’s mostly plantain that is sticking up and looking unkempt. Takes the same time as mowing thick growth, but uses less fuel.

Also have to look at son’s generator, it didn’t start during the last power outage. He said the overcrank indicator was on. I’ll start with checking the level in the propane tank. It’s got a 500 gallon tank that does nothing else, so it lasts a long time without a weeks long outage. Probably long enough to be forgotten….

 

[plowhog]

Ron, nice pix! Presume a woodpecker with strong beak and red head?

Oh it was wonderful here yesterday with cloud cover and an occasional thunderstorm. Temps in the mid-80's after so many 100F+ days. Going to 93F today.

A disappointment-- Big Boy locomotive did not make it here yesterday for a public event due to a track issue in Roseville, CA. It is due today, but only for an employee event closed to the public. Then it heads east-- hmmm, maybe I need a road trip to chase it!!

Everyone have a great day!!!

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 73 going to 97 and cloudy/humid.
Got some small rain bursts yesterday, but not much accumulation.
Just enough to stop me from going out with the weedwacker.
Will need to do that today and some watering.
Instead went shopping for trip, not too exciting.
Did some more cleanup of dust tools in garage.

Table legs were purchased so I could make my timeline for table completion. And because the place I bought these from is much better at welding that I will ever be

M7040 - rough on the kid impacted by birth mother. She was so lucky your family took her in.

Be well,

Even though some of the trees are showing stress from being dry, most of the yard is growing way fast. Have to trim the weeping tree in front of the gazebo again, or duck low to get in.
Only tree that looks ragged is the ornamental hazelnut to the right in front of the garage. It seems to be dying off, maybe due to age :-(

 

[daugen]

should have taken my own advice
decided I was being a wuss and needed the exercise.
went out and pushed mower. And then I weeded.
now I'm red in the face, flushed, ear sounds like it's underwater from swelling,
a little dizzy, and soaked in sweat.

cranked house ac down to 74 and have a fan blowing on me.
this too shall pass

I think I may drive up to Quakertown to see the Lapp folks about my proposed garden shed. That will keep me in a/c.
need to remember to put rv exhaust fan on to move the air in there
The screen was getting really dirty and plastic retainer clips too hard for me to turn with my fingers.
Ken got in there and lo and behold they turn. Took the screen out, squirted it down with cleaner and hosed off.
looks like new now.

need to check on my rv mouse trap. I bet I got my Bounty muncher

 

[Buppies]

Bright sunshine already hot wifey still in bed

Glad electrical glitch found and fixed Drew enjoy your day

Sorry you missed engine plowhog we have the 611 here locally rode on it once what a treat

 

[Buppies]

Ken your place always looks great thanks for sharing

 

[gstrom99]

Another hot one here today. I need to mow (ZT), but will maybe just do the fenced in yard for now (self propelled push Craftsman - the ZT doesn't fit through the gate). "Yellow Alert" for heat and also big storms later this afternoon. More south and east me, I think. They're talking derecho, more towards Illinois. I still lived in the Chicago area when the last one came through. Pretty scary.

 

[Buppies]

Lived thru one gstrom hope to never see another

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Ron, nice pix! Presume a woodpecker with strong beak and red head?

Oh it was wonderful here yesterday with cloud cover and an occasional thunderstorm. Temps in the mid-80's after so many 100F+ days. Going to 93F today.

A disappointment-- Big Boy locomotive did not make it here yesterday for a public event due to a track issue in Roseville, CA. It is due today, but only for an employee event closed to the public. Then it heads east-- hmmm, maybe I need a road trip to chase it!!

Everyone have a great day!!!

too bad on the big boy. I heard a tree across the track, that maybe it hit. had to do some repairs, and they said they would make up the time lost......

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They're talking derecho, more towards Illinois. I still lived in the Chicago area when the last one came through. Pretty scary.

I remember the 2012 one well. I was driving to Ohio, was in western MD. We were driving thru woods and the trees were blowing so hard I was afraid one would fall. we got to interstate and stopped under an Interstate bridge. Wasn't sure that was even a safe place.
Got to Ohio, power was out (for at least a week). Big trees uprooted near the farm. Came home and went to scout camp down below Roanoke, they were still without power at the camp 2 weeks later. Power came on a couple days into the camp.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Spent some time laying out the components that go between the boiler and radiant heat loops. There is a fill valve, thermostatic mixing valve, hydraulic separator, circulator, zone valves, air separator and expansion tank to fit in a fairly small place, and plumb correctly.
I’ve never done a radiant heat system, so there is a batch of head scratching as I figure it out.
One challenge is that the boiler has a minimum set point of 104° and the radiant loops should be under 85. I’m planning on addressing that with the mixing valve and using an outdoor temperature sensor and programming a steep reset curve into the boiler that could drop the temp as low as 36°.
If there are any hydronic heat experts here, I’d love to get your thoughts.

@WoodChuckDad put in a similar unit. He sometimes drops on this thread. I don't think he has hooked up his loops yet though, thinking just his hot water.

I know my system still in my basement just has a water fill valve, an air scoop (I think it's called, that removes air from the line) with a small pressure tank above it. my circulator pump was on the boiler, and I put in zone valves, that I never could get to work. basically the zone valves took 12V signal to open when thermostat called for heat. I used a 12V relay that triggered when thermostat called for heat, with a stronger 12V supply to power the zone valve.
1" output line to air scoop & expansion tank, then it splits to two 3/4" each with a zone valve.

water makeup valve goes into return line, and circulator pump on input to boiler.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 8:00AM. Areas of fog early, becoming sunny this afternoon. High 71F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

How you gonna fit all those nice machine tools in your already crowded barn, Kyle? Wish I was close enough to help!

Beautiful table, Ken.

I had Eufy cameras for a while, chosen mainly because they were Apple HomeKit friendly. They were battery only, and I got rid of them. Sounds like the current crop can be powered via USB. One pitfall many people seem to fall into is not checking the video from their cameras to verify that they can actually capture enough detail to identify a face or license plate. A 1080P camera will only do that close up, and 4K range can also be surprisingly short. Also, WiFi range can be a problem, too, as can POI power if you're using Ethernet cameras. If people were honest, it would sure save us all a lot of complication.

Delivered a bucket and a box full of Honda 90 engine parts that came with one I bought a few years ago. Met the guy that wanted 'em in a parking lot, and he starts to make noise about the condition of some of the parts. Yeah, they're used, as stated in the ad. And I'd gone a fair distance out of my way to deliver 'em. So he makes an offer way below the stated price. And I tell him I'll just sell them to someone else. He pulls a wad of bills out of his pocket and hands it to me, enough to cover the original price. If condition of the parts was an issue for him, why didn't he ask before he decided to meet and save us both a bunch of time. At least a buddy and I got a nice bicycle ride out of it, the only reason I'd agreed to the hour and a half delivery trip.

Nice weekend here, catching up on groceries, then yesterday a bicycle ride from the beach at Goleta inland on a nice and mostly shady bicycle path. On the e-bike. Legs tell me they're way out of shape, lungs, too. Too much anaerobic work, need more real exercise.

The big fire east of here continues to burn, and the information coming out about it is getting pretty sparse. As of 14 hours ago, it was a little over 38,000 acres. The sky here was hazy all weekend, and you could smell the smoke. Doesn't seem like anyplace in California is safe from smoke anymore.

I was dropping a buddy off after the bike ride yesterday when we noticed the neighbor lady fooling around under the dash of her car. We wandered over to say hello, and were told the brake lights weren't shutting off and it was killing her battery. A clerk at the FLAPS had sold her a new interlock switch, but when I took a look on YouTube the problem turned out to be a bad rubber grommet on which the interlock switch pressed. We found an M5 bolt and nut to fill the hole that was formerly filled by the grommet, installed it, and made sure the brake lights still worked. I guess I'll find out later this week if that fixed it. Sure hope so, 'cause it's plenty crowded under that dash, and I can't even see the other end of the interlock switch...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a nice start...

 

[sodamo]

Good Monday Morning
67°F and .29 inches rain. Starting off rainy again.

When it clears up hope to get the little Chevy Spark cleaned up, ready to sell. Needs a good vacuuming. Might do the upholstery. Pretty sure I can recover at least what I paid for it. Need to take it into town for Safety inspection which expired end of June.

Several other errands like Home Depot. We finish day meeting friends for in town Happy Hour at Cafe Pesto. One of our pricier choices and we have met there in some time. Food is always good.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Gonna be some heads rollin' at the Secret Service this week:

Videos show how gunman shot at Trump despite public alerting police

BBC Verify examines footage, eyewitness testimony and satellite imagery showing how the attack unfolded.

www.bbc.com

 

[daugen]

California Agriculture Museum & Event Center - Woodland, CA

The California Agriculture Museum & Event Center is home to the nation's most unique collection of tractors and artifacts. Interactive exhibits tell the history of farm to fork, dating back to the Gold Rush era. The Museum, Banquet Hall, or Courtyard are available for special events.

www.californiaagmuseum.org

it was suggested to me I stop at this place near Sacramento and it looks pretty interesting
I have to check out the parking lot to see how rv friendly they are, would make a nice mid morning stop

 

[RedNeckGeek]

it was suggested to me I stop at this place near Sacramento and it looks pretty interesting

This, too:

General Information - California State Railroad Museum

Home to 225,000 square-feet of exhibits and beautifully restored railroad cars and locomotives which illustrate railroad history in California and the West.

www.californiarailroad.museum

 

[LouNY]

Gonna be some heads rollin' at the Secret Service this week:

Videos show how gunman shot at Trump despite public alerting police

BBC Verify examines footage, eyewitness testimony and satellite imagery showing how the attack unfolded.

www.bbc.com

Should be, it was either total incompetence or aiding and abetting.