Good morning!!!!

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
68° with a high of 80 and a chance of rain all day.
Still dark, can’t tell what the sky looks like.

Yesterday I spent some time on the excavator, got the propane line installed as well as the conduit for the generator feed, then used the tractor and loader to backfill and rough grade.

The masons were plugging away at the fireplace, Sheetrock got delivered and they started hanging it.
Pretty productive day.

Today I’m off to Islip, Long Island, then Iron Mountain, MI on the UP, wait for 5 hours, then do the reverse. I think that I’ll be home for the rest of the month so that I can keep moving on the old folks home.

 

[ronjhall]

Popgadget, have a Pasty for lunch.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 64 and going to a high of 73°F. Wind ENE 11 mph. 40% chance of showers and it is raining now.

This is the first post since I first go on to TBN that I have seen any ads. Now I have the ads and my particulars under my avatar are gone , including my nickname. I guess that is up to the powers that be and none of my concern.
EDIT; As soon as I posted everything went back to normal. Odd.

I guess today will be an energy conservation day.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Popgadget, have a Pasty for lunch.

I don't know, I tried one of those and it was pretty blah...

good morning all
cooler day, cloudy all day, maybe a shower but rain should hold off until tonight.
Good thing for Ken's pool party today.

going to be a busy day for me, first Ken's, then back to friend's in Hatfield where I was yesterday, another
day of checking on handicapped friend, then finally on way home to brother's home for dinner. They are leaving for Puerto Rico
on Sunday and wanted to see me before I left on big trip. Hope Puerto Rico is fixed up after that hurricane, island was a mess.

coffee pot dinged, in much need of caffeine.

fly safely Popgadget, fair winds

 

[Thomas]

Good to see you so comfortable with a bear getting so comfortable and used to people, personally I would not be so friendly to him and I would have been scaring him off.
The DEC hear just shot 3 bears that weren't afraid of people because they had become nuisances that were not afraid of people.

For the last 3+ years Boo and I keep distance between us at all times.
Treats such as apples pumpkins etc. are place well away from the house,also no yelling anything might make him jumpy,but Boo likes his blanket near the stack wood pile of just inside the shed door.

 

[Thomas]

60F cloudy day mid 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store,afternoon might remove mower deck start replace spindles??? other that that haven't clue.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

old friends of mine are buying their first travel trailer.
They have a 2018 F150 with max trailer package and ecoboost,
but they are in the 6000 pound range so plenty of truck to pull that weight.
They only have a 25k budget and I think are looking at a Forest River Rpod.
They know all about poor quality rv construction, somewhere one looks for a sweet spot
of lower price and at least adequate quality. Finding quality in the "sticks and tin" category is challenging because
the product is driven by lowest possible cost.

due to social media immense pressure has been put on companies like Grand Design who use Lippert frames that have
routinely failed in heavy fifth wheels. The poor quality build of rv's is now front and center in buyer's minds.

one of the decisions my friend made early on was to invest in the optional independent rear axles with shock
absorbers, should help make a lightweight trailer last longer by not shaking it so much.

my friends are going to Hershey RV show looking for a deal. I think the market has slowed down, more inventory out there,
better deals to be made.

if their trailer comes with "China bombs", my house present for their new rv will be a set of Goodyear tires.

 

[NHBX]

61° now (foggy) highs in the upper 70’s supposed be partly sunny today, dew points into mid 60’s again until mid next week.

Usual dump run this morning and that’s about it for today. The ambition fairy didn’t stop by yesterday and I don’t think today will be any different!

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[daugen]

I could sure use some help from the ambition fairy myself today...

this is the travel trailer my friends are looking at. Murphy bed arrangement maximizes usefulness of a small trailer and
allows an adult sized bathroom. Doesn't come with a gen, they will need to get a portable, likely a Honda inverter.
no dining room table vs a dining "shelf" with two chairs. Works fine for two people.
everything done to maximize every square inch.
This is a new floor plan with the Murphy bed, none out there yet, so I guess they are looking to get first one.
sure would be nice if they got a good deal on the show special.
(like I did with my Dynamax/MB at the Raleigh rv show)

they know all about my problems with folding beds and rv beds in general.
I think the murphy bed is a great solution, turns into a big couch.

r-pod RP-197 Floorplan - Forest River RV

Details, floorplan, specifications, and more about the RP-197 floorplan Ultra Lite Travel Trailers.

forestriverinc.com

I think they can do this out the door for 30k after options. No tax in Delaware!

 

[m7040]

good morning, 68 going to 82 with possibility of rain later in the day

Did some string trimming until it ran out of string. Will reload it today and continue hopefully. Really like the Makita and loaded with the twisted large diameter string it has lasted a long time without jamming or breaking

D's car is back in the shop. Shut down in the middle of a bridge in traffic