Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 7 and going to a high of 14°F. Wind W 5 mph. 40% chance of flurries.

One of the cats woke me up at 6. I guess he figured I had over slept. Normally I am up at 5.

I'm in the process of doing some research on diesel fuel storage and just found that in order to prevent nasty stuff from growing in the tank, DO NOT USE COPPER. It will degrade fast and help to grow the sludge and nasty stuff in the tank. Bummer! I've sent an email to a place in Britain that markets/manufactures a chemical that is compatible with diesel for internal combustion engines AND home heating oil. I am hoping that they will ship to Canada.

Time to get my butt in gear.

Have a safe day all

 

[riptides]

20 outside right now, if it hits 30 we will be lucky. No wind though, and the Sun should be out.

With the cold weather, my driveway is just not melting. It is a dangerous ice sheet. I have tried to put down some eco-friendly melt, but it melts and freezes. LOL. I hit the ground hard a few years back and ended up in shock and in the ER. So venturing about, that is always on the back of my mind. Be safe.

More domestic stuff today. The firewood cache is almost gone. The year supply of 3 cords just did not make it through. I will have to up the game for next year. I have a few ready candidates in the back woods, but the snow/ice cover sort of makes it...not worth it.

Never got to the game cams, so maybe today. The coyotes made another thunder run last night. LOL. I think they are just messing with my new neighbors....LOL.

wngsprd, no skunks seen this winter. So far...so good.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[txdon]

So IF the powers that be run 1,2 or 3 pipelines through your property AND something happens to that line, can you sue them for damages? And win?

It's all in the wording of the contract, and a you can change the wording or add stipulations up to a point. Some things cannot be added or changed. Things like how they are to leave the land when finished can be changed. You cannot use the right-of way land for certain things and they do send aerial patrols. I was removing fence post near the line, and airplane flew by, shortly after a pipeline official was driving up in a pick-up inquiring what I was doing.

I have never heard of a temporary above ground oil pipeline. They do have above ground temporary waterlines when they are fracking at a well head. They pay very little money for this type of lease/right-of-way.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
19° out there with a high of 30 predicted. You wouldn’t know it from under these warm covers.

Yesterday started with a class for Zoe, one on one with us and the trainer. Of course, it’s more about trying us than her. She clearly understands what’s expected, but lets distractions and her excitement overcome her. We are making progress though.

Then it was back to the shop and get cleaned up an prepared for a two day training course I’m teaching on the Cheyenne 400LS.
It’s a relatively rare airplane, there’s less than 20 in the US out of the 44 that were built. So that means that none of the usual training providers are interested in it.
So I had to clean up the area upstairs that is normally my music room, make sure that the projector that’s mounted on the ceiling unused most of the time works and move the instruments and mic stands from in front of the pull down screen. Then I had to find and review my PowerPoint presentation, and locate all the associated course materials.

Took a break after lunch to install the correct fan wheel in the shop furnace, that UPS brought me. Did a few shop chores, trying to figure out why the plasma cutter won’t pierce 1/2” steel. It cuts it beautifully from an edge, but I’ve got some setting wrong that won’t let it pierce it. That’s going to wait until after training is done.
Also managed clean out the ashes from Monday’s fire and load the fire place for last night’s fire. Might clean out last nights ashes before heading over to the shop after breakfast to start the day.

 

[Popgadget]

I've sent an email to a place in Britain that markets/manufactures a chemical that is compatible with diesel for internal combustion engines AND home heating oil. I am hoping that they will ship to Canada.

I use BioBorJF, it’s available on Amazon

 

[Thomas]

Scotty on your test score.

 

[Thomas]

13F partly cloudy sky might reach 20F with windchill around -0F

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...if the winds calm down might try and burn the last 2 brush piles,if not planning on Friday to burn,Dr. appointment at 9am got gut feeling not what I want to hear.could be inside day if so do some puttering.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

A generally deemed for the good of all.

About 15 years ago city wanted 2 acres of land to do away with bad cure in the road,owner said no city took him to court and won had to pay landowner 10% more than what he was being tax on those 2 acres

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! 47˚F, heading to 60˚, N wind, partly cloudy,

Just getting all outside work done preparing for the very low temps next week with a 20% chance of snow/ice on the ground. Some days next week it will be in the low 20s and not get above freezing.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 17 going to 29

Cold walk with Cody to start with, Thankfully no ice on the driveway

Going to Podiatrist appointment this morning.

GS had surgery yesterday to reinforce the ankle fracture with some hardware on the Fibula. Hopefully it will heal normally

Have not seen the skunk on the early morning walks for a while

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Dennis ,

congrats on passing. does every restaurant employee have to pass this

No ! The rank and file kitchen workers do not take the Managers course, if anything they might be required to take the Food Handlers course, but not nearly as difficult! I’m hoping that our local regulatory agency, Naugatuck Valley Health Department NVHD, never requires my workers to take even that course, because if they do that would be the end of us serving food to the public !

Scott, congrats on passing the test! I hope the 27% you missed isn't the salmonella part.

Billy, actually I did pretty well on that section !

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 14 to start going to 28 with sun now but increasing winds later !

Big relief having completed this course and looking at it in my rear view mirror !
Time to start focusing on other things that are more enjoyable! We are off to the islands again on February 4th for 10 days, so no waking up to the teens or colder for 10 days !

Kathleen said we have two of the grands later today and work let me know that they want me for Thursday this week !

Drew, good luck with your new to you vehicle!

Hope all have a blessed and safe day !

 

[Tinhack]

Balmy 48 but the wind chill is 45. I'm cold. Looks like the dirty air from SA is messing up the Air Quality for us. Have a good day all.

 

[Looking4new]

20 outside right now, if it hits 30 we will be lucky. No wind though, and the Sun should be out.

With the cold weather, my driveway is just not melting. It is a dangerous ice sheet. I have tried to put down some eco-friendly melt, but it melts and freezes. LOL. I hit the ground hard a few years back and ended up in shock and in the ER. So venturing about, that is always on the back of my mind. Be safe.

I use wood ashes on icy parts of both the driveway AND walkways. I don't need to fall anymore.

 

[Looking4new]

It's all in the wording of the contract, and a you can change the wording or add stipulations up to a point. Some things cannot be added or changed. Things like how they are to leave the land when finished can be changed. You cannot use the right-of way land for certain things and they do send aerial patrols. I was removing fence post near the line, and airplane flew by, shortly after a pipeline official was driving up in a pick-up inquiring what I was doing.

I have never heard of a temporary above ground oil pipeline. They do have above ground temporary waterlines when they are fracking at a well head. They pay very little money for this type of lease/right-of-way.

Did you tell him you were minding your own business like he should. Then run him off.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 22 going up to 34 and sunny.
Looks like the wind has calmed down.
Moon was interesting last night and this morning, but pictures on phone did not come out as expected.

Good idea to clean out the fireplace, and I need to clean up the trimmings and trim the fig tree.

Drew - congrats on the new truck!

Day job taking too much time and new CIO keeps doing wacky stuff, people are now trying to hide after he got rid of a ton of third party support people. Unknown plan for support is driving us nuts.

Be well,

Moody moon

This morning took a picture of the moon in the back yard. Only problem is the moon has disappeared, another poor software update on Android.

 

[Looking4new]

scott, me and ella don't like salmon.

 

[Looking4new]

PopG, that stuff is available on amazon.ca as well. Looking into it now.

Ordered. Not cheap, but cheaper than another new 500 gallon tank. An ounce of prevention is worth $10,000.oo worth of cure.

 

[txdon]

Did you tell him you were minding your own business like he should. Then run him off.

No. This was on my Dads property and it was a pipeline painted post on their right-of-way. My parents had 5 pipelines cross their property I was only involved in the contract of 3 or 4. They are allowed to maintain (mow) and patrol their ROW according to all their contracts, one of those unchangeable points. You cannot alter the property on the ROW like build a structure, make a pond have a road running on top (except for 90˚) or construct a fence. The land now belongs to my cousins kids that raise beef cattle. They have the same 5 pipelines cross their connecting property also. The ROW was not an obstacle in the estate sale to them.

 

[daugen]

pipelines are a must
we have big Texas Eastern LNG pipelines going through this area just North of
town over to NJ.
anyone who has lost land to eminent domain isn't likely to be happy, and hopefully they
get properly compensated

got my foodshopping done,, going to make a big meatloaf, and adding ground lamb
to mix. 29 out still pretty nippy