Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36ºF for the start, trace rain in gauge, overcast, light breeze. Light to moderate wind, overcast, and high temp was 37ºF and low temp forecast to be 25ºF at 11:59PM. Made coffee to start morning, Men's Mtg, refill wheel barrow and wood wagon, clean ash in insert, start fire in insert, putter. Town trip for lunch, haircut, and groceries. Stationary bike ride in garage 16 miles. No nap, dinner with group.
Dennis great story. 20 miles on stationary bike impressive, I only did 16.
Drew sorry about the mice invasion. A mouse trap would never wake me up. Hope snow control was as easy as you thought it would be. Hope they are done with diags on GPS.
Ron hope plan B om tow bar works. Hope you are ready for snow. Nice pic of Blackie.
Drew congrats on making it to 75 I dare say most of us are grateful as well. The trick to staying warm snow plowing with open station is layers and don't overdress, sweating will get you cold so fast you head will spin.
Billy sorry about the transition to ice then rain, sounds like a real mess. Nice pics
Spike56 get any fog with DP and temp that close? Thanks for info on GBU-53/B, impressive munition.
Phil hope not too much ice. Hope new lathe time getting close. Sorry pellet stove went crazy. Glad new board fixed wonkiness.Hope you got some shop time and a nap!
NHBX hope snow push and dump run went well.
Two_bit glad you got a good rain. Hope weather doesn't affect your agenda.
Drew guess the plastic trap are effective. Hope tp cleanup and sanitize went well.
Drew hope your suspenders work.
Scott(vt) easy on, no so easy off hope you got a good walk.
Mike hope you day went well and pellet stove behaved.
Bill glad you could move dump run up, and town/dump run went well. Sorry police didn't have more sense of humor back then.
Frits hope snow control went well.
Thomas good to hear stamina improving, hope you got a good nap.
Billy nice snow!
Paul top looks nice installed. Not many wires on you home theater. Have fun with hydraulic pump on the press. How Zoe doing in the distraction class? Hope fixture replacement went well.
Ken had to smile at your dog's reaction to the snow. Glad no on hurt at plane incident. Hope you got some seat time.
Happy(NC) hope you got some replacement pallets. Having the cart should help the cause of moving torches to/from construction site. Hope new sensor work better than other sensor set.
Engineer glad 9 inch easy to take car of.
David sorry tractor maintenance was a bit slow. Hope dental work went well
Mike hope good seat time.
RNG glad you found better prices, sorry that costs don't apply to deductible. Glad trip back home mostly ok, balsamic vinegar doesn't sound fun to deal with. Sorry about the stones, hope they come out ok.
Dennis glad melting started. Hope roads improve so son can go back to work.
Billy sorry about the great ice wall. Glad nothing was hurt dealing with it.
PJ sorry about the sleet, I hate sleet and freezing rain about equal. Glad you are able to keep rodent population under control.
Dennis thank for link to video.
Dennis thanks for link to mowing video as well.
Lou thanks for link, Do they work on jeans?
Thomas sorry about all the ice, and no nap. Hope you got to bed early.
Dennis sorry about the freezing mist.
Randy(WAG) glad successful trip to town. Nice door repair went so good. Now you have the new clamps
Bill congrats on new customer, even if he is a temp.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer,parathyroid,blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Israel, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
29° now and looks about 2” on the ground so far.

Today 02/13
A wintry mix this morning will transition to mainly light rain for the afternoon. High 36F. E winds shifting to NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Snow and ice accumulations less than one inch.

Tonight 02/13
Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 21F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

Not sure what today will bring other than a little snow cleanup before it freezes later on, we shall see.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 19° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 26° with winds over 30 mph. Grocery shopping went good. Shelves are full. Except eggs. Got my property taxes paid. Not much else got done yesterday. Got about 4" of snow overnight. Will be cleaning it off drive and walkways today. Then back in house where it is warm. Let Sassy out a few minutes ago. Whatever the depth is it's belly high on her.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

Good Morning,
Punta Cana, 76 to start going to 81 and still very breezy! Winding down here, but managed to tack on a few extra pounds in the last few days ! By next Monday I need to be on the straight and narrow !

My Cabin Fever friend in Maine posted this. I am sure it was meant for you.

 

[daugen]

good morning
light rain outside and warming temps
waking up slowly, not much planned for today so no sense rushing into it
I bet these warmer temps will motivate the forsythia to bud, already have spring bulbs popping up

dealer called, new brain for infotainment system approved, will take five days to get here.
will be nice to depend upon the electronics, hopefully operation will not be so slow.
by far the least impressive nav system I've owned.

annoyed to find car came with max tow package but no brake controller. There's a hole in the dash
for the unit. 135 for a Dorman part, double that for oem, and needs software update to make it work.
Have read online you can do that with an OBD scanner, but probably safest to have dealer install it, for a ridiculous
amount of money. Am going to research how to program a Dorman unit, see if this is within my and Popgadget's paygrade.
well....at least his. Brake controller is a must, can't tow without it. Car comes with electronic anti sway, but I'll be getting a weight
distributing hitch anyway. You need it all.

 

[Thomas]

24F snowing almost couple inches so far,will mix later on than freezing rain before exiting after 2pm.

Outside chores done.
Plans for today...least try 4 hours at part store before becoming tried,after that haven't a clue.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Spike56]

Good Morning from Central Texas
At 4:30 AM, 34.9 degrees, 31.1 dew point. Next several days are on the "cold side" for us.

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  Hope all enjoy the day ahead.

 

[daugen]

I read that Kohler has been bought out by private equity,
now known as Rehlko. (same letters)
often private equity buyout means doom to company,
hope not for Kohler. Apparently their new diesel engines that run on vegetable oil and their
new generator engine that runs on hydrogen have the clean fuel/clean air folks interested.
I bet those hydrogen gens will sell well in California, they already have a little hydrogen infrastructure there for cars.

used to be Briggs, Kohler and Honda.
Seems like Kawasaki is now top engine option above 14 hp.
Kohler seemed to make pretty plastic covers for their engines that looked nice
but the engines don't seem to last like they used to.
but if you have a wood splitter that's used 20 hours a year, after 20 years that's only 400 hours.
But I got twenty years, great motor!
maybe

I'm sure Kohler has a premium line, likely used in their generators.
But they get remembered for the junk they have built...like john deere with their department store mowers
that folks expected to last forever. You build engines with plastic cam gears and what do you expect?

for small engines, if we got 20 years and a 1000 hours of reliable operation, I think
that would meet most expectations for small motors.
But today I think they are designed for 10 years and 500 hours.
certainly anything gasoline fueled that is not running E-0 isn't likely to go ten years reliably.

what's your favorite motor?

 

[Spike56]

I read that Kohler has been bought out by private equity,
now known as Rehlko. (same letters)
often private equity buyout means doom to company,
hope not for Kohler. Apparently their new diesel engines that run on vegetable oil and their
new generator engine that runs on hydrogen have the clean fuel/clean air folks interested.
I bet those hydrogen gens will sell well in California, they already have a little hydrogen infrastructure there for cars.

used to be Briggs, Kohler and Honda.
Seems like Kawasaki is now top engine option above 14 hp.
Kohler seemed to make pretty plastic covers for their engines that looked nice
but the engines don't seem to last like they used to.
but if you have a wood splitter that's used 20 hours a year, after 20 years that's only 400 hours.
But I got twenty years, great motor!
maybe

I'm sure Kohler has a premium line, likely used in their generators.
But they get remembered for the junk they have built...like john deere with their department store mowers
that folks expected to last forever. You build engines with plastic cam gears and what do you expect?

for small engines, if we got 20 years and a 1000 hours of reliable operation, I think
that would meet most expectations for small motors.
But today I think they are designed for 10 years and 500 hours.
certainly anything gasoline fueled that is not running E-0 isn't likely to go ten years reliably.

what's your favorite motor?

I'd go with Kawasaki. My two year old Hustler ZT came equipped with it, and it seems well built without too much plastic. But, I am FAR from any type of mechanical genius ! Way far.

 

[ronjhall]

Mostly, needed away to move my neighbors military trailer to my shop area without hooking up to his Duce and Half. It is so heavy that it leaves ruts wherever it goes. I found a drawbar that has a raised 2” tube for moving a high ball hitch. Will see how it works when it arrives this weekend.