Good morning!!!!

[m7040]

good afternoon, 35 going to 38
High winds last night. Plan to get out in the back 40's to check for trees down

Picked up groceries including Surf and Turf for today. Also brought wife flowers that she liked. Hope she will feel a little better. Watched Casablanca for the umpteen time and enjoyed it as always.

Kyle, pictures are from Denmark. He recently rebuilt a car from the ground up with his youngest son. In the last phone call he was taking about how much he had enjoyed that experience

 

[kenmbz]

RNG - did you get the fire engine running?
What are you going to do with it?

Flowers and balloons acquired.

Popgadget, the power supplies and other stuff reminds me of my days as an EE. I do miss those days, especially when chips were all components and simple PIC types.
I stopped doing any real EE work not too long after ISA bus went away.
Did build up quite a few bus connected boards in my day, now they would all fit on one or two chips.
Some of our larger frame buffers had dozens of memory boards, with many, many fans.
There were a few test items on our planes, which were experimental that I see in the newer planes you fly many generations removed.

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Any decent piece of land I’ve looked at has a contract on it within 4-5 days.

This was under contract, but the deal fell through. The house needs some work, but isn't hopeless. Not the best, but far from the worst.
I've seen places around me currently fail to even hit the market, handshake deals and done before the recorder can even keep up.

 

[Looking4new]

33 years ago this place was put on the market as a 'power of sale'. Over the next two years it didn't sell and the bank was slowly lowering the price. I grabbed it at $52,900.oo with no well, but a septic system (whitby bed), 3 outbuildings in questionable shape, 1456 sq feet with a full unfinished basement, a steel roof and 5 acres of land. Financed it all through the same bank that sold it. Been in it 31 years come this April fools day. 25 year mortgage paid off in 15 years.
I now have 2 wells, a hand dug well 21' deep and a drilled well 176' deep. It was heated with electric and wood when I took possession, now heated with furnace oil and wood. I probably could have done better IF I hadn't spent the first 20 years of my working life partying. But I did and this is what I have and it will be the ONLY house I will ever live in.

 

[daugen]

RNG, hope the rains aren't damaging anything. Seems feast or famine there.
not sure I'd want to be driving at night in rain on any road that could have rock slides.

Frits, hope your wife feels better. Happy wife, happy life.
of course you have a few others to worry about, and get joy from.

Popgadget, there will be a quiz to identify the number of tools on that bench and what they do.
Any man with an oscilloscope is THE MAN to me....
Got a THD meter?
I wonder if the base background distortion is now higher due
to politics
when you think about how much RF in general is floating around now, plus every form of microwave.
every car emitting radar waves in every direction, every microwave oven "mostly" contained...
we have a meter for background radiation, wonder if we have one for total
airborne microwaves reaching us.
need isolation and insulation
Ken, did you wear any "protection" near those big towers?

I think if I get one of those lead shirts from my dentist and make
a nice tin foil hat, Reynolds Wrap commercial, heavier stuff..., I'll be just fine.

 

[check]

Hope she is flying in a day early if her flight is delayed. She might see if there are any cabins available on the RC 5 day cruise leaving Monday out of Galveston.

Actually, United Airlines was so nice that they let them change their flight to tomorrow instead of Sunday, giving them a one day buffer. Also, the snow tomorrow looks like it’s not going to be very heavy before their flight leaves at 3:50 PM. Great outcome!

 

[check]

33 years ago this place was put on the market as a 'power of sale'. Over the next two years it didn't sell and the bank was slowly lowering the price. I grabbed it at $52,900.oo with no well, but a septic system (whitby bed), 3 outbuildings in questionable shape, 1456 sq feet with a full unfinished basement, a steel roof and 5 acres of land. Financed it all through the same bank that sold it. Been in it 31 years come this April fools day. 25 year mortgage paid off in 15 years.
I now have 2 wells, a hand dug well 21' deep and a drilled well 176' deep. It was heated with electric and wood when I took possession, now heated with furnace oil and wood. I probably could have done better IF I hadn't spent the first 20 years of my working life partying. But I did and this is what I have and it will be the ONLY house I will ever live in.

LOL - don’t forget the tractor! That’s what makes your life complete.

 

[Thomas]

With weekend 12-14+ inch snow fall may want to pencil in trip north for seat time plowing Scotty.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Saturday) morning. Overnight Low of 12.7C and it's presently 19.3C [cold front came through], overcast, wind increasing with rain this arvo. There was 0.7mm in the gauge @ 0900.

A few tasks to do out at the 'tin' shed this arvo, but nothing 'pressing'.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Thomas]

19F cloudy.

Windy but good afternoon pushing back all snowbanks,Mrs. comment " you expecting airplanes to land"

Tomorrow after part store hours couple things to do but mostly give snowblower test spin been almost winter an half since last used.

Plans for the evening... naaaa nothing.

Enjoy your evening all.