Good morning!!!!

[NHBX]

Good morning,
26° now clear skies

Today 03/09
Sunny skies this morning, overcast during the afternoon highs around 45°. Winds W 10-15 mph.

Tonight 03/09
Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 32°. Winds WSW 10-15 mph.

No set plans for today just putter around.

Happy birthday to Mrs Popgadget

More prayers Buppies

Enjoy your day everyone

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 30° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 53° with plenty of sun. Got more tool organized for roofing project. That was about it for the day. Except for a Sassy walk. Lots of pets for Sassy. She likes to have her fluffy ears petted. Have some clocks to set time on. Should be a good day to get a couple of walks in.
Do not get many pictures of both male and female Cardinal in it at same time.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
up early, have been reading a good book,
now to change clocks
warmer weather starts today, yeah.
will turn outside water back on and hope to work in garage today.

great pic Ron

 

[ronjhall]

Buppies, special prayers for wife and you. Hope Dr’s find what is causing wife’s problems.

 

[ronjhall]

Happy Birthday Mrs Popgadget.

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
Currently 25 going to a nice partly sunny 42 today.

Cleaning up and rearranging things in the shop the last couple days. Have a couple boxes of wood showing up so need to make room. Plus I have a couple trees worth outside on the drying rack that will need moving soon.

Coffee with the siblings is at our house this week. Need to get a batch of oatmeal raison cookies in the oven! Wife will be baking also so I need to squeeze in some kitchen time.

Oil and filter done on the nephew's car yesterday. At least him and his friend cleaned up all the mess and will recycle the oil.

Things are melting nicely outside. Can't believe the amount of branches down from the last couple days winds! Will have to wait for more cleanup as I removed some of the bigger ones but it is much to muddy out!

No visitors for today so think I will just putter in the shop after our walk.

Won another award for one of my projects. Will attach pics.
That's all for today.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[wngsprd]

27 going to 60.

Great news, Buppies...prayers for a good outcome and bright future.

Kyle, glad you got out for a nice ride...sounds like you've been under a lot of stress. I kicked the Diet Pepsi/Coke addiction about 20 years ago and haven't had one, or any other soda since...hope you can resist. Try carbonated flavored water...my wife drinks it sometimes...but I don't.

Happy birthday to your wife, Popg!

Congrats on your award, Phil. Nice work.

Wife slept on the couch coughing and sneezing. She likely caught her cold from our granddaughter...she went to babysit her earlier this week because she was sick and couldn't go to day care...second time this has happened. I guess I might be next. Just ate a zinc pill. Maybe that will help. I hate to see my wife sick.

Main accomplishments yesterday was to work with the chat session person at Verizon to lower our cell bill, and ended up getting two new replacement phones for "free." It was a bit painful to make it through so many sales tactics and just get the deal completed. Based on the grammar used in the chat session, I don't think I would have understood this person's accent speaking English. But I do admire people who are bilingual. Makes me want to restart my Duolingo lessons once I'm through tax season and planting season.

Then I split and stacked a load of firewood to get some exercise and moved pallets with the tractor. This was heavy white oak and hickory. Next will be a black cherry tree I found dead, and a good size aspen that the storm blew over back on the hill.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They cut some trees.

Looks like they cut too wide at end of our field.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 23 and going up to 28°F. Wind W 7 mph. Flurries.
We got about an inch of snow yesterday, not enough to plow. Supposed to snow tonight and get warmer into the 40s. I'll plow tomorrow. Try to scrape this place right down to the gravel.
Plans for today = nothing.

Belated Happy Birthday Mrs. PopG!

mostly, these spring startup meetings for the tanker drivers are where the deadbeats in the office who have never done our job try and tell us how to do it.
An example for you: It has ALWAYS been standard operating procedure to open the upper hatch BEFORE hooking up the pump off hose and starting the 6" pump sucking on a 3" hose. This prevents a vacuum which will suck in the tank.
The deadbeats changed it to flip an air switch and go ahead and pump. There is no guarantee that the tank is vented. When you open the hatch then you are guaranteed the tank is vented.
That was last year.

The year before it was a sleeve in the hatch so a person couldn't fall into the tank through the 22" top hatch. All of our product is top loaded and you NEED to be able to see the black liquid flowing into the black tank to see the level indicators so that (a) you do not overload and (b) you do not over fill the tank. (None of our product is metered on) There is a 6" pipe that we load with, that goes into the hole, now you are left with a 16" hole to look through. With the sleeve in there It makes the hole 10". I told the mechanics that if they put one of those things in my tanks I would cut it out. Aluminum tanks so I wasn't worried about sparks. They didn't put it in thankfully.
Just another classic example of deadbeats that have never done our job trying to tell us how to do it.
Stupidity at its' finest.
I am wondering what BS they will come up with this year.
There is also computer work E-log learning, how to send in our time and a whole bunch of crap that we don't really need in order to get paid. When I first started with this company 38 years ago, there were tack cards that you had to fill out, (no big deal) and a time sheet. For us out of town IF we got back to the yard on the weekends then we turned in our time then. If we didn't in my case, I went out for 4 months at a time, I either couriered the time in once a week or IF I spotted one of our drivers I would put the time together and hand it to him. ALL the other drivers were trustworthy enough to deliver the time in the condition you sent it. (No monkeying around with your time.) Although most of them really liked the money I was making they didn't like being away from home for 4 months at a trip.
Now they want it EVERY day, sometimes impossible for me (Zero cell service for days at a time) Their answer, just do it on the tablet and it will send it automatically when you get into a service area. Then they pester and browbeat you when you do get service "where is you time?" why haven't we got your time?" You would have to put the paper copies into a courier bag and send it anyway. A little Filipino girl does the time so you/I really cannot tell her what I think in words that she would understand.

Well that is enough of that for now.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Bill, for twenty grand more per truck they could outfit
them with cameras where you watch it all from the warmth and safety of your cab.
next meeting put that in the suggestion box...
meanwhile try not to fall into any holes.

I would think hauling asphalt or goopy stuff like that would be pretty safe.
I'd sure rather be next to an asphalt tanker on the road than a chemical, gasoline or propane tanker.
actually, I'd probably like to be next to a milk tanker.
that sure seems pretty safe...

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Vt, 18 to start going to 36 with mostly cloudy skies!

Today was my wife’s birthday

Paul, happy Birthday to your wife !

The gang is leaving later this morning and then begins the cleanup !

Kiddos want bacon this morning so I better get cracking !

Kyle, sounds like a nice MC ride, I lived those back rode rides !

Billy, glad you got all that wood split ! I need to put some more wood up for next year here also !

Bill, I’m sure your employer misses your being there ! Good drivers are hard to find !

Hope all have a good day !

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
29° with a high of 50 predicted under a clear sky.

Not much new to report other than having to adjust to Daylight Savings Time, however my adjustment will be tempered by moving one time zone west for the upcoming week, putting me back to what I’m used to.

The best part is that I get to ride to Wichita in the back of a private jet, which is a much nicer place to be than where I usually sit. I get to sit back and enjoy the WiFi. 4 of us are going to recurrent training, myself, my partner and our sons. The next generation will occupy the pointy end of the plane for the ride out, and my partner and I can pretend that we are bigwigs in the back.

I printed some stuff that I downloaded,I am amazed at 3D printed ball bearings that actually work. There is a bearing built into this gear.

All the parts went together to build this filament rewinder. I used ABS for the moving parts I kto see what it was like to work with compared to the PLA.

I’ve got to get going and see what I can get accomplished before I leave for the airport this afternoon.

 

[Thomas]

Morning all!

Won another award for one of my projects.
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Ccongrats Phil indeed you have the touch.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 31 going to 54 with 15 mph wind gusts

Buppies hope the hospital will get you some answers about wife

Happy birthday to Mrs Popgadget

Exercise and household chores is the agenda today

 

[Thomas]

19F clear sky now clouding late afternoon low 30's for high,least high gusty winds no longer.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...like to putter outside not sure weather etc. will allow,replace on/off fan switch furnace blower motor,other than that it's all ????'s.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

headed back to the barn after digging holes for new garden fence 13 years ago this day
I really liked this tractor. Was one I gave to my church and when I came home seven years later found out it had
been sold for scrap aka $600. Wasn't much of a bottom to my disappointment on that one.
it had become a nonrunner due to neglect

and then I was lied to about it, the lie was allowed to stand, and my relationship with my church was put on hold because of it.
I didn't care about the loss of value, so be it. I cared about not telling me the truth.
But being right would have created a huge commotion and in the end it would not have been worth it.
have to look for greater good and not individual redemption.
in my own way, make love not war

so this tractor's demise caused a rift with my church.
not our normal tractor story
worse, it was a really nice tractor
so that's the part I intend to remember
my first one, you always remember her...

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
39 this morning with high of about 55. Rain possible overnight.

Time change may work for me this time. Time is aligning with my crappy sleep pattern
Not to much yesterday. Puttered with the cart and in general around the garage. Need to finish it so I can clean up the mess!
Got the dog out for a walk and then a run on the 4 wheeler. Let him rest for a few minutes then fought with him for a bath.
Still no tank but I have higher expectations for this week. Temps to be in the mid to upper 70s and no rain after tomorrow.

Late start so I will poor a second cup and get moving.
Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[daugen]

six years ago potatoes going in
everything was a month earlier in NC
all those potatoes were cut up by myself in at least quarters
and ready to be planted
soft sandy soil, easy to make a planting row
lot of potatoes, all went to the local food pantry.
mostly red potatoes, they grew wonderfully and I gave them
plenty of fertilizer.
this was third and last year doing potatoes

was a tight fit with the tractor getting through that tree line back to barn
if you look at top white part of first stake on left, opening is just to left of there.

for a guy used to granite, shale and roots,
this sandy soil was just pure heaven.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Again,

There is a bearing built into this gear

Paul, that is really cool ! Did you have to use a harder material in the printer to form the bearings ?

so this tractor's demise caused a rift with my church.

Drew, I could understand your frustration with that ! Defeats the whole premise of church IMHO !

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 43 going to 55 and sunny.
Back from San Diego, did not get much free time, either with dad or my uncle.
Hospice nurses not sure how dad is still alive, he has not eaten in a week or more.
Uncle is weak, but still very sociable, got him to agree to PT 2 x week to get his strength up since he fell again a few days before I got to SD. He is bruised but ok, he can stand and get around on roller/walker a bit. His back brace is off, so that is an improvement.

Spent day upon day getting dads bills paid, his GF has no idea what to do and is quite lost.
Brother got their car insurance and house insurance back from not being paid.
I got their property taxes paid and got dads paperwork to accountant, not sure what's been done since 2021, which is last filing doc I found .....
Got her to pay bills, bank trips for her to do Power of Attorney on accounts. Lots of driving and paperwork.
Said goodbye to dad Friday, not sure if I will see him ever again.

Took one morning to take a walk by Hotel Del Coronado to clear my mind. Only free time I took all week.

Be well, catch up later.
View of San Diego from uncles apt, looking towards airport. He has a nice balcony.

One of the Coronado Marinas

Hotel Del Coronado undergoing spring maintenance.