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Good Morning. 20° and snowing when I woke up. It’s clear now and climbing to the upper 30’s. I started with breakfast with the professor, did the tri monthly fill up on the Prius,( just under 10 gallons at $2.85) on the way home. Snow was over, so I got out the tractor and plowed. My Son...

Technically speaking, I haven’t bought it yet. Waiting for the attorney for the estate to transfer the title to me. It was nice seeing Drew though.

Good Morning .9° this morning, and clear. At least it’s above 0. High of 25 predicted with snow tomorrow. Yesterday I finished setting up the new welder and tested it out. I think I’m really going to like it, even from the try, it ran a great bead on some 3/8 hot rolled bar scraps, using the...

Primeweld MIG 285. No fume extraction. I’ve been very happy and impressed with Primeweld. I also have their TIG225 and Cut 60. I use the plasma cutter with a CNC table, all of their equipment has exceeded my expectations.

Good Morning. 11° and sunny. High in the 20’s and continued clear. Yesterday was cold and white. Day started in the tractor. Wanted to make sure that I got the blacktop exposed before the traffic packed it into ice. Turns out there was already ice under the snow. But the sun and dry air...

Good Morning 27° with a couple of inches of snow on the ground, going to be clear and colder as the day goes on. Forecast to be in the the low teens this time tomorrow. Yesterday sort of followed the plan, I did get the shop rearranged and the plow on the tractor. Looks like I’ll use it this...

Good Morning 32° and overcast, high of 36, and intermittent snow showers throughout the day. Not much accumulation. Yesterday, I got things fixed in the barn, moved hay from the hay shed to the barn, collected the trash and recycling and got it to the street, did a little bit of cleanup. Still...

I am very pleased with this one, it’s bi directional, so you can program keys, operate systems etc. XTOOL D7 Bidirectional OBD2 Scanner: 2025 V2.0 Automotive Scanner Diagnostic Tool with Active Tests, Full System, 36+ Resets, Crank Sensor Relearn, FCA Autoauth, CAN FD&DoIP, Android 10, 3-Year...

I am very pleased with this one, it’s bi directional, so you can program keys, operate systems etc. XTOOL D7 Bidirectional OBD2 Scanner: 2025 V2.0 Automotive Scanner Diagnostic Tool with Active Tests, Full System, 36+ Resets, Crank Sensor Relearn, FCA Autoauth, CAN FD&DoIP, Android 10, 3-Year...

I am very pleased with this one, it’s bi directional, so you can program keys, operate systems etc. XTOOL D7 Bidirectional OBD2 Scanner: 2025 V2.0 Automotive Scanner Diagnostic Tool with Active Tests, Full System, 36+ Resets, Crank Sensor Relearn, FCA Autoauth, CAN FD&DoIP, Android 10, 3-Year...

I am very pleased with this one, it’s bi directional, so you can program keys, operate systems etc. XTOOL D7 Bidirectional OBD2 Scanner: 2025 V2.0 Automotive Scanner Diagnostic Tool with Active Tests, Full System, 36+ Resets, Crank Sensor Relearn, FCA Autoauth, CAN FD&DoIP, Android 10, 3-Year...

I have a cable that plugs into the OBD2 port and connects to my jump pack that keeps things alive for a battery swap to avoid that.

Good Morning 37°, sunny and a high in the low 40’s. Temp takes a dive in the afternoon. Yesterday, I never got past the shop, that means I never made it down the lane to put the markers in. I did manage to get the oil and filter changed in the Lazer. Spent some time with Fusion, just as a...

Good Morning 32° and clear. Will be 50 later this afternoon and raining this evening. Yesterday was busy, but productive. Buddy’s well pump really was 500’ down into the bowels of the earth. The rented up-z-dazy did the lions share of the work. https://funkmanufacturinginc.com The pump was...

We used to use Sam’s, then for a year had memberships at Sam’s and Costco. We are just about equidistant from either. It was a no brainer at the end of the year. Costco was better for us in almost every way, especially for meat. They always have whole packer briskets and pork shoulders, both...

In this case 220k

Good Morning. 46° and dreary, alleged to be 55 and sunny by this afternoon. Yesterday’s rain total was just under an inch. The pond is full, there’s puddles in the fields. The drought might be over. I got some more chores done, hung up a coat rack, still need to get the driveway markers in...

At almost $10 a running foot, I saved every piece of scrap from the old folks home and split it with an ax into kindling. I’ve got at least a few seasons worth of kindling. I wasn’t going to waste it.

Yup that is the paraffin soaked wood chips that I referred to. It works great.

I use a pinch of paraffin soaked wood chips in the center of a matrix of split cedar siding kindling, then stack logs on top of Andirons over that. It lights a roaring fire with one match in a few minutes.

Good Morning. 35° when I woke up this morning, 42 now and a high of 45. We got .84” of rain overnight, pond is just about up to the overflow. Grey out side, but not raining, supposed to start again after dinner. Yesterday, I took the blower out of the shop furnace, couldn’t see anything wrong...

I had one for years that I gave to a friend when I got the EU2000i. The astounding thing is that the 650 was heavier.

Good Morning 18° and forecast to double under increasingly cloudy skies. Yesterday’s flight to Lancaster for brunch turned into lunch. When I got to the airport to get the little plane out, I remembered that it was the day that Santa comes to town via helicopter. All week parents bring presents...

I’m guessing a kit, everything looks bolt on. https://a.co/d/4N4V0aE

I completely agree, that happened with the 23 model year. I made sure to get a 22 to avoid it. It’s like climbing into a corvette, way to low, and I had to duck to get in the door. None of that applies to my 22 though.

Good Morning Today started out at 14° supposed to make it to 36 under a clear sky. Yesterday started with taking the Lexus to the dealer for inspection, all systems worked as they should, it was very comfortable and quite powerful. The only issue was that once I got there I realized that the...

I was surprised by Lou’s comment as well. Most people are shocked how much room there is.

That’s the one. My lifetime mileage (gas consumption) over 40k miles is close to 200mpg because so many trips are all electric. Even if you drive like a maniac, it’s hard to get less than 50mpg burning gas in normal Hybrid mode. I’m usually around 70mpg.

That’s what I like about the plug in Prius. No charge, No problem. Just drive on gasoline, and at 70 mpg that’s not real painful.

Good morning It’s 24° with a high of 31 forecast under mostly clear skies. Yesterday was another day of random chores. Got some more stuff moved and up on the walls, collected all the recycling and trash and got it to the end of the lane, hauled a carryall load of wood up from the woodshed...

Good Morning 30° when I got up, about 36 now, and windy. Looks like this will be the high for the day. We got just over 2” of rain in the last 3 days, nice to see the sun again. Yesterday was puttering around, got the cart ready for the arrival of the MIG welder, not sure when it will show up...

It weighed more than I could carry, I ended up dumping some from each container into a 5 gallon bucket. I would say that the predominant coin was a penny, but you can look at the mix. You can see that the 5 gallon bucket was not very full.

My bank has a coin machine for the free use of its customers. It counted $1591.00 of my change today.

Good Morning 62° and drizzling. That’s the high for the day before it gets cold and windy. It’s been raining for over a day, but we have gotten less than 1/2”. The good news is that at that low rate, it all soaks into the ground instead of running off. Yesterday was slow paced, but got a lot...

Good morning 45° and foggy after a day of drizzle yesterday. More rain today. Yesterday was a slow paced day, did some small chores, played with Zoe a bit, did some graphic work and cut out some sandblast mask for the Rockman. Went and looked at a low mileage but 10 year old Lexus with wife...

Good Morning 30° and a high overcast. High of 45 and rain later today. Yesterday was spent puttering around in the morning, took the little plane for a ride to Reading for lunch with a friend. Then later had to go to holiday market to help wife breakdown and load her wares into the transit...

I made a tool to take water filters apart, as the plastic ones are terrible. This one lets you use a 1/2” drive ratchet or breaker bar. I cut them out on the plasma table.

I am among those that miss a volume knob in the car. The Prius has a dedicated pair of buttons to change volume up or down, they are duplicated on the steering wheel as well. All other audio functions as well as environmental controls are pages on the 12” touch screen. If I need an immediate...

Good Morning 34° which looks like the high for today. Little bits of dust on the ground, looks like a snow squall might be nearby. Yesterday, I did get the oil changed in the KubVan, hopefully today I’ll get to the Prius. It’s overdue for an oil change by mileage, but because so many of my...

How big is the heat pack? That’s about what I would expect to see from a 5k, I would think that you have at least a 10k. Perhaps one contactor or heat coil is bad.

After watching the Project Farm video on them I got the Gooloo. So far I’m very pleased with it. I used it to test the starter generator yesterday, and was pleased that it did not require a sensed minimum voltage to provide an output. Seems to be good quality, but no air pump. I’ve got a...

Good Morning 21° with a high of 36 today supposed to get windy and ugly tomorrow. First question is- what’s a razor? Yesterday I actually got started on my agenda, I got the oil and filter changed on the Carryall, but got distracted by a starter generator repair for my son. He got it off the...

I used a Milwaukee cross pointed SDS bit in a Makita cordless SDS drill to put the anchors in the floor for the bender yesterday. Drilled effortlessly.

That is essentially true, but generally the pilots will fly as neighborly as possible. Perhaps a conversation with the neighbor voicing your concerns passed on to the pilots would be a big help. Also keep in mind that they are going to want to approach into the wind. Our prevailing wind is out...

Good Morning 27° clear and a high of 39 forecast. Yesterday I made some progress, got the Costco run completed, bolted the Diacro bender to the shop floor, got the KubVan inspected , did a bit of cleanup and finished the day with an odd fellows meeting. Today will start with breakfast with...

I have never seen a smoke or CO detector that didn’t have a backup battery and beep when it was low. Many have 10 year lithium batteries, some do not have replaceable batteries, but I think that approval requires a battery.

§ 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General. Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no person may operate an aircraft below the following altitudes: (a) Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power unit fails, an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface...

Good Morning 21° this morning. Sunny, and a high of 36 forecast. A lot like yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, it was spent moving stuff from the closets in the house to the old folks home, I found some treasure, but mostly it was realizing that I’d never wear or touch the item at hand in the...

Good Morning 26° to start high of 36 predicted. Yesterday was pretty much consumed by the Palm Beach trip. I noticed a golf cart carrying a load of guitars that belonged to Bobby Weir from Grateful Dead, they were identified by gaff tape with his name. I looked around and didn’t see him, but I...

That’s not the low budget helicopter either!

Good Morning 26°, high in the low 30’s today under a clear sky. Yesterday, I did manage to check a few barn chores off the list, but it was definitely an energy conservation day. Picked up some rock wool at Lowe’s and buried the exposed water lines in it, I had already encased them in spray...

Good morning 34° and sunny to start. High of 43 and slight chance of a shower this afternoon. Yesterday was a nice day. Lousy weather, but a nice day. It was fun cooking thanksgiving dinner in our new kitchen in the old folks home. The biggest change was from a glass top electric to a gas...

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving It’s 39° and raining, forecast to continue throughout most of the day. High in the upper 40’s, partial clearing later this afternoon. Yesterday’s trip consumed most of the day. ATC gave us a couple hundred bonus miles, routed us over Maine on our way from...

It depends on the generator (1800 vs 3600 rpm) and the gearbox, but generally fairly quiet.

This pretty much says it all….

Good Evening It’s 46° it a bit damp, even though it’s under a clear sky. Today started with breakfast with the professor, wife joined us. Next was to stop at local farm where she has a display of alpaca goods for sale to restock. By the time we got back home I only got to a few small chores...

Good Morning 46° and mostly cloudy. High of 50 and breezy for today. Yesterday was another day of puttering followed the recliner in front of a fire. Started with making waffles for son and DIL. Went down to oldest son’s so my grandson could introduce me to their new puppy. He’s a Bernese...

As it was explained to me,it’s not the lack of sulphur that reduces the lubricity of the fuel, but the process of removing the sulphur that causes the problem.

That can be true sometimes. Ultra Low Sulphur fuel oil needs a lubricity additive to be safely used in common rail diesels. Green Diesel has the additive, Red home heating or off road diesel “might” have it. My oil dealer just sells heating oil as off road diesel so I add the lubricity and cold...

Good Evening Been blowing cold rain and flurries all day, 36° outside now. Just not a nice day to be outside. Wife packed up and went off to a “fiber festival” until Sunday evening. That leaves Zoe and I to hold down the fort. She never gets people food, her McDonalds hamburger have her a...

Yup ordered with no onions

RNG All good questions. The answers involve a lot of variables, like how do you heat your water, are the water lines all in conditioned space, how hot do you have your DHW set to? What determines if the pump runs? So far in my limited experience, the warm(ish) cold water is a complete non...

Yes, but only Luke warm, until it clears the line of the warm water. Much better than waiting for hot water.

This would be an easy solution if you have a tank type water heater. https://a.co/d/37c8QTl

No return loop, the thermostatic valve in question returns via the cold water line.

It’s a Taco HLV-1, made to bypass water from the hot to the cold line until the thermostatic element closes it. Very specific application for DHW recirculation. Not a mixing or tempering valve. The flow rate in question is the bypass flow, not the normal flow. I really liked the Taco design...

Good Morning 43° and grey outside. Got about an inch of rain overnight,more forecast for today. We sure needed the rain, I am going to go down to the pond after my bowl of cereal and see if it came up at all. Yesterday’s drive to the vet wasn’t too bad, Zoe travels really well. We did drive...

Good Morning. 53 and overcast. We got less than .1” of rain overnight. Only going up a few degrees, then rain this evening, overnight and tomorrow. Maybe as much as an inch. We sure need it. Yesterday started with breakfast with the professor, then a trip to HD for some more Azek trim boards...

Good Afternoon Today is another wonderful day to be outside. Of course I started it with an 8am MOHS appointment. Fortunately I only had one basal cell carcinoma for them to deal with. Other biopsies were benign. Got home and puttered in the shop, replaced the starter/generator belt on the...

Good Morning. 50°, supposed to make 60 under clear skies. Yesterday was an interesting day, I did a plumbing repair at the restaurant, spent some time on the doors, a handful of other tasks as well. Son and DIL were here, he was working on the basement flooring, a combination of Pergo and...

Good Afternoon Today started out at 45° and clear. It’s 56° with a high of 59 forecast now. Yesterday I managed to build the shed doors and get a coat of paint on them. Then installed some clever spice racks that I found online. I drug out the SLR and tripod to try to get a decent...

A good breakfast at that!

That was my thought. My Prius Prime averages about 4.1, but it only has about a 30 mile EV range before becoming a normal hybrid.

Good Morning 31° and mostly cloudy, high of 49 forecast, and the clouds will persist, but not yield any rain. Yesterday was reasonably productive, got the timer installed and setup for the hot water recirculation, seems to work well. Made a HD run with the KubVan to pick up some T-111 to...

You’re always welcome to pop in. We might even feed you.

Good Morning 29° with a high of 50 forecast, yesterday’s howling wind has subsided into a gentle breeze for today. Clear sky. While working in the boiler room, I discovered a cold breeze coming in, right where the water lines run, so I borrowed my buddy’s urethane applicator and foamed the...

Good Morning 49° and partly cloudy. That is also the high for today, wind should pick up to nearly 20. Yesterday I did a lot of outside clean up, got the sprinklers put away and the hoses rolled up and put away. Made a successful Costco run, and figured out what was up with the hot water...

I used a 4 inch “B” vent exhaust hood through the wall, and made up a bracket to center the exhaust pipe into the inlet of the vent, with lots of airspace around it. The exhaust flow also scavenged additional cooling air from the shed. It worked very well for decades, I only abandoned it because...

Good Morning 56° and fair skies. High of 63 forecast. Yesterday was grey all day, looked like snow, but it was too warm. We did get 1/4” of badly needed rain. I did the plumbing for the hot water recirculation, added a thermal bypass valve and a circulator, but the boiler doesn’t seem to...

I replaced the Hybrid battery on my first Prius at about 180k miles. I did it myself, and bought the battery from Rock Auto for $1200. Prior to that the only maintenance items replaced were the 12v battery, wiper blades and light bulbs. Not even brakes.

I’ve got a Prius Prime, the lifetime mpg for almost 40k is about 185 mpg, as I do a lot of driving within the EV range. If I compare mi/kwh it’s like buying gas for $1.25 per gallon at my electric rate. The typical mileage running as a Hybrid when the EV battery is depleted is about 70mpg. This...

Good morning 29° with a high of 55 and RAIN forecast for this evening. Been a few days, but I’m alive and well, still puttering around cleaning up and making tweaks and changes, but settling in nicely. Zoe is getting comfortable here as well. We have relatively hard water, it was a pain...

Good Morning 60° and overcast when I woke up, forecast to be clear and 70. Already sunny. Election Day I had to a trip to Raleigh that returned Wednesday. We arrived there about 9am so we had a whole day to kill. Had a nice lunch downtown, then walked to the Natural Science Museum for...

Good Morning Nice day here in Raleigh after the fog burned off. It was foggy in PA when we left as well. They were reporting less than 1/4 mile visibility and 100’ ceiling. Good thing I hand delivered my ballot to the courthouse weeks ago, maybe my vote will make a difference. Won’t...

Good Morning 29° with a high of 60 forecast. Still no rain. Yesterday I did a batch of small chores. Went to HD and got a 10’ step ladder, cleaned out all the gutters on the OFH. spread some more grass seed, moved the sprinklers around, moved some more stuff from the house, slowly filling...

I use Tapatalk no ad version.

I really enjoyed the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT. https://americanprecision.org You might not be as interested in seeing Bridgeport Mill serial number one as me, but there is a lot to see.

Good Morning. 33° with a high of 55 under a cloudless sky with unlimited visibility. Yesterday’s activities were previously reported, the only addition was that the griddle got rubbed down with Canola oil and baked for an hour at 450°. That should make the next batch of pancakes go a little...

Good Afternoon This morning got away from me. Youngest son showed up at 7:30 to work on the Pergo floor he is putting in the basement of the house. I had it all carpeted, he ripped all that out. At any rate, I made pancakes from scratch and cooked them on the griddle on the the new gas range...

Good Morning 65° with a high in the upper 70’s. Grey and a few spits of rain. Not enough to register on the rain gauge. Supposed to clear up after the cold front passes. Yesterday started with cutting some sandblast rubber and shortening a diamond core bit for my buddy the Rockman. That...

It has a compression release, so it’s not too hard on the shoulder for those initial pulls. I think that I’m on my third sprocket on the Makita, I’ve learned to always have a couple on the shelf.

Good morning 45° high of 80 and clear skies. Sure doesn’t seem like a Halloween forecast. Yesterday started with a visit to the dermatologist. Got some freezies and two biopsies. Left that office and hopped in the little plane to meet up for the closing which went off without a hitch. When...

I do have the 261-CM, I was a skeptic when I bought it, but the dealer is a good friend, and he heartily recommended it. I run it on AvGas/Stihl oil and it has been great. It takes about a half dozen pulls to start it when it has been dormant for a month or so, but one pull after that. The...

If it’s on the engine, it will not be 5/16-24, but rather 8mm with a fine pitch.

Frits, is it actually a 261 CM with the computer ignition and carb?

Good Morning 45° and a high just under 80 under clear skies. Not our typical October weather. I tried posting when I was on the road unsuccessfully, not sure if I tried yesterday. Been busy getting settled into the OFH. Today is my first ever dermatologist appointment, we will see how it...

Good Morning 38° with a high of 58 under clear skies forecast for today. Yesterday was fairly productive. Got all the mulch out of the dump trailer and spread, got the pool table out of the basement and moved to neighbors. Used the dump trailer pulled by the tractor to move the slate. It was...

Good Morning 36° sunny and a high of 65 for today. Yesterday’s trip was just the way I like them. Uneventful. Was in Palm Beach just long enough to eat lunch and get refueled. The only small glitch was that the passengers for the return trip went to the wrong place on the airport. That was...

Good Morning 56° with a high of 65 forecast. High overcast now, clearing as dry cold front passes. Yesterday, I actually got some cleanup done in the shop, the plasma table is ready to go to work. Greased the tractor, I need to grease the mowers, the Progressive is more of a project, it...

Good Morning 47°, clear and a forecast high in the upper 70’s. Made it past 80 yesterday. Grass is doing well, it likes the heat, the sun and all the water I’m giving it. Yesterday we got all the remnants of construction activity out of here, all the trash, building materials etc. The next...

I use “Spin it Again” software, it works pretty well, separates the tracks into individual tracks and can usually find the album info and properly name the tracks. But it the grand scheme, yes it’s a PIA compared to just using Spotify.

Good Morning 51° high in the 80’s and clear sky, the new grass is loving this weather, and all the water I’m giving it. Thanks for all the replies about music. My collection (and tastes) run from Little Walter to Pink Floyd to Willie Nelson to Pokey LaFarge to Social Distortion to Guy Clark...

Good Morning 45° under a clear sky, forecast high is 77. Good weather to get grass to grow, except that it’s so dry that irrigation is mandatory. Yesterday I made up all the speaker cables for the AV equipment in the old folks home, when I went to plug them into the wall plates, I was quite...

If you have access to it, nothing beats AvGas for storage.

Good Morning 36°, clear sky and a high in the low 70’s for today. Yesterday I took all my 20lb propane tanks to get filled, I pumped just under 30 gallons into 7 tanks. That should last me a year or so. Kept the sprinklers going, and moved them around throughout the day, and lo and behold...

Good Morning 39°, clear sky and a high of 70 forecast for today. Yesterday was similar. Sprinklers are working overtime,trying to get the new grass to spout. Supposed to be in the 70’s for the next week, so I’m hopeful. I got everything accomplished in the old folk home, the only remaining...

Good Morning 44° with a high of 65, not a cloud in the sky for today. Yesterday went by quickly, a lot of small tasks. Got the 75” tv up in the great room, along with the center channel speaker, removed all the floor coverings and swept floors, moved all of the tools, supplies and materials...

Good Morning 36° and clear, high of 60. Another day without rain, sprinklers will be on again. Yesterday’s trip was just the way I like them, uneventful, bordering on boring. The winds at altitude were brisk, well over 100kts. We were hurt going south at 43,000 feet and got a push coming home...

I have actually flown planes that are now in the Smithsonian, just sayin…..

Good Morning. 40° under a clear sky and a forecast high in the low 50’s. Still no rain, I’m running sprinklers on the seeded areas, keeping my fingers crossed they turn green. Yesterday was partially consumed by the test flight, but I still got to check off a few boxes when I got home. One...

Yes the plane behaved as it should, it was accepted, just waiting for the funds to transfer now. You have a good memory, it was the same plane. Punch list is moving right along, there is not much left to do. Even though I won’t be there for the inspection, I don’t expect any hiccups.

Good Morning It’s 52° and sunny, high of 60 and 30kt winds forecast, but no rain. Yesterday was another day of progress on a lot of little details. Toilet is installed, there are no more remaining plumbing tasks. All the AV wiring and plates are done, just need to hang the TV’s. Continued...

Good Morning 51°, sunny and going to almost 80 today. Yesterday was similar. I got the toilet moved into the old folks home, but not installed. I got side tracked by another project. The drain on the plasma cutter water table was a fitting that wasn’t flush to the bottom of the pan and only...

Good Morning 55° and clear, high of 75 today. Yesterday was a day of punchlist stuff, a lot of small tasks. Connect downspout to buried piping, terminate AV wiring onto jack plates, install light over vanity, keep moving sprinklers around, pick up hardware to mount toilet, install speakers in...

Good Morning 42° and sunny, high of 70 under continued sun today. Yesterday found me at the notary getting document notarized for the township, then several other errands and back to knocking details off the list. I got the thermostats for the radiant heat installed and tested the boiler and...

My son was married on 10/10/10

Good Morning 46° and a clear sky. High of 60 and continued sun today. Yesterday we got everything seeded and straw mulched, and set up sprinklers, because there isn’t any rain in the forecast. I would really like to get some grass growing so that I don’t have a sea of mud over the winter...

Looks great Scott! I can only imagine the time that goes into all that shaping and fitting.

I have the 2.1 meter version, and it is a great flyer, probably the most fun to fly plane that I have. You would definitely like it.

Good Morning 45° now, should climb to upper 60’s under a clear sky. Another great day to work outside. Yesterday, I spent the entire day outside, alternating between a shovel and the tractor, moving dirt. Zoe approves of the new walk. This morning it’s gets seeded and straw mulched...

Correct. Faster with less torque

Good Morning 46° high of 66 advertised under a clear sky. Yesterday was a perfect day for pouring concrete. Relatively cool and breezy. The ground is so dry the concrete truck could dive anywhere he wanted, leaving no ruts, let alone risking getting stuck. It all turned out great, we...

I like the CE-750 shirt that he’s sporting.

Good Morning. 62° and overcast, but no rain forecast. High in the low 70’s as it becomes mostly sunny. Yesterday was another day of minor progress. Started out with getting the drone out to take pictures of neighbors corn mazes, I did a few here while I was at it. One of them is a true...

This is my favorite sons of the pioneers song-

Good Morning 47° for the start, should finish around 72 under clear skies. Yesterday started on the Lazer doing all the trimming, then took the string trimmer for a long walk. Went to local grass airport with son and grandson for lunch, grandson watched the biplanes and gliders take off and...

Good Morning It’s 60° and clear, forecast to stay that way as the temp rises to 75. Yesterday was productive. Cedar is finished, walk and patio are all formed and prepped for Monday’s pour. They still need the rebar placed, that will happen Monday morning. There is also a small pad at...

Thanks, I don’t do anything to it. Just let it weather, it turns grey, but that is just the surface. The key is to get “clear VG heartwood” as opposed to “clear“ or other lesser grades. The area next to the new siding has been up over 40 years and never been touched. And I did get the mowing done.

Good Morning. It’s 58° and sunny, now that the early fog burned off. Progress continues, Cedar is almost finished, the concrete contractors are here prepping and forming the patio and walk. There is a lot of complicated cuts in this small area, you can also see the new cedar against the over...

Good Morning 59° and overcast, going to partly cloudy and middle70’s if the forecast is accurate. Yesterday was yet another busy day, before the sun was up, I was out changing the bucket on the excavator. In an effort to get the concrete contractor out earlier to put in a patio and front walk...

Looks like a jackalope to me……

Good afternoon and thanks for the birthday wishes. Tomorrow is the actual big day. Today was a busy day of picking up loose ends and getting things lined up for when it’s time to do them. If Zoe likes you, you better like dogs, or you’re in trouble. She was intent on cleaning my ears to...

I’d make a wood plug and glue it in place.

Good Morning. It’s 60° with a high of 65 forecast. Been grey and gloomy for three days, but just mist and light drizzle, no appreciable rain. Less than .1” yesterday. Yesterday I accomplished some small tasks in the old folks home, made a frame for the bathroom mirror to match the window and...

It will build character.

You might want to check out the Gold King Mine in Jerome if you are in the neighborhood. It was always one of my favorite places to visit, but I haven’t been there since Don Robertson passed away. He was quite the character and collector.

Good Morning 64° and foggy, high of 70 and cloudy for the day. I left the house at 4:30 this morning. The good thing about driving at that time is that there was no traffic, pretty much all the way to Philly. Sitting in Akron until 11:00 am, then back home after a lunch at Mission BBQ after...

We just bought all new appliances, and went with GE Profile for gas range, microwave/vent hood, refrigerator and electric dryer. Speed Queen washer and Bosch dishwasher. Those choices were all based on previous experience, research, and conversations with appliance repairmen. The 4 GE Profile...

I have discovered that when on the road, shopping is often easier than doing laundry.

The last time that happened to me, I thanked them and told them I could use the extra time to sober up, hoping that might get their attention (it didn’t).

Good Morning. 65° with a high of 75 and a chance of thunderstorms. Yesterday it drizzled on and off throughout the day, but we got less the .1 inches overall. Painters are continuing to make progress, the backsplash got grouted, and the range got fixed. My only concern with the repair, is...

Yes

Good Morning 61° and grey. High of 65 with rain likely today. Yesterday started with breakfast with the professor, then off to HD for some plumbing supplies. The only plumbing left to do is to install the toilet, and that will wait until after the painting is complete. The current task for...

Was that Brackett Field in the second picture?

Good Morning 57° with a high of 68 under partly cloudy skies forecast. Yesterday’s trip went well, I used the little plane to commute, so I flew 3 different airplanes to accomplish the mission. The little plane, the turboprop and the jet. Looks like it was my last flight in that turboprop, we...

Good Morning 58° and cloudy. Yesterday was a nice slow day. I boxed in the ductwork for the vent inside the cabinet with some Baltic birch, but that was about the only thing I did in the old folks home. Daughter brought a new boyfriend by to meet the family, had a nice dinner at oldest sons...

Good Morning, 63° with a high of 75 for today. Partly sunny and still no rain. Yesterday, I sent some time in the morning in the Old folks home sweeping and moving left over materials out. I took off at lunch time and met a buddy at the airport, we took the little plane to NJ for lunch. On...

The pictures were from the plane. I have a GE Profile convection electric range in the house, it puts out minimal if any heat into the room, we use the convection bake all the time, as well as the air fry feature. The OFM has essentially the same range, but in gas. I hope it doesn’t heat the...

That would normally be accurate, but the two turboprops that we have are Cheyenne 400’s. They are a bit of an anomaly in that they are fast and fly as high as 41,000 feet. From Philadelphia to south Florida they are only about 15 minutes behind the jet. But they are not as smooth or quiet, and...

T-6?

Good Morning It’s 60° and still dark outside, supposed to be partly cloudy with a high in the upper 70’s as the day progresses. Yesterday was a blur of activity, was at HD not long after they opened at 6am. I very pleased that I succesfully got the microwave/vent hood ducted to the outside...

Good Morning 70° and sunny. Too much going on here today. I was back from HD by 7:45, and completed the kitchen vent in time for breakfast with the professor. I’ll check back in later with pictures once I get caught up.

Good Morning 58° with a forecast of 81 and clear skies. This weather has been great for construction and getting trucks around back, but the rock hard dry ground is not great for growing grass. Appliances didn’t arrive yesterday, they said they were scheduled for today. That works better any...

Alder

Good morning 62° and grey. 30% POP we badly need some rain. Yesterday was another busy day at the old folks home. Mantle is in place, kitchen cabinets are underway,trim work and closet shelving continues. I moved a lot of dirt with the tractor, the shovel and rake got a work out as well...

Good Morning 62° with a high in the middle 70’s and no rain. Yesterday was another busy day. I moved a lot of dirt with the loader on the L6060, spreading it around the building, today the hand work starts grading it and picking rocks. We made the executive decision that the mantle was too...

Good Afternoon. Today started about 55°, it’s 80 and sunny now. Wife got me out of bed this morning to air up a tire on her Transit Connect farmers market cruiser. So I kept moving. Yesterday I was successful at a solo Costco run, and finished up the little plane. Took it for a spin and got...

Happy anniversary Ken & Bride!

Good Morning It’s 55°, sunny and dry, the high is forecast to be just about 80. All the tile work except the kitchen backsplash is finished in the old folks home, almost all of the trim is in place, as is most of the pin rail for the closet shelves. The shelves themselves will get ripped out of...

They are blocks of Azek routed out for electrical boxes for outside light fixtures, receptacles, and the dryer vent. They will be painted to blend into the stone, but I couldn’t come up with a better way to deal with mounting them.

Good Morning 55° and dense fog this am. High of 80 under clear skies after the fog burns off. Yesterday was another day of progress. I’m just about finished with the little airplane, paperwork is done a few small tasks to go. Hopefully fly it out to lunch this weekend. Things are moving right...

I’d be surprised if anyone didn’t remember exactly where they were 23 years ago today. I was in Goose Bay, Labrador watching the TV in disbelief. The airport was a total zoo with airplanes that were US bound from overseas diverting. It was over a week until I was able to cross the border back...

Good Morning 56° with a high of 77 under clear skies, another dry day. Yesterday was a busy one, I’ve been starting every day with rotating the mantle and checking its weight. I use the chain hoist to rotate it, so it’s easy to get the weight off the hoist scale. So far it’s lost 40lbs, and...

The drive pulley is mounted behind the prop along with the ring gear for the starter. It has to come off along with the propeller to get the nose bowl off.

I don’t think that they were actually PEX clamps, but rather Oetiker hose clamps. They are actually pretty high quality when properly installed with the right tools. https://www.oetiker.com/en-us/products/straps

Good Morning 47° with a high in the low 70’s today under a clear sky. Pretty much like yesterday. I did make it to the hangar and made decent progress on the little plane. I got it from this- To this- Did some small tasks around the old folks home, put the auger on the tractor and helped...

My guess is backflow preventer

I use a “Wiz Wheel” (abrasive disc) on a cordless dremel style tool in tight places.

Good Morning 47° with a high of 67. Cold front came through yesterday and chased the grey skies away overnight, leaving us about 1/8” of rain. Not much progress on the old folks home, wife was painting color samples on walls, I puttered around with several small tasks. But I did get to the...

Good Morning It’s 46° with a high in the low 70’s under a clear sky again. A great day to be outside. Been making great progress on the old folks home, the stone masons cut and set the blue stone sills. It was interesting to see them work the saw cut surfaces with an oxy-acetylene torch to pop...

Good Morning 47° with a high of 72 today under clear skies. Yesterday, I spent the whole day (and 11,400 steps) pulling wire through 60’ of conduit. It was 3-awg3, 2- awg12 and 1 awg 6, all through an 1-1/4” pvc conduit. It shouldn’t have been a hard pull, but I didn’t have a helper, so I was...

I witnessed that first hand. We all put away a prodigious amount of pizza!

Silly me, I had assumed that you hit the magic 65. At 72, I’m still flying 135, but generally on my terms. .

Good Morning It’s 63° and breezy, a high of 74 with low humidity and no rain. Yesterday was fairly productive, I did get the mantle moved It’s definitely not a light weight. It will be interesting putting it in place. I did finally get the speakers installed in the big room, it was far...

Congratulations! So what’s the next chapter? Going to keep flying? Or actually retire.

Good Morning. 71° 97% RH and overcast. A few spits of rain, but nothing measurable. High of 82 and continued grey is forecast. Yesterday was reasonably productive. Installed the ceiling fan and HVAC registers in the ceiling of the big room. They were the last tasks requiring the bakers...

I’m sorry to hear about your son, it’s always tough to say that he is lucky to be alive, when if he was truly lucky he wouldn’t be injured. I had my own near death motorcycle induced two month hospitalization back in 2019. My family was drawing straws to figure out who was going to tell me...

Good Morning 65° and overcast, but no rain. We got less than 1/10” overnight. Yesterday was pretty much consumed with my trip to CT, which was a good time. Scott met us at the airport and took us out for some excellent pizza. It was great to meet him and have some conversation. I think he was...

PM sent

Good Morning 72° with 90% RH this morning. High of 80 forecast with a gentle breeze, not a bad day to work outside. Yesterday was another busy day with 4 different contractors working around each other, and not getting in each others way. Painters finished the ceilings and won’t be back for a...

~12:30-5:00

Good Morning 72° 83% RH this morning, high in the middle 90’s with high humidity and chance of thunderstorms. Yesterday was a busy day in the old folks home, a carefully choreographed ballet between painters, tile contractor and trim carpenter. We laid out samples of the ceramic tile and...

Good Morning 60° 98% RH with a high in the upper 80’s for today, another sunny day without rain. It’s starting to resemble the setting of “Grapes of Wrath” out there with clouds of dust drifting off the fields as the farmers try to work them. We need some rain. We did get to Costco yesterday...

Good Morning 62°, 90% RH under a hazy sun, highs in the upper 80’s. Summer isn’t done with us, even if it’s the first day of school around here. Yesterday I finally got back to the little plane and made some progress. Decided to put new spark plugs in, they were all a bit worn, one had an out...

PM sent with pictures

Good Morning 60° with a high of 85 for today, another sunny day with no rain. Drywall finishers finished up yesterday, I scraped the floor and vacuumed up the dust. Had to clean the filter in my shop vac multiple times, drywall dust is pretty fine. Put the box scraper on the tractor and...

I was thinking about what time I usually go to bed as I typed that. But mine isn’t mandatory…….

Good morning It’s 66° with a high just over 80 and clear sky. Ground is dry as a bone. Neighbor was discing a field, the clouds of dust just filled the air. I did get WiFi in the old folks home, I added a node to the existing ASUS ZenAi mesh, all of the nodes use a wired backhaul so it’s got...

If you are basically whole, and trying to sort out how the insurance company is pissing money away, I would let it go, you will never get them to do something sensible, it’s just not your job to train them. You won’t help your rates, they will just waste what you save them somewhere else. If...

Good morning 50° and another sunny day. High in the low 80’s. Yesterday started with a quick run to HD to get porcelain lamp holders for the attic. Got them installed as well as a breaker for them and the outlets up there. It got real dark up there once the drywall was up. Lights up nicely...

I saw it as 100 kilometers.

Good Morning 50°, 97% RH, high of 75 forecast for today with clear sky and no rain. Yesterday was a busy one. Masons are taking off until later next week, the got the scratch coat on the entire exterior that gets stone faced. Fireplace still needs the hearth and stone facing inside. I started...

Good Evening Today started at 50°, made it up to 71. A nice day. Yesterday, my grandson and I got the mowing done, he insisted on blowing off the mower himself. Masons are progressing nicely, although they scared my wife. Apparently one of them nearly took a header off the scaffold, his...

Patch inside the tire or new tire?

Good Morning 59°, 79% RH, high of 70, clear sky and gentle breeze. All the ingredients for a really nice day to be outside. Yesterday was humid and grey but not that hot or much rain. The drywall finishers were a no show, but the masons have the chimney above the roof. I spent a good paper...

The Prius manual says it’s more efficient to drive with the windows closed and use the AC than have the windows open. Hypermilers drive with them closed and the AC off. Glad I’m not a Hypermiler……..

Good Morning It’s 68° with a high of 80 and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Yesterday stayed grey all day but no significant rain. I spent the day cleaning up and moving tools and supplies back to where they belong from the garage where I set up a table and staging area to work on the old...