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Good Morning and Happy Easter, Ct, 61 to start going to 71. I could see the moon going out to get the paper so it looks like our sunrise church service should be a real sunrise service. Ron, beautiful cardinal picture this morning, how appropriate for Easter Sunday. 🙏 Yesterday afternoon I...

Well Dennis your making progress 😉 Buppies, that’s a good looking dog , might make a great companion 😃

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Good Morning, Ct, feels like I’m in Texas this morning, 54 to start and the moon is the limit 😉😁 Dennis nice little Massey, has some similar lines to my Massey 1040. Yesterday we had all the grands over for Easter Egg coloring. Quite a time and it seems we avoided any major disasters 😉 Need...

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to low 60’s. Another sunny and beautiful bright blue skies type of day. We will have 4 grands starting around 12 noon so need to get a few things done before the onslaught 😉 Bill, the guys that load the hot asphalt have to wear these heavy canvas jackets. I’m...

Good Evening Dennis, Sorry to hear that Dennis, that’s probably an expensive fix 😒😉

Good Evening Bill, Well I think I’m getting the idea. 😉 We are on Long Island Sound, do not as cold as your wind off of the lake, but still pretty darn cold in the dead of winter 😊 I prefer being on a tee shirt in the summer 😉😂

Good Evening, 😉😂 Actually I have my own sun combo safety glasses, those aren’t even mine 😂 We also have 3 hard hats in the cab also. 😉 Drew, if im empty and loading 2800 gals it’s probably something less than 10 minutes. When its freezing out and the wind is blowing strong, its not a lot of...

Good Morning, Wow, the Terminal is a mess today, can’t even get through the gate 😒

Good Morning, Ct, 32 to start going to 57 with mostly sunny skies. Work called yesterday and asked me to come in today. I normally only work 1 day per week but the owner is having a lot of difficulties with his right knee and leg. So his 73 yo employee will fill in for his 67 yo boss 😂...

Good Evening Ken, Beautiful flower pics, thanks 🙏

Good Evening, Dennis beautiful shot ! 🙏 Always wanted one of those 😉😁

Good Morning, Ct, 40 to start going to 47. Cloudy skies with a random sprinkle here or there. Lots of little jobs to do around the homestead today. Have to run to the pharmacy at some point to pick up a prescription. Kathleen wants some help cleaning the house this morning and I have started...

Good Afternoon Don, I think thats a great idea :D Also, since your great great grandmother is from Austria, you should get back to learning your German ;) Hope all have a great night

Good Morning, Ct, 44 to start going to 63 with light rain and fog , overcast conditions. Work today , so probably won’t get much mulch work done. That’s ok because my back needs a rest anyway. Ron, beautiful sunrise. 🙏 Mostly hoping for a good trip for you. David, hope you can get your...

Good Evening, After I picked up my youngest son and his family I ran down to Lowe’s and bought a 1/2 pallet of black mulch. If you buy 25 bags or more they will load it for you. They just used their tow motor and dropped the half pallet in the back of the truck. $50 bucks for 25 bags, the bags...

Good Evening Dennis, That one that’s bowed badly, I would bring it back to HD. I never had one that was that bad. That’s not acceptable, and they are pretty good on returns. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Good Afternoon Ken, WOW, beautiful old buildings and architecture. The only thing I can relate to is the old buildings at Yale University, which we have driven by many times through the years. Amazing pictures Ken , thanks 🙏

Good Morning, Ct, 36 to start going to 63. Sunny right now with increasing clouds later. Woke up to a fire alarm at 5:15 , smoke in the building at our local grammar school. The alarm panel burned up. Vented building and returned to service. I need to pick up my youngest son and his family...

Good Evening David, Thanks for the explanation on the soil. How many acres are you actually mowing, and are you using a 6 ft brush hog ? Hoping the tractor is all straightened out 🙏

Good Morning Drew, Best of luck with the RV potential buyers and ensuing sale 🙏

Good Morning, Vt, 34 to start going to 46 with cloudy skies this morning. Woke up to a cool kitchen this morning, Dovre stove not going on again. Temp was down to 63 so I’m using the oven to bring the temp up a few degrees. Also have the wood stove going in our family room so it’s toasty in...

Good Evening, Thanks Thomas, I will keep it in mind. I never know with my crazy schedule 😉🙏. Don, I live the Bale Bunny, really cute, I’m betting the kids love it. Went out to eat at the Barrie’s Inn in Dorset tonite and then saw a play at the Dorset Playhouse. Nice night with friends...

Good Afternoon Bill, Nice to have a few days like that now and then 😉😄.

Good Afternoon All, So I finally got around to checking my thermopile millivolt readings. This is a Robert Shaw gas valve with accompanying thermopile and pilot assembly. On line it sounds like I should be getting a minimum reading of 325 millivolts. I’m reading 387 at the gas valve...

Good Morning, Mostly , our deepest condolences to you and your family 🙏 Buppies, our prayers for Holly and yourself. Still praying for a better outcome. 🙏

Good Morning, Vt, 32 to start going to 40 and lightly snowing now. So far it looks to be about 2” on our table on the deck. Thomas, wish you were home we would have stopped for a quick visit. It was a nice ride but it does take awhile to get there. I think it was about 60 or 65 miles to...

Good Afternoon, Dennis here are some pictures to refresh your memory 😉

Good Morning Drew, Drew, did you mean PopG ?

Good Morning, Vt, 32 to start going yo 46 with light snow showers this morning. Guests got here late morning, we made some sandwiches for them. Kathleen made a beautiful dinner for our guests, country style pork ribs with Mac and cheese with baked squash. Everything was very good. Today we...

Good Afternoon Bill, Paul , it’s very cool watching their mule maneuver the shed around. Here’s a pic of them moving my 12 by 20 ft Model A shed in Ct. 😉 Bill, working for another company years ago I went to the terminal for load of dyed diesel, and it came out clear, much to my boss’s...

Good Morning Phil, Beautiful work my friend, love the figure in the first piece 🙏.

Good Morning, Vt, 22 to start going to 46 with clear skies this morning but sun is not up quite yet. Sitting in my usual spot this morning with a cup of coffee on the wood stove. Today we have company coming in around noon time. They are coming in from Keene, NH. I need to get a few things...

Good Evening, Thank you sir 🙏 Boy Dennis , that decking looks very familiar 😂 I worked from the house out, less than a 1/4” off by the time I got to the outside edge. There is a 1 1:4” overhang on the front so you would never see it unless you have a tape measure 😉 Dennis, tough on the lower...

Good Afternoon, Lou, prayers to you hoping therapy will work 🙏 Dennis, yes yes and Yes 😉 I made one wrong cut and my wife heard me hollering out on the deck, but then I realized that I was mating 2 12 footers together and I had enough stock to fix my mistake 😂 Time to finish up and stack...

Good Afternoon, Frits totally understand 👍 Yes thanks Ken, hopefully 😉 My view this afternoon, putting some wood up for next year.

Good Morning, Vt, 19 to start going to 38. Sun is out with bright blue skies, the wind blew all night actually howled but seems to have abated this morning. Dennis, yes I tried for a 1/8” gap at ends where the boards meet the edge pieces. I ended up asking that question to one of my carpenter...

Good Evening Dennis, Best of luck Dennis, it was the wind that really killed me today 😉 I can almost deal with the cold but the wind is certainly a game changer. Looking forward to your finished project. I still have another deck to do, but I need to recoup some cash before I get into the...

Good Evening, Vt, rough day up on the mountain. It never went over 32, with on and off snow showers all day. I finished laying the deck with numb fingers and toes , but I got it done. 😉 What should have taken about an hour took about 3, because I was running inside every 10 minutes. The wind was...

Good Morning, Vt, 28 to start going to 31 with light snow. The wind is back, so getting those last few deck boards down will be a bit tough. 😉 I just really want to wrap it up if I can. Paul, good luck with your FAA physical, and BTW, very interesting support structure on last 3D print job...

Good Evening, Ron that Bosch Jig Saw is a tiger. I have a fairly course blade on it, perfect for what I’m doing with it. Dennis, sorry you still have mud under the deck. I’m almost done with this deck, just a couple more boards to go and then at some point I will have to take care of the...

Good Morning, Vt, 30 to start going to 41, we had a dusting of snow last night. I had better weather last week when I started the deck project. 😉 😂 Ron, I do the same thing here in Vermont. Especially after April when really no freezing temps will occur. I think I will let it warm up a bit...

Good Evening Don, Don, indeed terrible news. So sorry to hear of your BIL passing. On getting rear ended, it’s happened a couple of times to us also. You never end up as good as you started when you left home. 😒 Hoping for a better Monday for you and your family 🙏

Good Evening, Ron, good advice on the water. 😉 Back home tonight, Alles ist gute 😉

Good Late Morning, Mike, sorry to see you have to crawl under your bush hog to remove whatever. Just got back from FD training and all I could think of with your picture was our lecture on Lock Out/Tag Out, meaning I hope you removed the ignition key when you were under that cutter Ok I’m...

Good Morning, Ct, 40 to start going to 52 with on and off rain. Looks kind of foggy on top of that. Off to church shortly and then mandatory FD training after church. Then packing up and heading to Vermont. I really think I need an energy conservation day 😉 Thomas, yes I have one of those...

Good Afternoon Drew, The Farmall A and the Super A were advertised as Cultivision tractors. They certainly shined at that job. I have a set of the cultivator hardware somewhere around here, just never bothered with it when I was restoring the Super A. Tobacco farms loved those tractors also 😉

Good Morning, Ct, 45 to start going to 52 with rain coming in this morning. Had to get up early to bring our youngest son and DIL and grandkids to the airport, they are going to Florida for the week. Last night we went out for pizza with friends and after the airport run I have to go into work...

Good Evening Guys, I know , don’t forget the meter ! 😂 Ken, I got 23 mpg on the way back from Vermont today, not much in the truck except me but nice mileage. 2017 F150 with the 5.0 L engine. David, after doing this deck I’m not rushing into the next deck 😉 Ted, glad to hear you on again...

Good Afternoon Bill, Thanks Bill 😉😁

Good Morning Drew, Good memories there of your gardening years past 🙏

Good Morning, Vt, 40 to start going to 58. Looks like the sun will come out but a little early to tell. This morning I will get another board or two down and cleanup for lack of the jig saw 😉 Mostly, yes I did find some interesting YouTube videos. I also plan on ordering a new pilot assembly...

Good Evening, A couple of pictures of work I got done on the deck this afternoon. I go home tomorrow but will be back on Sunday with Kathleen. So when I get back I will bring my jig saw with me because I left it in the garage 😉

Good Evening Billy, Yes thanks Billy. It was raining heavily this morning so I dove into the Dovre stove. The glass needed to be pulled out and cleaned on the inside, so while I had it apart I pulled the log set out and lightly sanded the outside of the thermopile. I watched an online video of...

Good Morning Don, The B’s had the tricycle front. But someone could have changed that over to the wide front like an A.

Good Morning Don, I’m thinking that someone replaced the housing to the left of the driver with an A housing. I think engineer pretty much stated the same thing. With the shorter rear housing it would make it look like an A. Really no difference other than that. IMO

Good Morning Ron, I spent 15 minutes looking for my flat bar on Tuesday morning. 😉 I know the feeling well. 😁

Good Morning, Vt, 40 to start going to 63. Raining now, and last night I woke up to a thunderstorm about 2:30am. I could hear the rain pounding the roof. Hopefully I can get some work in this afternoon. The last 2 mornings I woke up to the kitchen area being cold. We have a Dovre Heatilator DV...

Good Evening Lou, Hoping it’s not much, it will curtail my deck project 😉😁

Good Evening, Thomas and NHBX, snow just starting here now. 😉 It’s on its way to you guys 😁

Good Evening Dennis, Dennis, do you think that there will be much difference between 12” oc compared to 16”oc ? But i guess when you get to that point , that’s the time to do it. 😉 Don, my 42 Farmall A was FAA 83006, my 49 Super A FAA 275300 Tractordata is a great resource 😉

Good Evening, Dennis glad you’re making good progress. I finished removing all the deck boards on this deck and put tape down on all the joists. Put a couple boards down to see how it would look, seems good. Hopefully the weather doesn’t deliver too much snow tonite. 😉 Lou, glad tire...

Good Morning, Vt, 20 to start going to 43, with partial or muted sun this morning. Looks like snow coming in tonite, hopefully not much. I’m not rushing outside with the temps this morning. After breakfast I will head down to the lumber supply to buy some kind of tape. Dennis I wish I could...

Good Evening Dennis, Did you tape the top of the joists ? What kind of tape did you use ? I was kind of thinking of using the Gorilla duct tape, any thoughts on that Dennis? Or should I just spend the extra money on the Trex Tape 😉

Good Evening Bill, Bill, I could be happy with that , just sayin 😉😂

Good Afternoon, Well I made it to 3 pm , that’s about it for today. Joists look pretty good and I’m going to run over tomorrow and buy a few rolls of that Trex joist tape to give this deck many more years of life hopefully. So I did about a 7 hour day on this and I’m kind of beat now.

Good Morning Again, I figured I should post a picture before I start, and right now it’s sleeting a bit 😒 Drew, nice picture of you and Buppies and of course the beautiful flowers 😉

Good Morning, Vt, 28 to start going to 47, so no hurry to get outside with those temps. 😉 really hoping for some sun later and hopefully the wind isn’t too bad. Sitting in front of the wood stove now with a cup of coffee. After breakfast I will start unloading the truck and plan my day as far...

Good Evening, Vt, 60 when I arrived at 8:45, couple small showers on the way up. Dennis good call on the Gorilla Tape, held everything together pretty well. The end of the boards closest to the cab shifted a little bit but managed to get everything up here without losing anything. 😉 Tomorrow...

Good Morning, Ct, 44 to start going to 62 with on and off rain. Hopefully more off than on since I will be outside all day 😉 Mostly, yes the supports were removed after the build. Than everything was cleaned up sand blasted and sanded for the finished part. 😃 I’m sure Bill, I’ve got plenty of...

Good Evening, Our good friends across the street who really into old cars. They have an enclosed trailer, tandem axle , 7 ft wide by 14 1/2 ft inside length with a 4500 lb winch inside. He would sell it to my younger son and myself for $1500 to $2000. It was manufactured in 2012 and is in...

Good Evening, Ken, that tractor is indeed a beautiful machine. Anyone would love to own that machine. Paul, thanks for the detailed explanation. I kind of figured it was similar to stereo lithography in the support structures aspect.

Good Afternoon, Frits, thanks beautiful flowers 😉 Phil, nice job on the stairs and also your previous boxes, lovely figure in those ! 🙏

Good Morning Paul, Nice work on the 3D printing projects. I remember when we were doing a lot of stereo lithography, we would have sometimes build support structures into the CAD model for the build support. I’m guessing that the 3D printing is a different beast, so maybe not needed.

Good Morning, Ct, 35 to start going to 50. We got some rain last night, not sure how much but it wasn’t a lot. Work wants me to come in on Monday to deliver fuel to all the TEAM customers, fuel assistance program ends on Monday. When I get home I will load the truck with the Trex and head...

Good Afternoon jk96, I used to bush hog a real wet spot in one of my neighbors fields, that the guy that was doing the hay wouldn’t dare go into for fear of getting tractor and haybine stuck. More than once I broke through the sod and was up to the rims, but I kept motoring along because if I...

Good Afternoon Ken, Yes I have some red fabric for the trip. Good catch 😉🙏

Good Morning, Well I tried out my borrowed bed extender, to pick up 10 more 12 ft boards. Works well, but I will be pretty well loaded when I put everything in the bed 😉 Dennis, this works well for 12 ft pieces but if I had 16 ft it would be sticking out too far.

Good Morning, Ct, 44 to start going to 73 😳 Wow not used to that. Will head down to HD this morning to pick up an additional 10 lengths of Trex. Got taxes done by my BIL last night and then out for a nice dinner at a local restaurant in Milford,Ct. Looks like I will get back about $1000 and...

Good Evening Dennis, Those look very similar to mine, what color is that ? Looks like the trailer decking needs to be redecked 😉

Good Afternoon, I had an unfortunate discovery on my materials for the Vermont deck 🥲. I called my neighbor up in Vermont, I call him Uncle Dave, even though he isn’t my uncle. I had him measure the straight section on the deck I’m redoing and the measurement was 6” longer than I thought 🥲 So I...

Good Afternoon FWT, Some good advice there. When I over extend myself doing outside work I pay for it the next day. 😒 Will try and keep that in mind working on the lawn today 😉

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to 60. Sunny now and hopefully it stays that way. After work I ran to HD and bought 2 large bags of Scott’s fertilizer with crab grass preventer. Mostly, what is that and where did you buy it ? I’m interested 😉 Happy, glad to hear your making progress and...

Good Evening, Came home from work today to notice that Kathleen drove over the mole trap I put in yesterday close to our DW. I’m not sure I can bend it back into shape, it’s pretty distorted. 😒 So I’ve got grubs and crabgrass on that side of the lawn along with moles 😒 Great Scott 😉 Billy...

Good Morning, Ct, 25 to start going to 48. Sunny but chilly. Work today and we had our oldest sons kids , our grands last night because they are away on business trips. I got up early to make them breakfast. I need to get going because today is my work day this week. Same problem here Ron...

Good Evening Buppies, Buppies, hopefully more rain coming and things will really green up soon 🙏

Good Morning Ken, Looks like that’s what I will have to do when I order the rest of the material for the deck under the porch. I went to HD yesterday and the Trex that I bought was gone from the shelves already. 😒 I hope the weeks get better for you Ken, I’m sure it’s been difficult trying to...

Good Morning Paul, Beautiful hob on the combo cup holder/phone holder. Looks perfect sitting there. 😉😃 Nothing like CAD when creating new parts. 😉

Good Morning Again, NHBX, thanks I see that you only need to appear in person if you’re trying to change your DD bank info. But thanks for the link 😃. Bill, that sounds like it will work to me, especially if you have a way to recirculate as you just said. We use a product called Hot, it comes...

Good Morning, Ct, 31 to start going to 46. Sun was out but it looks like clouds moving in. My friend that also owns a house in Vermont was kind enough to bring a bed extender over yesterday after noon. This thing slides into the tow hitch and then tees off to support longer boards. The Trex...

Good Morning Happy, What my boss does, is after tank removal from basement we cut the tank in half with a sawzall and dump Speedy Dry in and just keep mixing that with a shovel until all the oil and gunk residue is dry. Then bag that and bring the cap metal in to the recycler. Works well, hope...

Good Afternoon Dennis, Dennis, I was planning on doing the same thing on the front face of the deck. I have 2 ,6x6” posts on a 18 or 19 ft run so it should work for me. 😉

Good Morning, Ct, 35 to start going to 52. Nice steady rain yesterday and the ground needed it. Grass is greening up quickly now, I imagine it won’t be long before it’s time to start mowing. 😉 Billy, wow that’s interesting, it’s a really nice small town on the water. We were out on the pier...

Good Evening Thomas, Darn Thomas, that looks really good 😃 Enjoy 😉

Good Evening Dennis, Dennis, I’m planning on bringing the decking material up to Vermont on April 1st which is a Tuesday. I will be coming home that Friday, in between I’m hoping to get the majority of the old deck ripped off and hopefully some of the Trex installed. There is no doubt in my...

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to 49 with rain most of the day, sounds like a break by 4 or so. Youngest son just called, looks like we are watching 2 of the grands this morning, both of them have colds so hope we don’t get sick 🤒 Mostly, tasting went well, maybe a tad too much wine but...

Good Evening Eddie, I feel for you my friend 😉 I wish I could just send you a couple jugs of maple syrup, like I did in 2006, to make it better but i know that won’t do it 😂 Karen is a sweetie , best to keep her happy 😃

Good Evening Paul, That would make my day ! 😉😃

Good Afternoon David, I really agree with Bill on that score. When someone tells you the part will be ready at a certain time and you roll into their shop 1 1:2 hours later and it’s not ready 😒 Frustrating at best 😉

Good Morning Dennis, Happy Birthday to your Dad, what a milestone 😃

Good Morning, Sound Beach. LI, 30 to start going to 44. We will be heading out today, back to Ct for our grandsons 5 th birthday Willis happened on the 21 st. Nice stay with friends out here on the island. Happy Birthday to Sophie and Fuddy’s Dad. Looks like tomorrow is a rainy day so...

Good Afternoon Ken, Ken, thanks for the back round 😃 Interesting for sure. Nice afternoon out there with our friends. Came home with a couple bottles. I even wore my Pindar hat today 😉

Good Afternoon David, That’s a bad day when your trying to get something done 😉 We are out on the South Fork in Southold LI. Pindar vineyards, great place to visit and try a variety of different wines.

Good Morning, Sound Beach, LI, 38 to start going to 52 with muted sun shine and increasing clouds. Looks like today we will trek out to the north fork wineries. Last night we went to a local burger joint and the went to Theater Three in Port Jefferson to see a play on the life of Johnny Cash...

Good Afternoon, Stopped at the Cow Palace on 25A on the way back to our friends cottage. Talk about meats and seafood, this place is amazing. We got some Rib Rye steaks for tomorrow’s dinner. You could OD on food in this place. Ken, have you ever been here ?

Good Afternoon, What’s a trip to the south shore without going to a brewery ?😉

Good Afternoon, Kathleen and myself at Great South Bay on Long Island 😃 Im sure Paul has flown over this many times 😉

Good Morning Billy, Yes, it looked like a creepy night in London 😉😃

Good Morning, Sound Beach LI, 39 to start going to 50 with some wind. Nice time with our friends last night, went to a little Italian restaurant in Smithtown, Buon Appetito, great food and very reasonable with music. 😉 Looked on the Vermont camera, we got snow last night up there. Not much but...

Good Afternoon David, Well we are on a new ferry but it’s so foggy we can’t see much of anything. Our luck I guess 😉 I will add pictures later , no signal out in the middle of the sound !

Good Afternoon Charles, Many schools are now asking that the students put their cell phones in a locked bag at the beginning of the school day. A positive move by school administrators IMHO ;)

Good Afternoon Hay Dude, Couldn't agree more. I started a toolmakers/modelmakers apprenticeship back in 1972. It was a 8000 hour 4 year deal. I made great money for 36 years and then the bottom of the economy fell flat in 2008. A lot of our work went overseas. My kids were out of college for...

Good Afternoon, Lou’s driveway is the ultimate test for good traction devices, I know that for fact 😉 Don, yes Loop-Loc is based on Long Island I believe. But as Mike mentioned, there must be others closer to your local. I could not buy direct from Like Loop-Loc, they only sell to the pool...

Good Morning Mike, Yes, fortunately we are only about 800 feet from the road. I can see where it gets expensive quickly 😉

Good Morning Again, David, almost forgot, the original owner that built our cabin mentioned how expensive it was just to put that one pole onto the property. So I understand how yours could be very high. 😉

Good Morning, Ct, 38 to start going to 49. Foggy and damp this morning, with chance for a shower at some point David, thanks for the explanation on poles coming through neighbors property. On our Vermont property we have one pole coming in from the street, I’m guessing about 400 ft and then...

Good Morning Mostly, Yes, I’m not sure that would go over well. 😉😃

Good Evening, Hi Ken, is the log poplar or something else ? In any event good luck with that project. Buppies, thinking of you and your wife 🙏 Popgadget, nice idea for the laser pointer. Thomas, enjoy that smooth cigar before the weather changes. 😉 Hope all have a good evening 🙏

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to 60 Massey, thanks for that , quite amusing, but when you have to deal with the boss not all so amusing 😉 Work today, must get going 🙏

Good Afternoon David, I know you are totally off grid. And maybe that’s because the grid isn’t available where you are possibly. Just curious if you ever figured out what your monthly bill would be if you were dependent upon the grid ? Unfortunately in Ct they tack on all these extra charges...

Good Morning, Ct, 28 to start going to 57. Sun is shining brightly now and hopefully stays that way. Much colder this morning but I would rather have the sun than yesterdays drizzle. 😉 Looks like more lawn cleaning behind the house today. Tonite is our weekly FD drill. Tomorrow looks like a...

Good Evening, Ken, our deepest thoughts and prayers to you and your family 🙏

Good Afternoon Paul, ;) :D

Good Afternoon, Yes Ron, a lot of screaming, especially our oldest grandson. He is just loud. I can only take so much of that myself, like 4 hours is my limit. Unfortunately we get the kids overnight sometimes and then I really need to get out of the house. 😉😂 Paul, nice work on the axle , did...

Good Morning, Ct, 50 to start going to 58. Cloudy with on and off rain, last night high wind guts but not as much rain as we expected. Hopefully I can get a walk in later after the rain clears out. Party went well after parade, a little crazy with all of our grand kids plus a bunch more of...

Good Evening Drew, Neither did I but the grandkids didn’t seem to care 😉😃

Good Afternoon, 2025 St Patrick’s Day Parade New Haven , Ct

Good Morning, Ct, 42 to start going to 60. Yesterday was really quite chilly but hopefully better today. Dennis, I have a Weber Spirit and it doesn’t drip because it has a drip pan. Works well. Billy thanks, she served corned beef and cabbage. It was very good. Yes table was beautiful, I...

Good Evening, Drew, one of my cousins live in Crossville, Tn and he is under a tornado watch. He only has a crawl space under the house but at least he has a place to go ! The area west of St. Louis was hit quite hard. Kathleen has our kitchen table decked out for our friends coming over...

Good Evening, Eddie, I agree completely with that statement. If it’s just for lighting the 14/2 is the way to go. The 12/2 can be a bear at times. 😉

Good Evening Bill, Nice work Bill, and I bet the neighbor is happy also 😉 Full buckets are the name of the game 😉 Here’s a picture of my Massey but with wood not snow , but a full buckets 😉

Good Afternoon Backroad, Well stated my friend 😉

Good Morning, David, sorry to hear that your vacation was cut short. Hopefully everyone is Ok health wise. Buppies and Lou, hope all is improving health wise with you guys, and of course with Buppies wife. Have a good Saturday. :)

Good Morning, Another older shot I came across the other day ! Full buckets, this is before I put a new QA and 6 ft bucket on my Massey.

Good Morning, Ct, 38 to start going to 49 with clouds and some on and off sprinkles. Kind of foggy now so no hurry to go out. GM Ron, I agree, my cabin filter was a little soiled but not terrible. And Bill, I agree with you, it should be good for another 8 years. 😉 I kind of think it’s a joke...

Good Evening Randy, Nothing like a little break in the action. And of course a little tractor fun. 😉

Good Afternoon Bill, Thanks, it was just some crazy habit that I picked up somewhere . Changed the cabin filter in my 2017 Ford F-150 this afternoon . Had to take the glove box out and another panel behind that to get to the filter compartment. I have never changed it in just over 8 years...

Good Afternoon, This is an old shot of my 49 Super A pulling a load of wood off of a neighbor’s property, not long after I rebuilt the Super A. Looks like the fall of 2006.

Good Late Morning, Ken, thanks for the humor my friend 😉 Drew, I do believe the green beers are in my future, although Kathleen is the only Irishmen in the house. For the record, I don’t think much of what I say is that important. And for the record, I had to go back and edit out the...

Good Morning Again, It has been brought to you by attention that I have been using exclamation points at the ends of my sentences instead of a period. I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by this. I did this not really knowing that I’m even doing it. So sorry for my poor writing...

Good Morning, Ct, 36 to start going to 57 with partially sunny skies! Went out with friends for dinner last night, one of Kathleen’s college roommates ! Nice time, food was good, and tonight another dinner out with another couple that we are friends with ! On Sunday, I go to the early church...

Good Afternoon, I just found a picture, not a good one of both the covered deck and the open deck !

Good Afternoon Dennis, That’s an idea but a lot more work ! These 12 footers were $30.96 each, that’s about as rich as I’m planning to go on this job ! 😉 I still have all of the deck under the porch to do after this, but that might wait for the fall !

Good Morning Paul, Yes, absolutely! The owner of the oil business that I drive for does exactly that ! Cuts the old oil tank in half with a sawzall and then cleans all the gunk out before bringing it to the scrap yard!

Good Morning Again, Here is a pic of all the Trex decking I picked up the other day at HD ! Along with the favorite tools I use to rip up the old decking Dennis ! 30 , 12 ft lengths of grooved boards and 6 lengths of plain edge for the outside !

Good Morning, Ct, 32 to start going to 45 ! Cloudy now but sun supposed to come out later ! Drew, happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎁 ! 3/4 of a century ! Good run so far ! I’m about 1 1/2 years behind you , and honestly not looking to catch up ! 😉 Enjoy your day ! Billy, glad to hear that forsythia are...

Good Evening Dennis , Dennis, nothing but hard work, if I don’t say so myself ! The Vermont deck is screwed down, it will be a bear ! I have a couple flat bars and a 3ft wrecking/crowbar ! A back belt should help a lot ! 😉

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to 52 or so ! Another nice day but not quite as warm as yesterday! I am pretty sore today, because of all the Trex decking that I loaded into my truck at HD yesterday! It’s sitting in the DW now destined for Vt ! It was just shy of $1300 for materials...

Good Evening, Dennis, nothing like the smell of fresh manure ! 😉😂 Don, glad they are planning to hire a few more drivers to lessen your hours ! 👍 Drew, glad damage wasn’t too bad ! Buppies, get some rest Zenand get well soon ! 🙏

Good Morning, Ct, 34 to start going to 60 ! Sunny skies on the agenda but sun not quite lighting things up yet ! 😉 Got truck semi cleaned up on return to Ct, and by then we had two kiddos again ! Tough getting them to bed last night , but finally by 9:30 Kathleen finally got them to sleep ! 🙏...

Good Afternoon Drew, Yes I agree Drew, I have the GX-390 on my generator! It has been an excellent engine other than the screw that holds on the fuel bowl rotting on me ! Usually quite dependable!

Good Afternoon Lou ! Get well soon ! 🙏

Good Morning Frits, Yes it is ! 😉

Good Morning, Vt, 32 to start going to 46 ! Mostly clear skies and it looks like some warm temps in Ct this afternoon! I think about 60 degrees, so that will make truck cleanup much easier and enjoyable! We will be heading out fairly early because we have to pick up our youngest sons kids...

Good Evening Thomas, Ohh, I have made that mistake one too many times ! I’ve learned from my experiences!! 😉😂

Good Afternoon, Ken, sorry to hear that ! Prayers to your Dad ! 🙏 Ted, thanks for checking in and the update ! Hoping for good test for Dona the next go around ! Prayers sent your way ! 🙏

Good Morning Again, Paul, that is really cool ! Did you have to use a harder material in the printer to form the bearings ? Drew, I could understand your frustration with that ! Defeats the whole premise of church IMHO ! 😒

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

Good Afternoon, Well I got the radius band sawed out on the front and back on one of the headrests ! Time fir a walk and then some lunch and then maybe some sledding with the kiddos !😉 Still need to cut the profile out on the bottom of the headrest ! Maybe later ! Frits, hope D starts to...

Good Late Morning Don and Ron, I am totally on board with both of you guys ! I truly wish we could leave the darn clocks alone ! 🙏

Good Morning Massey, 😉😂

Good Morning, Vt, 20 to start going to 28 ! Looks like mostly clear skies but it’s a bit early to tell for sure ! Nice dinner out with the gang last night , we went early because the grands needed to get to bed ! Everyone had a good time ! My eyes got pretty heavy around 9:30 so that was it...

Good Afternoon, Got the wood stove going in the shop this morning ! Warm things up a bit. I rough blanked out the head rest piece ! All these angled cuts and angles on top of angles are making me a bit cuckoo ! Trying to persevere, and continue telling myself I can do it ! 😉😂 Winds are still...

Good Morning Paul, Back splash came out very nice ! Yes those jobs can be time consuming! When I put the addition on the Vermont house I put green slate along the back wall of the family room. In my case tough on the knees ! 😉

Good Morning, Vt, 20 to start going to 32 ! Sunny skies now with a few passing clouds, but the real story is severe winds all night into today! Nothing melting now ! The gang should be here sometime this afternoon, so hoping the winds slow down so the kids can get some outside time , sliding...

Good Evening Buppies, Hoping for better times ahead for both of you ! 🙏🙏

Good Evening, Vt, this seems like a good place to be this evening, quite cozy if I don’t say so myself ! 😉

Good Morning Mike , A true Lon Chaney ! 😉😂

Good Morning, Ct, 46 to start going to 55 ! Pretty foggy out now, we had quite the rain event last night but it was pretty much over by early morning hours ! Heading back to Vermont later this morning, youngest son and family coming up on Friday ! Looked at the camera up there, looks like...

Good Afternoon, Drew,without a doubt that mower will run faster and smoother with that chrome extension! 😂 Walgreens did not have my script ready, even though they told me it would be ready on Monday for a Wednesday morning pickup ! 😒 I walked out and called my PC , so let’s see how many more...

Good Morning, Ct, 40 to start going to 52 ! Mostly cloudy with intermittent rain coming through this morning with heavy rain later ! Most of the snow cover Is gone in Ct, so hopefully no flooding when heavy rains come ! Fuddy, beautiful job on those barn doors, should last a very long time...

Good Evening David, Looks like a good time had by all ! 👍

Good Morning, Ct, 22 to start going to 48 ! Partly cloudy right now, hopefully some sun moving in this morning! Looks like I will be working a few hours this morning and possibly a few hours tomorrow morning before the heavy rains move in ! Really don’t like working in the rain, especially...

Good Evening Phil , Sorry for the long wait with no joy at the end ! Hopefully better deal on next order ! 🙏

Good Morning, Vt, 0 to start going to 22 ! Another clear sky and bright blue ! The gang is packing up and we will be doing the same thing later this morning! I might have to work Tuesday, they are supposed to let me know ! Wednesday sounds like rain in Ct, so maybe that’s a good thing ...

Good Afternoon Buppies, Well Buppies, you did way better than Vermont temp wise ! It never made it to 20, close but no cigar ! My grandson had a ball sliding down the field in the south side of our property ! That is until he went into the briars at the bottom of the field ! 😉. Couple of...

Good Afternoon bmaverick, I agree ! If you are going to go solar, by the sounds of what I have heard from other people and people on this thread, it sounds like it’s best to own ! I pre buy my propane every August, I get a good reduction in price and am pretty happy with that deal ! I am with...

Good Afternoon eray1066, Es sollte trauig fur jemand das Deutsch ist ! 🙏

Good Afternoon David, Yes, that would end anyone’s day I would think ! Ouch ! 🥲

Good Afternoon Paul, Thanks for the explanation! I was curious, we do have one Lutheran church by us in Ct, but im pretty sure the service is in English! My parents raised both myself and my sister under the Episcopal faith ! It’s a small parish but the parishioners are all friendly ! Too...

Good Morning Drew, The Massey Ferguson 2615 would be a great upgrade for me, although I would want the 4wd model up here between the hills and snow ! It would be about 15 more hp and of course more modern tractor ! Thanks for posting ! 🙏

Good Morning, Vt, 0 to start going to 16 but the skies are clear bright blue and the sun is up over the mountains! Kids should really fly on the sleds and tubes ! Need to make a dump run today, the transfer station is open from 10 til 2 ! I’m leaning on the later side because the gang isn’t...

Good Evening, Temps here have dropped over 25 degrees this afternoon! Going to be bitter tomorrow! My 7000 th post, only 3000 more for Super Star Status! 😉😂

Good Evening Bill, Some impressive snow pics Bill ! Looks like a lot of seat time doing all of that snow removal and piling ! 😉

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Good Afternoon Drew, Drew, I think that’s a bit of a stretch to say you don’t have any talent ! I think you have plenty of talents, just maybe not many musically ! But I’m sure you can discern good from bad musically ! 😉

Good Afternoon, Kids went sliding out in the field this morning ! I guess that’s a good thing because it’s snowing now and temperatures will be dropping steadily throughout the afternoon! Snowing now, I guess a squall coming through in front of the cold front ! Couple pictures of the kids...

Good Morning Again, Could someone please tell me how to edit my equipment list in my profile? I am technically challenged! 😉😂

Good Morning , Vt, 35 to start going into the low 40’s ! Happy 6th birthday Sassy ! 🦴 Yes, but only for males and then only for Number 1 !! 😂 The gang arrived about 6 pm and Nana put together a nice spread of lobster tails, grilled filets , asparagus with tomatoes and garlic, mashed...

Good Morning Again, Paul, nice job on the DRO on the lathe ! Smart move to pull the lathe out from the wall ! Nice job ! Frits , frohlich geburtstag zu deinen frau! 🎂

Good Morning, Came out of the bathroom and we went from sunny to quite a snow squall ! 😃

Good Morning Again, Almost forgot ! Our oldest son Dan, who is coming up tonight with the gang turns 43 today ! Happy Birthday to Dan ! 🧁

Good Morning, Vt, 30 to start going to 35 ! Sun is starting to come up and the skies are clear ! Freshly waxed truck is now looking like all the other vehicles up here ! 😂 Lots of snow left, so the grand kids should have fun tomorrow! Don, beautiful pictures of the tulips, obviously someone is...

Good Morning Lou, Hooray, I can’t wait to get my freshly waxed F150 covered in mud , not !! 😉😂

Good Morning Mike , I hear you Mike, it’s tough to watch that happening! We saw a lot of that here in Ct also, but a lot of the farms here were sold to the state and they can stay as open space ! Up in Vermont not so much, we have been there since right after 911 and not much has changed in...

Good Morning, Ct, 30 to start going to 51 ! Quite overcast now with a threat of rain but so far not much ! We are heading up to Vermont around 3, so hopefully the weather will cooperate! Our oldest son and family will be coming up tomorrow evening at some point, so hopefully the weather is Ok...

Good Afternoon Bill , Well I find that pretty funny, but I also remind myself that I’m not that far away from the same thing ! In fact I have that affliction at times now ! 😉😂

Good Morning, I’m guessing you will need to drill and tap a few holes for both cross slide and carriage ! Transfer punch may be your best friend on this project ! Should be nice when done Paul ! 🙏

Good Morning, Ct, 30 to start going to 49 ! Looks to be another nice day, which is good because I’m working today ! Yesterday I managed to get most of my truck waxed, with the temps around 51 or so it was just warm enough ! As nice as it is to have the truck looking good , it will not look...

Good Evening CalG, I’m sure a few of my neighbors are doing the same thing ! I have been buying my syrup from my neighbor Enoch Pratt , up the road from me for many years! Always enjoy his amber grade syrup ! Good Luck with your syrup this year ! 🙏