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Drew - your care and support show quite well. it will go well, and hope the lunch is good.

This guy was staring at me. I went back in and saw him out the window snacking on some bushes.

I have an Echo 620p and 490(slightly modified), and an M18 pole saw. 25 ton v/h splitter and a Fiskars X27 and an 8 lb maul for taking into the woods. Lots of big Ash takedowns, the 620p with 24" bar for the 16-32" stuff , the 490 20" bar for the little stuff and the pole saw for branch removal.

BEF - glad you found some pictures. Make sure your family knows where they are and it's great you can scan them for everyone. My Dad many years ago asked my brother to send our pictures to him so he could annotate them. We have looked at his house multiple times and they are nowhere to be...

Morning all, 60 going to 73 and light rain. Worked late, more stress with the Uncles situation and people taking advantage of him.... M7040 - putting me to shame as I have not spit any for the winter yet, need to get going on that as soon as it dries up out there. Back to the day job, 2 days...

I have a 7 foot chicken screen cage and the tomato plants are in a metal raised bed and the screen is stapled to the ground (ground hogs got in once). Only way I can get any tomatoes. I pick when they start turning red and let ripen on my kitchen counter. Of course this year I had army worms...

Critters left me one tiny hole ridden pear on my two trees, and two peaches on my new peach tree, zero on the mature peach tree which was laden with fruit a month back. They don't wait for the fruit to be even close to ripe before they take it, not even a peach pit to be found. They don't eat my...

My mature Peach tree was completely cleaned out (it was full of tiny peaches) before they were ripe. My new peach tree had 2 left that are ripe. Really good peaches much better than the type on the mature tree. Hoping for a good batch next year, was surprised the new tree even produced the first...

Morning all, 66 to 74 and light rain. That one peach from the new tree was the best I've had in years. We all shared it and all agreed. Looking forward to next years crop. Did get the rest of the bush trimming and vines cut back and the front area trimmings cleared out yesterday, the job is...

My company many years ago let me attend a course where you do presentations in front of a camera and then review it. I learned how to be aware of not only my pauses, but also hand (really bad at the time) and body movements. You could probably do it at home, but it certainly helped me a lot...

Our neighbors verizon fiber and our Comcast copper are all buried alongside driveway. The were both close to the surface and while repaving got uncovered in many places. Luckily neither got dug through. I always thought these were below frost at 18", but since low voltage it was allowed to be...

Morning all, 65 going to 75 and sunny. The rain did mess up the dusting of the YJ, but went out and did it again last night. Even with that the numbers I see around the gazebo are minimal, so I guess the gazebo ones and the ones under the bush are the same. The tree that I thought took a...

Already happening, Dr are using it in many larger hospitals to do a second opinion review.

Almost all our Fruit and veggies are either local grown or from Mexico and farther south. AI now is more machine learning than AI like you see in Movies, but it is already getting Bias from the people or data sets it learns or is trained from. Remember that AI is used in a lot of cars today...

US population 2012 to 2024 grew over 7%, so you can forecast it doubling every 10 years at that rate. yes it's down from 9%, but it's still massive exponential growth in the US So what happens when AI automation is put in everywhere? What happens to the population that no longer works? I know...

We had a teacher in our High School who became a JW with her husband. They threw their kid out when he was 16 because he would not become a JW. I was in the same classes as him, luckily one of his uncles took him in, but he was in a different school district for his senior year and I lost touch...

Morning all, 66 going to 73 and cloudy. got 1/4" of unexpected rain last night. Started the morning out front trimming back the bushes. Got the first side done, cleaned up and moved to the larger section. Made good progress and on the last bush was trimming when my wife came out and asked if I...

Morning all, 78 to 92 and sunny. Up late, finally got 7 hours in one night. Busy yesterday, started off by using the pole saw on a lot of trees along the shared road. Then went went and trimmed the bushes along the pool and that whole side field. Took 3 hours, still need to do the front and...

We bought a nice faucet for our Kitchen sink. We got everything together and paid, they had to wait for it to drop ship from a warehouse. We got a call that they sold it to us for less than they paid. I had a picture of the sign with the price (and correct SKU). They tried everything they could...

Morning all, 77 going to 88 and cloudy. Went down to the river , hung out for a bit watching the women skullin around back and forth. Picked up dinner and back home to watch a movie. Today , branch and bush trimming, then off to the fair. Gstrom99 - sorry to hear that you have retina issues...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/china-world-humanoid-robot-games-advances-limitations World Robot humanoid games in China but that was simple learned automation, just like during the industrial revolution when horses were replaced and motors/steam engines came in use. They could...

Down on the Delaware some interesting cloud formations.

Happy Birthday PJ !

Morning all, 70 going up to 88 and sunny. Hot and humid yesterday so after work we just went into town to sit by the river. Not having to water yesterday saved me some time, which I wasted nicely. Today need to take the pole saw and trim some trees, some watering and maybe get to trimming a few...

We got our first invasion of armyworms on the tomatoes. Picked off over a dozen of them and had to dispose of a number of tomatoes that they got into. Was looking like my best haul ever, and now , not so much.

I worked for a water company in NJ for a few years. One of their police escorted Backhoe's fixing a water main at a closed off intersection got 72 Red light camera tickets, all sent by the Camera company and not the police (which in itself was illegal in NJ). One of the many instances that...

And how many car jackers kill their victims. Police chases need to be limited and a number of precincts have pulled back, but when the culprits are killers all bets are off..

That would work, but wife is not a fan and the deer do seem to chew on them sometimes, though really don't eat them.

My friends mom was a bible teacher and the JW came to her house while we were there and started quoting her from the bible. When she corrected them, they argued, we got her bible and had them look it up. Friends mom was correct every time. I don't think they ever stopped by that house again, we...

Morning all, 73 going up to 90, got .75" of rain last night. Tree fell two roads over and our power went in/out for a while, but eventually stabilized. Yeah we got rain, I won't have to water today. Found more army worms on the tomato plant, now moved on. Can't imagine stinkbugs on the plants...

is that the same as Autumn olive? Because I have many hundreds of those spiky plants growing here and they spread almost as fast as firebush, honeysuckle and multiflora rose. Those thorns hurt and deer don't eat the leaves. They are a nice looking plant, and they grow fast, sometimes a few...

A whole army of amyworms on my tomatoes, hand picked a dozen at least and they wrecked about a half dozen tomatoes. Two hornworms found too. I hate sharing.....

Deer eat Rose of Sharon here. PO planted bamboo, that was an amazing spreader and took me years to clear it all out. They should outlaw Bamboo anywhere where it's not found naturally. I tried forsythia, but deer eat that here too. Looking more for a winter privacy that won't spread or get...

Hope this is just a bump, at least he is at the hospital and not still at home, so he can be checked. How is he conversationally?

Take a course on "prompting" AI for Excel and Access, should be some free ones around.

Data validation with Access will help with sharing this. We find Excel , even with the built in validation is too easy to bypass/typo. And people always leave filters on and make a mess. I hate access too, but SQL seems too much for this and a lot more work.

yes, he has been slipping slowly into his own world. They try and keep him in areas where he can see an interact with people, like his buildings lobby.

Morning all, 73 going to 91 and calling for rain, Did more watering, not much else. Son got his RealID drivers license, he couldn't believe is took more than 2 hours on weekday, middle of the month. I remember doing the yearly DMV for license updates before online renewals taking a lot longer...

They took my coworkers car, his license and had him paying a huge fine via installments. He still went drinking and crashed a car.

Mu Uncle is now repeating himself and forgetting things he did that day or recently. He is 93 and having trouble walking, full set of teeth, good diet and in home care.

Housing means developers, which means permits and kickbacks. People are happy because they don't understand the connection.

My Grandfather and Grandmother on my Mom's side both had dentures . GF was in his late 70s and doing fine until his hearing loss got severe. GM lived to 92 and was active until about 91, then she fell and broke her hip and was never the same.

by not punishing them you let them kill someone, which affects their family and future income. So you save 22,000 dollars a year, but cost the dead persons family millions and the heartache of losing a loved one.

So how much does it cost to kill someone because nothing happens to them?

I worked with a guy who kept getting DWI every year or so. The last time he was in the middle of the road, sitting/leaning against his upside down car. Our place finally fired him. Very nice and knowledgeable engineer, but he was certainly just lucky he hadn't killed anyone. AA etc enforced, but...

Morning all, 70 going to 91 and hazy Got the dogs nails trimmed and did a lot of watering around the gardens. Thomas, good luck on the new job, hope it fits you well. We have the Grange fair this week, will try to go and look at the tractors, have to find out when the tractor parade is being...

That is sad and scary.

Cause or effect?

When developers make items smaller and add layers of color which obfuscate the numbers. Making widgets etc. smaller. My eyes can't read a lot of them now. IPhone and Android both guilty, though latest Android UI had to be written by a bunch of 20 year olds who have 20/20 vision

Morning all, 63 going to 90 and sunny. Yesterdays trip to BIL for SIL Bday went fine, some traffic on the way, almost none on the way back. LS welcome back and good news about Dona, hope it keeps getting better. Can't wait to see the shop build. The stiltgrass looks to be falling over now and...

In PA to fix the texting low cost tickets, they have added a phone in hand rule/law. In Pennsylvania, a new law prohibits using handheld cell phones and other electronic devices while driving, starting June 5th. This means holding a phone, even at a red light or in traffic, is illegal...

I have seen a few people holding their phone sideways above the steering wheel, I guess it's big enough for them to watch videos, because that's what they were doing.

Morning all, 75 going to 89 and sunny. Going to Sister in Laws for her birthday. Got another 5 gallons sprayed on the stiltgrass, the rest will be whacked down. The last application seems to be working and not killing anything else. Got the gardens watered and took do for a walk at pedlars...

Just had a missed Amazon delivery by Amazon, I think the truck was running late so my package got into Amazon Purgatory, returned for processing or something like that. I was able to cancel and order a new one, so not all bad.

Morning all, 64 going to 84 and sunny. The 2 Simplicity 14H are gone, put an add in FB marketplace and got about 30 hits in an hour. Most of course were bots there to annoy me. I put in pickup only, got asked if I could deliver. I asked how they would pick them up, either no answer (bot) or...

I was able to use the new forks to lift my two old simplicity Lawn Tractors onto a truck for removal. They supposedly weigh 450lbs dry, able to lift with no noticeable whine from the hydraulics. They served me well, but it was time to go. I side lifted the blue one as the transmission is shot...

I have that with window gaskets, they stopped making them, but the windows themselves are in great shape. Just the gaskets crush over time.

Scary how people show up like that, hope it didn't mess things up too much. The stress must have been awful.

I also need more adjust-ability than fixed forks, and I needed to keep the cost low. How I was moving the larger stuff: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/what-have-you-done-with-to-your-gc-series-2300-2400-1700-tractor-today.419677/post-6284583

Apple, a titan in the tech industry, faces legal challenges over alleged unauthorized access to microphones on its devices. This lawsuit raises serious concerns about privacy and user consent in an era where smart devices are omnipresent. As the case unfolds, it could set significant precedents...

It'll pick up 6-8 foot 8-12" branches, which is what it will be doing mostly. I had the ones that clamp onto the bucket and they worked fine, but moved around even with the spacer bar, and those were really far out in front. These at least are closer. With the Backhoe on and thumb for larger...

It's not the plastic I am worried about, it's the small rocks and thorns that hit my shoes while using the trimmer that make me wear boots, even with the shield on.

Most of the medical test books used in colleges are written by or sponsored by the Pharmaceutical companies.

Morning all, 61 going to 82 and sunny, less hazy Well it seems the smoke is clearing out a bit. Did some watering and spent some time making paths through the stiltgrass so I can spray. The fusilade does seem to work, I had to add 20% more to the 5 gallons to make it effective this time. Be...

Total US Healthcare Spending: In 2023, the US spent $4.9 trillion on health care. Private Health Insurance: Private health insurance accounted for the largest share of this spending, representing 30% of total National Health Expenditures (NHE) in 2023, according to CMS. This amounts to $1,464.6...

Forks+frame 325 pounds, supposed to be able to lift 4000. I only will be doing large branches to keep within the actual MF lifting limit though.

No worries, it's open info here :)

That ezlift looks like it would ezfail. I have a small and large jack , the larger one from HF. They have a lightweight aluminum one, mine are a bit heavy. I also have 4 jack stands. And of course two ramps. A scissor jack would probably work fine, should be one in the back of your truck?

Bought the Massey a present:

Morning all, 67 going to 81 and smoky, hazy, though WU says I am hallucinating that the air is orange. Bought a real (light) set of forks for the Massey finally. Need to move a lot of wood out of the back area. the thumb on the Back hoe is great for larger stuff, but I need to pile on many...

I finally went and bought some real forks.

yes, the $200 control board for the GE, I got for $100 on Ebay I found were $7 each in lots of 1000 from China. These same boards are used in many brands, not just GE, since most now are made by the same company and in the same plants in China. I verified my new washer was not made in China and...

The GE washer/dryer we had, at 3 years in started showing a lot of wear on surfaces. Year 4 had to replace washer motor, dryer "bearings" which were just teflon strips, wore through. Year 5, 3rd and final motor driver board and the whole "bearing" holder. Then both started acting up again and we...

People who invite guests for meals and then put all sorts of "lite" junk in the food. Or margarine. Come on. Food for guests is supposed to taste good. You will not get anything with lactose in my house, I try to buy lactose free milk/butter/cheese Which in most cases people can't tell the...

My 1720 always does a puff of black smoke. In a somewhat temp controlled garage so not hard to start and maybe 10-20 seconds on glow if below 50. During winter, if it's outside, maybe 2x 20 seconds on glow then it starts with a few seconds of spinning up.

Most birds don't fly at night unless in danger.

Morning all, 71 going to 79 and smoky, did get just enough rain last night to wet grass, not in the forecast. Forecast says it's sunny, but it certainly is not. Got some more watering done yesterday and pulled more stiltgrass. Put more water in the pool too. 2 yellow jacket nests quiet today...

The M18 is very similar to the echo speed feed and works great. I have too many rocks and woody stems to deal with.

I haven't had any in the last few weeks, but I dread the fall when they usually come back again.

We see them right before sunrise and right about sunset every day.

Morning all, 64 going up to 86 and hazy? Air quality is not good today Work went better than expected yesterday, still busy and hectic. Did get out to water the garden and pick some tomatoes. Went out and dusted the yellow jackets again, also ordered some new dust as this stuff might be too...

I use red Razor Renegade blades on my FS110 with handle bars as my brushcutter. I have used it on grasses, but it's really focused on the small woody brush up to 2" or more. I've used it to cut some big firebush and Autumn olive up to 3", but those are pretty soft. using two tools to cut...

I can only use string on the stiltgrass. Any plastic or metal blades just get wrapped. Brushcutter has a saw blade for woody shoots and use after clearing most of the stiltgrass. Never could use the plastic blades, would either break or get wrapped. The metal two sided one, was great at getting...

I use square line and the only time it breaks vs. wears is on rocks and tough woody stems. I love the Echo self feed. Keep the line out of direct sunlight as that breaks down plastics pretty fast. My 700' spool still has plenty of line and works great, 7 years later. I use my trimmer almost...

Morning all, 59 going to 88 and sunny. The war on Stiltgrass continued yesterday, as did planting some spinach and squash. After cleaning up the former corn patch from weeds. Then some watering and general maintenance. The deer will not eat the stiltgrass, the acre or so I have the deer will...

Morning all, 74 going to 83 and sunny. Spent a few hours with the trimmer and brush cutter yesterday getting to some of the stiltgrass and autumn olive. Then to peddlars village for peach fest and dog walk. Jammed with people. The to dinner in town at a sushi place that was really good. Town was...

I would gather this in most cases is cultural. While living/working in many poorer countries, we saw people throwing trash out of their cars along the road. I asked people in quite a few places why, they said if their was no trash, the people who get paid to pick it up would lose their jobs...

Morning all, 71 going up to 80 and sunny. Worked late yesterday, then we went into town, sat by the river for a bit then to pick up dinner and say hi to my son at work. Feel better Mostly Phil, love the pens, very creative as well as skilled. We were looking at the grand highlander while...

No SWM here as long as you don't cover more than a certain percentage of your lot. I think all the towns have different percentages. Was same in NJ. The SWM ponds we saw going in were for town houses and large neighborhoods.

These two brothers have been coming through here for a while, so we get to see them get bigger and their antlers grow in.

Morning all, 64 going to 75 and cloudy, feels downright chilly. So total for yesterday about 1.25" , heard NYC got quite a bit and some flooding. This weekend is my birthday, I will be as old as my mother when she died. Be well, The brothers, can see them getting bigger week to week.

Got 1+" of rain, down to 74 now. A few branches down. Didn't even fill the trenches or swales. Nice that it cooled everything off. Could have done without the phone alerting me to Armageddon 3 times today so far.

Saying .3 inches total, and yet .62 in the next hour according to WU forecast. I think this storm broke WU :eek:

It's funny the high changed to 92 from 83, right after it hit 93 here :rolleyes: Rain amounts have changed from inches per hour to an inch all night. Might they be using a dart board to do the forecast? Went from flash flood warning to severe thunderstorm warning. Think I'll stay close to the...

Morning all, 77 going to 83 and sunny, calling for lots of rain. Hot and humid , but I still went out and pulled quite a bit of stiltgrass growing up through the ornamental grass out front. Got a big pile of it, the stuff grows so fast. That's about it for me, day job is busy. Be well...

My dad in San Diego had rocks and sand in a really nice, low water needs setup with rain barrels off the roof down spouts to collect water from any rain. Cactus and low water need plants rounded out the setup.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/new-roundhouse-at-railroad-museum-of-pennsylvania-aims-to-preserve-historic-locomotives/ar-AA1JB6wX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=688a7b39b7b1429783d54a369bce4717&ei=33 New roundhouse at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania aims to preserve historic locomotives

My dog knows when we are going to the pool or for a drive and will follow us around pushing open doors and running around like crazy. The funniest is when I take out the recycling, When I get the bags and recycling can out and ready she goes crazy . We then go to the garage, get the wagon, she...

Morning all, 79 going to 96 and sunny. Did go out and do the watering, even sitting on the little Lawn tractor while doing it was wearing in this heat. Son lost his keys while jogging, had to run out with the spare. Did not find key on his route. Hope the meds help M7040, I have an M18 pole...

Morning all, 76 going to 97 and kinda hot/sunny Too hot yesterday, put some water in the pool, some general cleaning and then came in. Probably have to go water since it's been so hot , everything is looking sad. Thomas, hope foot heals soon. Buppies, hope you get some sleep. Still need to...

Some of the things I used to see while commuting on 295 south through NJ from Princeton area down a little past Cherry hill, against traffic, so usually 60-80 mph to keep up. One of the local food stops starting doing breakfast bowls, we would see lots of people with bowl of hot food on lap...

Sitting in front of my screens, chatting with people around the world. So,,, bored :) Did go out and put the hose into the pool to add some water though.

I love the wire weight! Good job PopGadget!

Morning all, 78 going to 93 and sunny. Got a few things done around the house and them off to Harbor freight. Got the wife lights and my torque sticks. Got home, lights did not work, so back to HF, new set works. By then too tired to do much else. Todays plan is , day job and who knows what...

Morning all, 75 going to 85 and light rain. Yesterday got the seed pods for the milkweed moved to the lower field and then we went to the beach, Point Pleasant in NJ. Perfect day, nice breeze. Maybe go to Harbor Freight, wife wants to look at some lights and I was going to buy the torque...

That's a weeping pine tree, it's just massive and have to work at keeping it trimmed. We also have wisteria and a new mystery vine (the mystery vine will "disappear" this winter).

Morning all, 77 going up to 85 and sunny, some thunder and very brief heavy rains. Don't think much accumulation though. Son had his last band concert of the season, they had 9 bands play at his friends house. Today we might go to the beach if wife feels up to it. Son has work today. My Uncle...

It is in a mix that makes it stick around better, not sure how/what. So instead of working fast in 24 hours, it works slow and lasts months (based on how much rain you get). Of course this means you have to be very careful not to have it drip or spill anywhere , ask me how I know ....

Morning all, 79 going to 96 and sunny. Got some vines removed from bushes, garden watered and off into town last night for some time by the river and to pick up some dinner. So nice when there are less tourists. Some tomatoes and a makita chain showed up this morning, so will sharpen that later...

Some companies are hiring programmers to teach AI. The reason is so that AI can replace programmers. We know at least one person who is now working full time as an API programmer teaching AI.

Looks really well integrated. Does the adapter have a fuse?

Hulk Hogan 71 Wrestler, actor, TV personality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_Hogan

unless the AI makes stuff up, which it does if it can't find the answer or finds an answer that seems to fit the question.

Morning all, 73 to 89 and sunny, getting hot again. Some trees are dropping leaves already. Did some watering after work and added water to the pool. Need to go trim some bushes, but need to wait until it's cooler. Surrounded by deer yesterday in every little field, keep seeing the same ones in...

your on a roll with these, great stuff.

We are overrun with deer this year.

Try formatting on your laptop/desktop first, may need fat32 or some other format type to work.

Morning all, 66 going to 85 and sunny. Long , but good day at work yesterday. Grilled up some steaks last night and ate out on the upper deck sine the weather was so nice. At work we had a package go missing, USPS (not sure why the vendor sent is that way). Not said someone picked it up at post...

As seen at a car show last weekend.

and is easy to ship :)

Drew, no flying via ladder.

I use RM43 and it keeps everything I spray down for a few months. Takes a while to work , but it does.

Morning all, 64 going up to 81 and sunny. Did not get much done yesterday, busy at day job. Keep seeing the young bucks in the yard, one is now 4 points, the others still at two. Rabbits everywhere, but did see a cat on the door cam last night, so .... Drew, Why the first thing I bought for...

I have an X360 with hydraulic lift and power steering. I bought it used, now at 610 hours and seems to be going strong. Just did an oil change and hydrualic oil/filter. Good luck with the X350. I had a simplicity with a similar transmission that lasted over 20 years on rolling landscape. I do...

Wow Dftodd, I hope this all gets sorted fast.

Morning all, 71 going to 85 and sunny. Yesterday we took the dog to two car shows, one also had some tractors on display. Then went to pick up the son. We only got to do half of the bigger show as dog was getting too hot, she got an ice for her troubles and was quite happy. Then got some of the...

I saw these at a tractor and car show in NJ yesterday.

Northern tool discontinued one of their polishers so it was on sale, and I had 5 bucks off. So for $50: Came with the bag and backing pad and a few polishing pads and other stuff.

Morning all, 77 going to 88 and cloudy now. After Drews tree cutting party took dog to peddlars village for a walk. Later out to diner. Today either a car/tractor show in Lambertville or to the beach, depending on weather. Happy birthday Kyle ! Be well, Packed and ready to go Having a...

Took all three saws to a friends today to drop a big branch and drag a hung trunk so we could buck it. The 490 with the new exhaust, some tuning and a 20" bar worked great, doesn't bog like it used to. The 620p bucked up the bigger trunk pretty quickly. The M18 pole saw to get up in another tree...

Morning all, 74 going up to 80 and cloudy Lots of mini bucks the last few days. Be well,

Saws cleaned up sharpened and ready to load for tomorrows adventure. Started up the 490 and 620p and both are ready. Lots of gunk from cutting up dead trees. Pole saw may be ready for a new bar soon, it took a beating on the mass of downed maple branches.

Education is very different today, sometimes in good ways and sometimes not. But it's not the same as when we were kids. They already have more tech involvement and my son went AP english so he is off to a good start. AI is awful at teaching (for now) and has no empathy. so getting kids...

This has him embedded in actual classrooms for parts of the semesters. So he will come out with experience. He is major in English Education.

This is happening due to outsourcing already. Companies losing buyers in first world countries building up markets in 2nd and third tier countries to make up for the loss of income. If we have enough people here sending money to home countries, it drains our economy.

My son is going for an Education Major with business minor. Both wife and I are IT, and see that as a bad choice. At the colleges we visited, the lines for IT majors were non-existent. Lines for business, law and poly sci were full up. Medical support (nurse etc.) seems like an AI proof...

Morning all, 75 going to 83, yes , much cooler. No rain showed up last night. Went into town after work, pretty empty with the heat, so nice relaxing by the river watching the little boats and ducks. go by. This morning 2 young bucks and a doe in the front, and about 6 does and a fawn in the...

Another tick last night on my neck. Looks like the permetherin worked as it was almost dead when I swept it off and it just sat there only moving one leg and then stopped. So field tested and approved. I have had more ticks each week since the spring than I have had in a normal year.

Morning all, 76 going to 93 and possible rain later. 1/4" rain and lots of thunder. Heard person got killed by lightning at an archery range over in NJ and 13 people injured. My old coworker lost his son to lightning, I take it seriously. Back to the day job, Be well

When I sold my last house the buyers made some weird and very specific requests, some were bad enough that we got pretty upset. Whole house warranty, guarantee that the skylights didn't leak. Guarantee the 25 year roof that was 7 years old didn't leak and a dozen more that I don't remember but...

Morning all, 75 going up to 91 and sunny. Did some more cleanup downstairs, that's about it, work is busy. Back to the meetings. Be well,

thanks for the update in Dona,

i use premethrin when going past the grass areas, this one was just walking down the driveway and not near any brush. They seem to be dropping from above or carrying in the wind? Was wearing sprayed shoes, just not my sprayed pants or shirt.

Morning all, 74 going to 89 and cloudy. Last nights forecasted rough storms dropped ,5" of rain, not the 1.5" they called for, good by me. Cleaned out popcorn maker and leftovers for dinner. Day job is busy (good), taking son over to train around lunch time. Truck appointment not until...

Done the NY to Singapore a number of times, makes the trip to California or England seem short. Singapore air is a great airline. The trip to South Africa is long too, on the way back you stop for fuel so it's 16 hours. We were in Switzerland a few years back and I remember even in the 80's it...

Found another tick on me last night :confused:

Madrid and NYC are famous for their pickpockets, back to the 1970's. Last time I was in Santa Barbara (last year) it looked very run down from when I was there in the 90's. We won't be back there for a while. I've been to 41+ countries, plenty of places anywhere to get in trouble. Worked in...

I agree about Baltimore, NYC is great and most of Manhattan below 93rd street is really safe. Chicago has it's spots, especially by the lake and park. Never been to Portland, probably won't go anytime soon. NYC is great once you ditch the tourist spots. We used to live there 20+ years ago and...

Morning all, 77 going to 85 and cloudy, calling for heavy rains tonight. Finished cleaning out coolers from party, got all the furniture moved and cushions inside. Trash down to cans, what a mess that was, never buying off brand bags again. Afternoon relaxing and lots of left over food, so no...

Zelle got hacked so many times that my banks won't use it anymore (but they will still run their adverts on the bank sites :cautious:). Venmo has worked fine for us, not really enamored of it though. For years it's default was public for payment trails, and you had to set to private for each...

We had a russian grey cat that was pretty smart and acted like a dog. Would play fetch etc. Acted like a cat thought when trying to give pills, needed body armor for that. He would follow my kid around when he was a baby and play with his toys, opening and closing the doors and generally doing...

Morning all, 78 going to 86 and cloudy now. Weather was perfect if not a little hot for the graduation party. Had at least 50 people, lots of kids running around and after most of the adults moved to the main field, they took over the pool and had a good time. Food truck and Hawaiian ice truck...

We had some insured packages go missing from USPS dropped off at post office. When we went to file claim, they kept leaving one digit off, until I called the local postmaster and complained. We had 2 of the same item go missing in 2 different shipments. Got insurance back on both. Whoever stole...

yeah, all our phones went crazy with alerts.

I've had the Mr. Cool for over a year and it's worked fine, once they fixed the remote software. Everyone has said the weak point is the springy sections of the tubing to allow people like me to install without cutting and evacuating. So far these are holding up, wonder how it'll be in a few...

I miss seeing the Ringling Bros. train coming into NY. I don't miss the smell at the subway station under MSG though.

I pulled a tick off the dog yesterday. I think that makes a dozen between the wife, dog and I so far this year. So far all dog ticks, but earlier one of the neighbors kids had seed ticks. We usually get 2-3 per year. and I'm out in the woods most days.

Morning all, 71 going to 88 and cloudy, sun later. Got a few of the lawn areas mowed. Today, moving tables etc. into the yard. Tomorrow is sons graduation party, have over 50 people, including a lot of his friends showing up. His band will also play, food truck was booked a while back. Should...

a new ipad for my son to use at college. Even on sale , seems too expensive.

Heard about that, too bad my work email is still going strong.

Morning all, 68 going to 83 and cloudy, had some rain and lots of thunder last night. Worked on the chainsaw yesterday putting on the new exhaust, it actually made a difference for the little CS490. Still need to straighten out the one board for my friends table, it's not moving even with plenty...

London is very built up and the South bank went from scary to nice, with pubs, restaurants and lots of little markets and shops. Italy seemed about the same but more tourists. Switzerland hasn't changed much. Paris was nuts, but we both worked in Paris for a long time so found it easy to get...

I have the oring and did not pull the tube yet. That's why I was surprised to notice a difference.

Finally put on the new Shindawa exhaust on the CS490 with 20" bar. Seems to be a very nice power upgrade with a little screw adjustment. Reason it took so long is the screw that Echo puts on the exhaust are so soft I had to buy a small extractor set to get it out. Went and did some cuts and...

Morning all, 74 going to 90 and sunny, got 1/2" rain last night and tornado warnings, but the storm wasn't very strong. Got another tomato and the blackberries are just getting ripe. Happy birthday Mostly ! Be well, More rabbits, everywhere I look

I kept waiting for this video to show some off roading. I used to travel on worse roads in my Buick sedan all the time :)

Morning all, 71 t0 92, the 5" of rain forecasted for last night luckily was less than .05 ", calling for .5" today. Looks like 2nd try to eliminate pool wasps was successful. Need to check if 2nd try on yellowjackets worked. Be well, New lawn mower on break again.

Any reliable charities down there you know of where we can send some $?

Wind takes parts of the trees down, but Ash is pretty tough and breaks in really weird ways. When these were in their last death throws I took dozens down from 20-100 feet tall (talk about a lot of firewood). I still have at least a dozen or so large ones deep in the woods, but being so large...

Morning all, 77 going to 87 and cloudy. Well it seems we have a bear, that's what's been knocking over our garbage cans, neighbor got a picture of it knocking over his garbage can. Spent the morning at Drew's, then off to get gas,diesel,propane and home to move more stuff around. Trim the tree...

I just refilled mine, have the usual 2-3 birds. Less robins than usual, plenty of vultures and other larger birds so far.

Morning all, 79 going to 91. Busy day, took down two trees, worked on a bunch of stuff, got rid of some wasps that tool up residence in the pool bar. And lots of little stuff which ended up taking many hours and ended with grilling up some steaks. Today, head over to Drews to help out, than to...

I have full head gear, but many of these branches are large enough to squash me like a bug, the hard hat might survive thought :) I just avoid those areas until the branches fall. Some of these are on 80-90 foot tall Ash, so avoidance is best.

Morning all, 68 going to 87 and sunny. Got the tube in the bicycle and all good without too much of a mess (rear wheel) Then got the furniture out and into place. Then when I went to see how the apple tree is doing, I found a large maple branch split and clobbered the pear tree. So some...

This was a calm day, even so I heard another branch fall a few hours later further down the trail. Some fall by wind, but many in the woods fall by gravity when they rot out enough. I now also have some aging out maples shedding branches, but those are in places that don't affect the trail, but...

Took the M18 weed trimmer/pole saw for a stroll, most of the trail is still too dangerous with falling ash trees, but got the short loop cut down a bit. Here is one small section

Morning all, 70 going to 83 and sunny. Happy 4th of July! Did 6 hours of weedtrimming and hedge trimming. Went back to the neglected short trail and cleaned out the stiltgrass, but still dangerous back there from falling Ash, so I only did that one loop Trimmed back the hedges btw my house and...

We see a lot of twins, this is the first triplets we've seen on our property.

Morning all, 78 going to 89 and sunny, rain/storms later. Got some work on the bicycles so son could go for a ride, need to put a new tune in one, maybe later. played pickup sticks and watched more fawns playing around. Put a coat of Oil on the acacia table, starting to look good again. Need to...

Morning all, 72 going to 84 and cloudy, more rain later. Pool is full up, so we have had quite a few inches of rain in the last couple of days. Was able to get out with the trimmer and do the side yard by the pool, the trench sides and a few other areas before getting rained out. Lots of work...

Not sure how they got into the pool skimmer, but now released to carry on.

The Doe mom is slightly out of frame, I have been seeing them every day for a week.

Morning all, WU say high of 87 and that its 88 outside (temp, not feels like) Lots of driving, Dr. appointment with new specialist, she seems to listen and have good experience. Of course the rest of my lab work showed up about an hour after I left to go pick up sons medical docs for College...

Bought some boiled linseed oil to refinish one of my tables. A whole lot of party supplies for my sons upcoming high school graduation party too, list seems never-ending.

It's becoming unusual not to have deer around while out working on the yard or shared road. We have seen so many fawns, we may have to start charging admission. Very hard to grow anything since it all gets eaten if not caged or fenced.

Pool time.

Morning all, 74 going up to 90 and rain later. Spent a lot of time on the driveway, shovel for swale work, pole saw for tree and bush work. My neighbor has not been around enough to trim up to their entrance, so I took care of it with the pole saw. A little pool time later.Son and his GF were...

Wow, check, sorry to hear. Hard watching the person slowly disappear like that.

Morning all, 81 going to 88 and sunny. Some rain last night Got a lot of small stuff done yesterday, picked up pool salt and stabilizer, cleaned up and refilled the fire pit and wood pile. Starting cleaning out the trampoline. Dog walk at peddlars village, dinner out. Amazing how a little...

Morning all, 65 going to 87 and cloudy, some rain last night late. Son had friends over and they stayed in pool till almost 12, but as requested they got quiet after 11 to not annoy any neighbors. Got some of the bloodwork back, nothing unusual at all, but expected this. Blood sugar down quite a...

Arly, our condolences and prayers for your family.

I have quite a few sassafras trees here, haven't made tea yet though

I remember being in Athens right after they converted to Euro, what a mess. People who had been doing fine were now not able to afford the same lifestyle. Not long after we saw on the news that their were runs on the banks.

Morning all, 65 going to 70, cloudy. The rain last night cooled us off a bit. Since it's been so hot, after work we just hung out in the pool to enjoy it before the rain started. Off to get bloodwork and other tests done today. I have a B&O upgraded system, the area that would normally hold a...

We worked on some crazy stuff in the 80's, can't give details still as classified for a few more years. But I worked very large cameras and transported quite a bit of "stuff" out of the country under military orders. The good part was I could bring back stuff that I would never think of without...

Being severely lactose intolerant, I can't have regular dairy. Poison ivy, in my case, does not seem to care. Glad it works for you, wonder if anyone has done a study, would be great if this could work for others.

Sad stuff. Another fine fellow leaves the planet a little richer for his being here.

Sorry to hear that Lgim, Our condolences. Never easy.

I think you need a speaker upgrade, and wheres the subwoofer? :) How long before it's ready? That's a really sleek looking plane.