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Sorry about your BIL and prayers for Dona, her getting back to normal.

Happy anniversary BEF !

Morning all, 55 going to 65 and rain. Son got tagged out last night, so Senior assassins done for him. Spoke to Uncle, he was more confused than normal, but he got more going when we started talking about travel. More paperwork, day job. New Apple and Peach tree look good. Waiting for...

Morning all, 47 going to 73 and rain, well at least it's not 31 like yesterday with all this rain. Some shenanigans this morning when son went to leave, will see what happened later. He was running around with his water gun so I guess it was part of the HS senior assassins thing. Did get the...

4 tires for my Jeep, mounted and balanced $1100, old tires were slightly past their wear bars.

At my old house in NJ, I contested the tax hike it first year they reassessed, and won. Second year they changed the rules so that the assessment had to be off by > $150,000 in order to contest it. If the rules work against you, just change them, One of the many reasons I left for PA.

Morning all, 33 going to 53 and mostly sunny. So yesterday we had 2 strange kids trying to hide (poorly) in our backyard. We confronted them and they apologized. Seems they have this thing for HS seniors called Senior assassin where they all try to get each other with water guns and the last...

Morning all, 40 going up to 54, about 1"+ of rain and big storm last night. Truck is back $1300 all in :eek: Tires , inspection,some minor fixes. Walked the shared road picking up sticks, lots of sticks, now pretty clean. Will need to reseed after last years drought. Be well, Pink dogwood

Usually a replaceable relay and timer. Sometimes they don't work if too many bulbs out or bad ground too.

Morning all, 63 going to 76 and light rain. Got the front bed raked and the mulch out. Cleaned up all the old plant pots from last year. Another 4 carts full of leaves and such. Next to mulch the garden, once things dry out a bit. Scotty - that's Drews Gravely with none other than Drew next to...

Yeah, too bad we could not get the bulbs resoldered. Just not enough metal to stick. Gravely is in such nice shape, incredibly well made. Off to do raking and mulching.

Morning all, 46 to 64 and cloudy. Last nights rain was negligible. Replaced the Cap and fuse on the monitor power supply board, only to see the driver start smoking. Seems it went and shorted the original cap. That driver would not be easy to replace as it's glued down and has a heat sink so I...

Morning all, 63 going to 84 and cloudy. Surprise rain last night, got home from town right before it started. Otherwise a nice walk around. Was "interesting" watching a guy with Kayak doing core balancing on the brook leading to the old mill wheel. First time seeing that. RNG - hope the house...

If you add springs, need on both sides, and highly recommend a cable through the spring for safety. Need first to see how heavy the door is to get spring spec. Door Manufacturer may have this online if you can find it. Scale works too, but look online how to do it. Don't guess. Then look at how...

Deer eat my Forsythia, out of the 25 I planted, all of them have at least some damage. May cage a few just to have some chance of growth this year.

Morning all, 40 going to 66 and sunny. After work got 2/3 of the front beds raked out, three carts full of grass, branches and leaves. Would have been worse if I hadn't cleaned it out already in the late fall. Had a friend who put in an early trex deck and it warped pretty quick. They replaced...

Canadian geese don't bother migrating around here, they stick to open waterways that have grassy areas, road sides and are aggressive, and fill waterways with crap, making them toxic. I blame the businesses who put in water features, which attracted the geese by the thousands. Why move on when...

I use RM43 , but only in areas with persistent regrowth. It seems to work for 2-3 months. I also don't use fertilizers or anything else on lawn areas, since those can spur growth wherever the rain moves it. For larger weeds, in small areas I just use a weed stick to get under them. But that's...

Morning all, 31 going up to 53 and sunny. Accountant has completed 2022/2023 and most of 2024 and it looks like Dad won't owe much, might even get some $ back based on medical expenses in 2024. Missing only a few documents, so working on getting those to accountant. Buppies, my burn pile has...

Last night we had an unusual amount of large planes all flying at 5000 to 10,000 feet. Finally cleared up about midnight. Looks like the wind yesterday had a large affect on all flights going into all the big airports around NY/Philly area.

Modern Huckleberry Finn ? Guess they thought this was a river? Guess we will be reading about another Coast Guard rescue.

We had a deer jump our pool fence this winter, luckily the cover held, the prints went back and forth for a few runs and then the deer jumped back out. So a 5 foot fence would be pretty useless, why I go for 7'. Or as another person wrote here, 2 rings of fence so they don't think they can make...

When my Jeep did a clank , once it was a hub issue, greased and fine. Other was a front wheel sensor for 4WD, wasn't too expensive if I remember, I had someone replace it. But that was every time I backed up it would clunk, not going forward. I have a cheap reader if you want to try it. Works...

Morning all, 40 going to 51 and cloudy. Got the signatures and paid for dads cremation costs (his wish to be cremated). Today work with accountant to hopefully finalize fed tax paperwork. Need to also finish mine. I think the social workers and police helped me with convincing her. Brother is...

The mice seem to like the irish spring soap. What a mess that was. Why I cage everything that the deer will eat, which is almost anything. They even ate all my forsythia. 25 plants all nibbled down.

yes, the pads have grease fittings, similar to the rubber collar ones.

Impatiently waiting for food

We found my dad's tax documents was the best way to find all the accounts and payments. Too bad he stopped doing them in 2021...

Since her sons are listed on her will, even though they won't talk to her, We could be on the other side of a lawsuit with her children that would be easy enough to lose. We finally got the death cert complete. Hoping she will let in the funeral home people to sign the papers so we can get that...

Morning all, 40 going up to 60 and cloudy. Could not stop sneezing yesterday, allergy pills etc. did not work, worn out. Called Dads GF and got her to agree to funeral home coming over her house for signatures, now to see if she will let them in. Drew - don't forget the lock n lube :) Still...

From my GC1720. The spikes are not long, would worry about them putting on too much side stress if much longer. So these work ok in dirt, just don't expect miracles.

Morning all, 39 to 55 and rain. Spent some time yesterday clearing out and cutting down the grasses in the garden and some other yard work. Took apart the pole saw for a good cleaning and sharpened the chain. Dad's GF has still not finished with the funeral home, dad in the fridge, death cert...

Ah, Grey goose. Clearing out between my house and my neighbors I found a few bottles of expensive alcohol. Most of the labels were in very good shape. Neighbors daughter had graduated high school 2 years earlier, thought I heard some noise in the woods :cool:

My fathers GF still has not gone to the funeral home to sign the papers. Dad's still in the fridge. She told us she tried to get there and got lost, twice. We can't sign this so we asked her if she would allow them to come to her house. I will try to talk her into this again today. Without the...

Morning all, 33 going to 50 and sunny. Lots of wind last night, more branches to collect. Got 4 trees transplanted, one was tough to get out and I'm a bit sore today. Did take the dog into town and visited the son at work. The river looks to be about normal height. Still need to get a picture...

I split rounds up to 36" of Ash. I have lots of them in the 24-32" range. Having vertical capability is big for me. If they get too hard to move into place, I have a small winch on the tractor to help. Those rounds are heavy and I have a bad shoulder, so sometimes I will use the maul or X27...

Even one of his daughters is George, Georgetta .

The older 1720 I have has a two sided outrigger pad, one side has "teeth" to dig in a bit. Not prefect but better than the flat side, which is more for on solid surfaces. Maybe Take your pad to someone with a big welder and the can add something?

Happy birthday to the Mrs. !

I knew the Dr. that owned Pindar as he was my GF at the times prof at Stonybrook college. Really nice guy. One of the few vineyards still left from the start. I wonder who runs it now. I still have hats and other stuff from Vineyards that no longer exist, offered too much money to refuse when...

Much of the invasives here look nice, so probably purchased for someones garden. Autumn olive, lots of warts , firebush by the hundreds , fake grape, poison ivy and many strange little plants. The underbrush here is thick and tall.

Morning all, 54 going to 62 and cloudy. Maybe work outside a bit. Mostly - prayers for your BIL. RNG - will miss your updates on the firetruck, hope you get a good price and it sells fast. Drew - dog much less stressful. Be well,

We have so many invasive plants here, our forest looks very different than it did even a few decades ago.

A punch and chisel set from Northern tool

No never been but know where it is. you are not that far from Crescent duck farms, the last of the big duck farms still operating. The big duck is also out there. We would get ducks or seafood out in that area, so not surprised that I didn't stop at a butcher. Wonder if any of the dock side...

I one job I stayed hourly as it had overtime, but in every job after that I managed people and projects. What is the biggest worry you have? Is it politics? Having to deal with the many faces of employees that work for you? Do you have a mentor locally that can walk you through what their life...

When I moved in 8+ years ago, I was hand splitting as we only did a few fires per season. Then EAB hit and I had hundreds of large Ash trees to fell or on the ground. Bought a 25T splitter and use it all the time, when I have free time. I still use a maul or x27 out in the woods sometimes when...

Morning all, 38 going to 54 and windy, sunny. 1/2" of rain overnight Got some hanging branches down and cut/stacked a bunch of other fallen branches. Thanks to Drew's reminder, went out and planted some radishes. :) When I was a kid, many of my tires/wheels came from the junk yard. $20-30...

Morning all, 43 going to 65 and rain. Did get out and split some wood after doing more paperwork and more calls. Seem to have our list of to dos ready. Waiting for death certificate to start next round. Will call Dads GF in a few days to checkin and make sure she is ok. Scotty - log is ash, I...

From my back porch last night

Time for the rope, should come out easy now, looks mucky though

Morning all, 35 up to 70 and sunny. More paperwork and calls today, going ok so far. Did call dads GF and did not go too bad, she is still in shock, so we feel for her. Buppies - hope Dr. visits go great. Now that the Mrs. has Dr help, hoping that reduces her and your anxiety. We can certainly...

Brother is on with her and Lawyer now.

She has POA, so it's kind of messy as she is not all there at 84. We are trying to help her as my dad asked. She does not make it easy and has alienated her kids and family.

Dad passed yesterday, now have to deal with his GF, which can vary drastically by day. Especially if she has been drinking. Still need to follow up with accountant etc. all from the other side of the country and different time zone.

When we were in Cambodia, lots of warning signs for mines. Not a place to wander off the trails or without a guide!

I have one of the newer , more on demand, type oil burners. Can go tankless on these ( I couldn't as mine is tied in with solar hot water). I did opt to have a chimney type versus the pvc one, just as it was more convenient and the difference in efficiency was slight. It uses about 20% less oil...

Just put my tomatoes in starter pots, will be a while before I can move them outside, Maybe start radishes soon. I have a micro garden as the big one kept getting overwhelmed with deer. Thinking of putting in corn, probably just feed the critters, but I will try anyway. Radishes will go in...

Morning all, 32 going to 63 and sunny. Moon lit up our bedroom this morning. Calls today to accountants, fathers GF. talked to relatives last night. Can't find any of his friends still kicking, did talk to one of their wives who I have known since I was a kid. Some moved and I don't have their...

Thanks Axing, never been in that area of China. Do you farm and if so, what do you grow. And welcome to TBN.

My father passed away in his sleep today. Made lots of calls. Seems most of his friends are gone. Tomorrow lawyers, accountants and making sure we get as much as we can straightened out for his GF, if she lets us.

that would make an interesting petting zoo. Do you find racoon going after the fruit trees?

Happy birthday to your stepson PJ.

.07 USD , not bad. What city ? And can we see a picture of your tractor? Lovol sounds interesting. Not something we have available by me in Pennsylvania.

I have a new exhaust cover ready to go, just need to find the time to get the old exhaust off. It is pretty well stuck on from the factory. Will let you know when done, need to clean the screen too, sure that's not helping the HP.

Morning all, 53 going to 56 and rain, had about an inch overnight and lots power twice. Found a few more trees down, but in places where I will probably just leave them. Dog walk and some stuff around the house, nothing exciting done yesterday. See things greening up, daffodils, weeds (of...

Both saws got a good workout today, on their way back to get cleaned and the chains sharpened. The dead Ash is rough on chains when it turns from solid to powder in the trunk. More work to go, lots of firewood to make.

Morning all, 60 going to 68 and light rain, heavier rain later. Not sure where to today. Spent a few hours with both the gas chainsaws yesterday cleaning up some big deadfall. Both saw worked great, but some of the dead Ash is powder by the time they fall, dulling chains pretty fast, so...

Morning all, 43 going to 59 and light mist, had a very small amount of rain overnight. Met up with the neighbors and their kiddies last night, gabbed until dark. Did go out for appetizers into town. Not sure what I am up to today. Will put a new air filter in the jeep, so one tiny task I will...

We see 50 year rain storms every other year. We had one 7+ inches 2 years ago that killed people in our town, first time. We had 2 drought years in between. Last year was the first time I have to water the bushes and trees to stop them from dying. Most are decades old. We have less frogs, but...

I see white a lot, and sometimes sticky tape . I have some wrap on a few shorter japanese maples to deter bugs. Probably should do that on my Apples, pears and peaches too ...

Mostly canned mix, especially the last few batches for the 490 I do run e10 with stabil and red armor oil, have not had problems with any other engine with that mix. Blower, brushcutter, long hedge trimmer etc. The 620P only gets canned gas, too many Ash falling to even have a slight risk that...

Really ! Exclamation points! How dare you ! :LOL:

We had a new fiber run down the side of our driveway, conduit orange, fiber is black. When we had them mark for a change to our cable run from box to house, the only line mismarked was for the cable :cool: When they showed up, I showed them the gas line , which I had marked with the aluminum...

Got the 490 going, a little carb cleaner and changed the gas. The saw seems picky, as I emptied the tank into my blower, and it started right up. I had to adjust idle, was going too fast, but that's not a new issue. Purrs now and idles like it should.

Morning all, 39 to 59 and full cloud cover. Got the little 490 saw working, cleaned plug and carb. Emptied the tank and changed gas, even though it's canned gas, put that in my blower and it started right up. Who knows what fixed the saw, but it's running. Roof looks great Ron. NHBX - hope...

Can use thicker welded wire (galvanized) too, staked down, without the rebar. Need to mulch around tree to keep it clean from weeds. Temporary can use anything about 7' tall with string at various heights, like t-post or cedar posts. But the cages were the only thing that slowed them down...

I cage my trees until they are tall enough for the deer not to reach. They still grab peaches off one of my trees, and that's over 6' tall.

Gotta watch those tees, they hurt. Heal quick, you have saws waiting for you :)

My poor 490 would not start yesterday, so switched to the 620P which started nicely. Bit overkill for the work I had on 2 dead Ash. Lots of powder along with chips, so will need to file the chain. These trees are very punked when they fall and shatter. Will look at the 490 later.

Morning all, 27 going to 53 and sunny. Got out the saws and bucked the tree that fell on the trail and another one at the edge of my neighbors field. Got most of the trail one cleaned up, more to go still. Happy Birthday Drew, and many more! Buppies - hope it's all good news More trouble with...

The Tulip Poplars and Cedars are doing ok. I live in what used to be an Ash forest, lost hundreds of trees, dozens in the 60-100 feet tall. Every time I go out to groom the trails I find branches and trees down. It's been a few years since I can just walk the trails. Do have plenty of invasive...

Why my trails around the house are not in use: I have a lot of dead Ash around the trails. This one I walked, it's about 70+ feet (the top hit another tree and shattered, so not sure where it really ended). About 2 feet where it split from the base about 30 feet to the right in the below...

Morning all, 44 going to 56 and cloudy Finished chipping the first pile of sticks and put 3 cart loads of chips on the trail entrance. That's when I found out what made the big bang the other day. a 70+ foot Ash fell right on the trail path. Why I can't use the trails right now. Today if I get...

Morning all, 35 going to 70 and I see the sun. Spent time with the chipper making chips for the trail. Still plenty more branches to go. Sun was going down when I ran out of gas, so more for today. Then off to the other piles. Buppies - get some rest - stress makes it too easy to catch colds...

Buppies, hope they get the UTI under control quick, that might get her calmer just by itself. Sorry you have to go through this, I know it's hugely stressful, prayers for an improvement soon.

Lou, sorry to hear about the emergency surgery, hope you heal fast and can get back on the list for the knee surgery.

Oh, and Drew brought apples to pay me for fixing rear defroster! Good stuff.

Morning all, 44 going to 65 and sunny. Did get some more branches up and restaked a few tree cages. Took dog for a walk and socializing at peddlars village, they have cut down one of their central trees, wonder if it was sick. Coronado is an island off of Sandiego, it is mostly military bases...

Dad is still under hospice care and morphine every hour. Hospice nurse has no idea how he is still with us, he not been eating for over a week. Drinks about 3/4 of an ensure and 1/2 glass juice per day. He is lucid for about 10 min a day, the rest is sleeping or random conversation. His GF is...

Friends shed in Brisbane got hit by a falling tree in yesterdays Gale, luckily him and his wife are ok, they don't have power and no estimate on when it might come back. So Dads' GF at accountants tells me her taxes are already done for this year. Then when almost home (accountant is 20 min by...

Morning all, 43 going to 55 and sunny. Back from San Diego, did not get much free time, either with dad or my uncle. Hospice nurses not sure how dad is still alive, he has not eaten in a week or more. Uncle is weak, but still very sociable, got him to agree to PT 2 x week to get his strength up...

Street cows being moved. See them wandering everywhere in India.

Morning all, 26 going up to 40 and sunny. Packed and ready to head out. Did get to pick up sticks, did 2 areas, lots more than normal, considering I had the area clear in December. We used to sled a lot in MA in the back yard, sometimes flying across the road into the side of the barn...

morning all, 25 going to 36 and sunny. Wind finally died down after knocking about some more branches. Rather than do pick up sticks, as it got to 63 yesterday, I worked on closing up the garage. Didn't want to get hit with flying branches. Some pain, caulk, new air nail gun, and some sheetrock...

The hospice nurses forced my fathers GF to get 24x7 care, which we wholeheartedly support as he was getting skin problems just laying in bed for so long. Sometimes meddlers work for you.sometimes not.

Founding member of the NY Dolls too, saw him as both in NYC back in the 80's

Morning all, 51 going to 58 and sunny. Did get to see 5 of the 7 planets lined up last night even with some clouds. Wagtail good news on the tooth, Drew we have Office 2021 lifetime, I use 365 at work, they both do the job. I think the 2021 has less bugs, the 365 has some updated features I...

I worked wall street for many years and have not even thought of crypto. It was bad enough with derivatives and computer timed trades. I interviewed for one group whose sole purpose was to get trades in faster, shorter wider connections to beat the rest of the algorithms to market. They spent a...

Will find out in a few days, think if they did that some publicity would be the cure. More worried about property tax, that would be hard to fight. Since my Dad's crazy GF has POA, my goal is to make sure my dad is as comfortable as possible when he passes. Have a list of funeral homes, needs to...

Hope it heals fast. How did you break it? Need a knee sled :)

Since my fathers Girlfriend has alienated everyone, we don't have to worry about that like you do. But she certainly makes everything we try to do for my dad a whole level more difficult. e

When i am out there will need to take over from my brother. Car and house insurance weren't paid, for a long time. Will need to figure out if they paid any type of taxes. Who know what other bills will be found (or not) Then I have my uncle, brother set him on autopay for most things. Hopefully...

Morning all, 38 going to 50, rain later, ground getting mushy. Making my plans to go out to San Diego for next week. They have not paid homeowners of car insurance for a long time. Brother is taking care of that. I will go down to follow up on anything he hasn't been able to, like did they pay...

it wasn't CO or CO2 per the latest news

Ah, spring in New Hampshire :) I remember as a kid having a pretty thick snow base in the mountains by my uncles house well into April.

My father is still in his house, still in his bed, almost the end. Brother is out there now, he is on hospice care. Will need to head out soon :-(

Morning all, 44 going up to 57 and rainy Talent show went well, son did a nice solo of a song he wrote. They all went out to dinner after. M7040 - sounds like good progress all around House across the street finally sold, asked 6.9 mil, got 5.4 mil, 19,000 square feet and indoor pool. The...

Everything I had done at that station had to be redone multiple times. Stopped going to them, even knowing the owner and shop manager didn't help.

Morning all, was 38 for dog walk , up to 57 and sunny. Didn't get much done, dealing with Experian, the worst company I have ever had to deal with. Have been trying to get my phone number fixed in their system since 2022, Who knows whose number they have and what they have sent them :eek...

yes, tractor sleeping since no snow and was too windy to go out and clear branches. Soon though, very soon :)

Thanks Buppies. Hope you get some help at home, wish there was a simple solution to get your wife help without the state involved.

Morning all, 38 going up to 59 and cloudy Got the boxes etc. down to the cans and didn't get much else done. Nurse is keeping us up to date daily. Be well

From the east side of the canal, looking back at New Hope Rail Road Station. Canal was still pretty iced up yesterday.

Morning all, 29 going up to 53 and sunny. Did some general cleanup and built out the last chair from the kitchen nook order. Got all the boxes cut up and ready for recycling Then off to town to walk the dog. The bridge btw New Hope and Lambertville is finally completed and open for all traffic...

This bridge has been under construction for many months, it finally opened for all traffic a few weeks ago. It crosses the Delaware between PA and NJ. The dog loves walking the bridge and greeting people.

How do states come up with these weird laws? Do the people that write them live only in town houses? Time to get creative with how to make the piles burn fast/hot so they finish in the time allotted :unsure:

Morning all, 35 going up to 45! and sunny. Took dog for a walk at peddlars village. Wife wanted me to top the Firebush by the pool more. So I topped that one and trimmed a few other firebushes and hedges using the fiskars pole saw. Need to start doing pickup sticks, the last few wind storms have...

Morning all, 29 going to 40 and sunny. Got over to HD and picked up the last trim piece for the garage. I still hand file my saw chains, works for me and easy to see if the rakers need a trim Have a few trees a little ways off the drive which are still in the process of coming down. Wish they...

Morning all, 22 going up to 34 and sunny, got 1/8" of nuisance snow. Be well,

This one will be mostly interjecting ourselves on burial etc. so it won't be as bad as what you are going through. I doubt we will get anything, so there is no expectation. We just want to make sure the end goes as well as possible.

Nothing is in order since his GF is in charge. We only found out due to the Hospice nurse finding my brothers phone number on hospital paperwork. But the situation could be worse so we'll deal with it as it unfolds.

I still have some companies charging $2.95 to $5.95 for using CC.

Morning all, 17 going to 27 and sunny Will be getting a call from hospice nurse about dad, looks like it may be time

I had to post a check to the gas company, it was handed to the mailman direct Jan 30, did not arrive yet :-(

bought a cheap nail gun to put up some replacement trim in the garage that was water damaged.

Welcome to TBN, nice tractor, have fun!

Morning all, 15 going to 31 and cloudy. Morning all, 15 going to 31 and cloudy. Looks like the wind has calmed a little, so might fix bent heater tonight. Still a lot of branches to pick up, wood rack not reloaded. Phil - hope thumb heals fast. Buppies - hope they get your power sorted soon...

Could see the tags waving in the wind, so brand new.

Morning all, 18 going to 28 and windy. Picked up more branches, more Ash fell, all fine, just more cleanup I knew was coming. Worked on prepping trim for garage. I have the last trim pieces ready for pickup, will go get them this week sometime. Cold enough that the dog was quick about her...

did not get a picture. Following a mini van, full size rear hatch open, couch stuffed in with cushions and pillows. Legs of couch just touching hatch lip. No tie downs on pillows or cushions. Wonder if someone got hit by a couch and if the loose pillows made it home? And it was raining...

Had to .drive around some downed pines and stop every now and then to move branches off the road. garbage cans flying around. But got almost everything on my shopping list at HD. Except the end cap j-channel plastic, but don't need that to put up the panels. As usual, had to go through about 6...

Morning all, 30 going up to 33 and sunny, windy. Lots of branches down. One of our outdoor heaters fell, will need to take the top off and hammer it out. Lots more Ash trees lost there tops, which is good. Lots of trees down here means lots of power outages in other places. Kids came here last...

We camped with our oversized German Shepard back in the 70's. He loved the attention and was super friendly. Miss that dog.

Morning all, 38 going up to 54 and rain. Yesterday my dog had a massive seizure, spent 6 hours in the animal hospital. They are not sure if it was an epileptic seizure or stroke. She is doing better today, just tired. Lots of tests by Dr and it seems she has all her faculties. She even has a...

RNG - did you get the fire engine running? What are you going to do with it? Flowers and balloons acquired. Popgadget, the power supplies and other stuff reminds me of my days as an EE. I do miss those days, especially when chips were all components and simple PIC types. I stopped doing any...

Morning all, 30 going up to 35 and sunny. Most of the snow is gone now. Had a few hour power outage yesterday, so ran the generator. It stopped once, for unknown reasons, and then worked fine until power came back. Talked to my coworker, at his new (to him) house he has 16" on the ground, bit...

Morning all, 38 going to 48 and light rain. went out and hand shoveled more of the driveway and lower parking spaces. Lots of melting and misty rain today. Be well,

Morning all, 31 going to 35, about 3" snow on the ground, calling for rain later. Got the walkways and part of the driveway hand shoveled. Drew , you only got about 1" snow, easy 3" here, easy fluffy stuff though. Dog saw the snow last night and ran out almost taking me for a ride, she loves...

Sad stuff, I guess fence area had eroded and there went his only safety.

Sorry to hear M7040, our condolences.

The ice mostly melted, but some stayed to backlight the brambles.

Morning all, 24 going to 36 and cloudy, snow later Not much done yesterday. Be well, Icy

I want a new pancreas, In lieu of that a separate shop would be nice. Putting the kid through college nixing any shop or new (used) truck for a while though.

My company usually has a dozen or more commercials they created in the superbowl. Only a handful this year, just not as much advertising $ in the US right now.

Morning all, 29 going up to 38 and sunny. Late night at Cousins, they had about 5" of snow up there, roads were all fine. Eagles won, what more to say, certainly glad did not have to travel anywhere near there last night. Did get to see the Empire state building light up green when the game...

Morning all, 34 going to 41, cloudy, ice Lots of tree parts fell covered with ice. Nice and slippery for dog walk earlier. Did finally get the string lights down from the hooks out front and rolled up and stored the power cords. Kyle, we had both my MIL and FIL staying at my old house at...

Morning all, 29 going to 35 and cloudy Got bench assembled and it looks ok. wife is happy. Went to get pills, 1.85 for one bottle , $240 for the other :-( Dad is still same, no improvement, still can't hold the phone. We watched the Dhobi's in Mumbai, huge vats for washing. They have a marking...

Morning all, going up to 42 and sunny, windy. supposed to go to my cousins for superbowl, hope I feel up to it and the snow here isn't too bad. Got introduced to new big boss, she now knows what I do. Hope that's a good thing. My first round of Ash felling was long property borders, Front road...

dunno, I only have solar hot water.

maybe 10 panels and a few batteries to even out the power. Problem is that you use the EV mostly during the day. So the battery pack would allow for that.

Grew up in a family of artists, pretty easy to figure out this one. How come I grew up in a family of artists and I have no artistic talent ? Did see one of my grandfathers paintings for sale in my town. His art certainly did not fetch the big bucks like the above artist though. I am waiting...

My current commute is to work remotely from a small home office, a few feet/ My commute if I went into my office would be 2.5 hours each way. (car to train, train to subway, subway to walking) to Downtown Manhattan. For a number if years (4) my commute was 1.5 to 2hours each way...

Morning all, 31 going to 41 and cloudy. Sheet ice from sleet this morning, school on remote for the son. Got a bench put together for the kitchen. Still feeling weak, took me a while to assemble as had to take frequent breaks. No sleep. Congrats on the award Phil, well deserved. Be well, Had...

Bird was one of the first to welcome me to TBN and was always available for advice. He will be sorely missed, he made me feel so welcome here.

Running low on free disk space will load up Ram. I run 2 computers with 16GB, including my one for work, using large spreadsheets, Teams, Outlook and lots of open browser windows. I do find some web sites have memory leaks (TBN is one of them on Firefox). So I do restart Firefox every few days...

Check if OneDrive is enabled and has run out of the space MS gives you in the cloud and could cause this issue. (little cloud icon on taskbar). This system has a hard disk and an SSD, HD for OS and SSD for data. Maybe HD is running out of space? Take a look at disk space to see if at least 10%...

I tried to direct PM him and go not response. Same with Heloglobals (spelling?).

Corgi's have a 2 layer coat, so you can't shave them. Though we do have to trim her hair on her backside in one area, never a fun time, but necessary.

Morning all, 28 going to 26 and cloudy. Still wiped out. While it was not unexpected, it is still very sad that Bird has passed on. He was great to chat with and had a lot of good stories and advice, he will be missed, prayers to his family. He was one of the first people to welcome me to TBN...

Dog loves her new bed. Wife thought is was marked down to $35, when she got rung up, it was discount of $35, total = $4 She was wondering why people were grabbing them like they were gold, she got the last one from a stack. Notice she is shedding again, vacuum 2-3 times/week and not keeping up.

Drew - getting good at troubleshooting, hope this gets fixed and you don't have to see them for a good long time. BEF - that's great news, one worry down!

I have an old, huge blondwood desk from Grumman I bought when I still lived at home. So it's now in it's 4th house. it takes up almost half of my small home office :)

We like having the fox around to reduce the squirrel population. But we don't have chickens either and have seen what one fox can do in an evening. Friend lost 11 of 16 chickens in one night, feathers everywhere. Took him a while to find the other chickens up in the trees hiding.

Morning all, 44 going to 45 and cloudy Feel better Mostly safe and fun trip Scotty Be well

I think there was a start assist made at one time that you could hook a drill up to. Maybe a brushcutter or something. Guess it did not sell well.

and son told us yesterday that his not-girlfriend is now officially his girlfriend. We were not surprised since he spends almost all his free time with her. Good kid, so we are happy.

I worked with AF, Army and Naval intelligence groups, so yes they have their own and a joint one too going across all services. Can't remember what the joint one was called. We liaised with DEA in the Americas too, but that was a long time ago for me.

How do you stop bar oil from leaking? I had one battery pole saw that leaked and one that didn't. Guess I could just box it with a pad....?

Morning all, 25 going to 49 and cloudy. Did get the trim and patch measurements written down yesterday. Then off to dog walk, saw Girlscouts selling cookies in the freezing weather so we bought some boxes. By the time I got home I was starting to feel bad again and am a complete wreck this...

Morning all, 18 going up to 38 and sunny, calling for light snow tonight. Yesterday spent time running up/down stairs and ladders. Fixed headlight on Jeep. Replaced batteries on the CO2 and fire alarms in apartment. Got the temp alarms set up in apartment and garage and working well so far. The...

Morning all, 34 going to 35 and cloudy, breezy. Today if I feel up to it is time to reassemble garage ceiling, now that the rain has stopped. At least the heat works in there now. Local PO , after much work, got some thieves from a theft at a local store back in April! Proud of them. Off to...

My echo M18 pole saw is Oregon bar and standard chain. It is a single hole for the bar nut, so not sure what other bars would fit.

I contested my last house and won the first time, the next year the town put out a notice. If the difference of contested is not at least 150K over comparables it will be rejected. So they pretty much blocked any way of contesting any increase. that's 150 thousand over other similar houses...

I think the Fedex people use the "tried to deliver and not able to" is because they have no way to say they ran out of time on shift. They are loaded with the idea that everything will go perfectly. So if the last one or two items puts them too far over shift they have no way to say that the...

Morning all, 37 to 47 and rain. Walkway was a sheet of ice this morning, almost went for a slide, put down some salt until it melts later. Found out why we could not call my dad, GF hadn't paid the electric bill in 10 months. She thought the 2 bills were duplicates when one was for gas and one...

Wonder how they deal with rust maintenance on the tracks and on the train?

Marianne Faithful - 78 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8k931j423o An amazing voice and ended up a class act after a rough start.

This is headlights and there is no way to stop this from happening, modern tech ya know. To switch over to LED might be an option, but I haven't looked too closely since the bulbs go every two years, truck is 2011 so might not be around more than 2 years from now. Also needs to have the...

Morning all, 27 going to 40 and calm. Need to go out and find out where all the tree parts landed, heard a few in the house. Popgadget - glad the suv worked out, good things worth waiting for. Spike, that's some of my old friends in that group. Drew - had some bad experience with Beans, they...

More trees down the better, want to eventually be done with the cleanup. Have a few really stubborn ones, right along the trail I made, of course. Can hear the trees smacking into each other, what a racket :)

In Yosemite they stopped the burns and ended up with trees failing due to disease. The spread was caused by not allowing the burns. It's doubtful that the local forest here will ever look like it did. Ash die off due to borers, lots of invasives. It probably looks very different now than it...

Morning all, 32 going up to 51 and cloudy Got the garage dried out a bit, still need to leave it dry for another day or two and then re-assemble and cut some patches and new OSB. Got it cleaned enough that wife can park in her spot and tractor is back inside. More people let go at work...

hey, looks like recycling to me. If it works (plastic bottles) it ships !

Pipe breaks (x2) fixed. Cost $400, which seems reasonable based on time put in. Still have to finish drying out the insulation and replace the board removed. They fixed the sink line that popped as part of the total cost. I need to replace the washing machine lines, Already have a set, so no...

Morning all, 37 going to 40 and partly cloudy Waste pipe crack, hope they can sleeve it. Drew- that rim restore looks like it needs to be done when it's warm. Plumber supposed to show up any minute. Be well,

I can't wait for the cali market to hit the 5 year on the interest only balloon loans that most people take to afford a 1.5million home. It's going to get fun again.

I looked at JGC to 2024 and not seeing what he is talking about ? The motor mounts do contain hydraulic fluid, but no electronics. The real issue is where they are and how hard they are to replace, they are not really that fancy.

The long rod and screws (titanium) in my arm/shoulder do not set off the scanners at airports. But I keep a Dr. note with my passport just in case.

Morning all, 29 going to 41 and partly cloudy. Got garage defrosted and dried out. Waiting to see if plumber shows. Also seem to have caught a cold, oh well. Paul - grandson is getting so big, happy pilot Prayers for Dona that she can get well Looks peaceful, but inside was filled with ice...

Morning, 34 going up to 40 and partly cloudy. Yesterday did not go as planned. Water dripping from the ceiling in the Apartment garage and turning to ice. Got heater fixed, air intake iced. But now have a burst pipe in closed off ceiling. The ice skating rink around the tractor was not much...

Morning all, 10 going to 33 and sunny. Worked day job and walked dog yesterday. Hopefully get some energy and do stuff today. Talked to my old boss in Sao Paulo - It's summer there and was 96f yesterday. Talked to a coworker in Czechia - her kids were out of school today, more than 50% of the...

My area is filled with fancy cars, but in winter the one seen the most is the Jeep GC like mine. I haul anything from 2x4 and rounds to hay and straw in mine. Doubt any of my neighbors have ever hauled more than groceries. The issue is these trucks are awful on gas mileage. The jeep hybrids...

How I bought my first house. I was working in a job where I had to work Overtime and I also got hazard pay when on certain bases. I had that money got directly into a separate bank account. It all adds up and after three years had a downpayment ready, still single at the time. I bought a fixer...

They have Maserati and Alfa Romeo here too. Not cheap and not reliable, but fun. Used Maserati's go for less than 1/2 of new in a few years, but tuneups are going to cost ya. The 500 was meant for dense cities, it is not a good highway car.

My 2011 Jeep GC is nearing end of life, was looking for a replacement, but getting more than 16mpg would be a necessary consideration. And I am not spending more than 40K (usually buy used). rules out the GC and Drurango right off the bat.

Morning all, 13 going to 32 and partly cloudy. Just did some longer dog walks yesterday, nothing exciting. Talked to old neighbor and a coworker yesterday , both in Alabama. They are both from up in the North East, amazed at the amount of snow they got. Not a plow or snowblower in sight...

We look at what the president is focused on. Got into UHC when Obuma went ACA crazy and did well. Biden went nuts on imigration, but could not invest in that, morally Trump is going bitcoin, but still gunshy on the high risk. We have put some money on AI and so has S&P. Need to be careful as AI...

Morning all, 6 going up to 30 and cloudy. Just did some dog walks, cold dog walks, I think even she is feeling it a bit, but she still takes the time to roll in the snow. Be well, My trailhead, aka Deer highway :)

There was a whole movie on Gamestop, it pretty much covered this.