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Upstate NY is beautiful though, and the ice storms , while legendary, Don't take away from that. We here in Mid Eastern PA don't usually get quite so Icy, but we don't have the big mountains either. My wifes Mom's family is from Buffalo, we do avoid that area though :)

Drew, the 101, the 405, the 10 welcome to California! Where any time day/night you can find a good traffic jam.

Morning all, 66 going up to 75, tiny bit of rain. Knew if I watered the lawn (2nd time in 8 years) some rain would show up. Lots of trees in distress, so took the sprayer and drove around watering things. Then put the sprinkler on the front patch and some of the back lawn yesterday afternoon...

Thinking thin pieces of stainless, but then you would need on both sides. How much of a gap is there measurement wise? Maybe some black silicon stripes...

Morning all, 64 going up to 78 and cloudy, no rain :-( Wandered around , cleaned leaves out of pool, getting ready for close. Frustrated I can't do any heavy outside work, but short term, so no biggy. Paul/PoGadget - That will make a pretty impressive mantle! Keeping busy is quite the...

On her way to her favorite walking spot

morning all, 57 going to 78. Took dog to peddlars village, they have a scarecrow competition, lots of good ones out this year. Wrote a bunch of checks for son, choir, school dues, guitar making class materials, first of the senior trip payments. Drew - if you go through tolls in California...

My dad is stuck in a rehab and can't drive anymore. His partner/GF still drives, poorly. Since they are on the west coast and my brother and I on the East coast it's been difficult to do much. Plus my Uncle is now need full time care, he is also on the West coast. Planning for my Uncle is...

The problem is the design for many nanny sensors is meant to handle 90% of the problems. The other 10% , not so much.

I do now, thanks

Morning all, 72 going up to 81 and partly cloudy. The MRs, pup and I enjoyed our pool time. Then off to local Mexican place for drinks and apps. Not sure what I am up to today, hard to not do stuff, but need to heal the arm, frustrating. Feel better David/Sodamo Odettes, long time since that...

Will you have time for a review? Any specific job you got it for?

Morning all, 70 going to 85 and the sun is up. Today is our anniversary, snuck out earlier and got some flowers/plants. Yesterday just did pool and yard maintenance. Watched what will be the last Grand Tour on Prime. They were in Zimbabwe , which was one of my favorite trips, even if a hippo...

There are still a huge number of crime free , wonderful places in Cali. It's the city centers of SF, LA and SD and some surrounding areas that are so bad. Even in LA, you have Studio City and plenty of other places that are safe and expensive. But in general, it's a hot mess. Allowing people to...

Chad McQueen, ‘The Karate Kid' Star and Steve McQueen's Son, Dies at 63

Did you get son to Dr. or feel it's not bad enough for that. Hope he is fine, maybe whoever is supposed to block for him needs the coach to work on that!

SRECs were big in NJ when my relatives did their little solar on the roof.

Drew - Don't forget to stop at In-N-Out for a burger in Cali! I think not doing so is considered a crime :) For something a bit healthier in fast food, El Pollo Loco for the chicken Both very Southern California places to eat. Avoid downtown LA, unless you really, really need to see Graumans...

Knock her up - Go to her door and knock Rubber - eraser Fag - Cigarette Banger - Sausage Flat - apartment So many.....

We still have at least three (could be more, wish they would wear name tags :) ) Refilled feeder and they have been hitting it hard, probably will leave soon

Morning all, 59 going to 83 and sunny. Went to new dentist, did xrays. Broken tooth was right around where it was filled in 35 years ago. Enough tooth that he could just fill and sculpt, so that's what he did. With insurance the whole thing cost me $100, so I finally got more than I paid this...

A Ground rod on the array and a large surge protector where it connects in the house should be enough. We've had hits here and they have taken out the surge protector, but not my devices. Friend had everything in his house fried by lightning. I did lose some LED lights during a brown out...

Never thought I would here Kabocha, shrimp and curry in the same sentence. Let us know how it is, certainly sounds interesting.

My separate garage I just ran cable (since that's how I get internet today) and a separate router. I don't have the two networks talking to each other, but I get full speed in both the house and garage this way. Getting through metal may mean a mast or something on the roof/side to catch the...

Just been using my 1720 to move tree parts around and getting rounds to the splitter.

Looks nice, keep us updated. Has that pro installed look. Would like to see a daily output and how much square footage for the area that you prepped? Good luck with the inspections.

Morning all, 59 going to 82 and foggy Got the eufy camera installed outside and did some general cleanup after working late at day job. Today to the dentist to see about getting a cracked tooth fixed. Wagtail - self correcting problems are the best. Plowhog - hope this fire gets controlled...

It's a shame this is becoming such a chore to get flights. I have flown Singapore Air many times and they are fantastic. Do they have any flights going your way?

We still arrest them here, but across the river is another state and less likely to get into trouble. So drive here, drive back across and all is fine :-( Though no state in this area is as bad as the West Coast states... Sorry you got broken into, that is always so painful.

We have lots of fox and every now and then a coyote. The legs and ears look like coyote to me. But the tail looks like fox.

Morning all, 54 going up to 82 and sunny. Meeting at school for senior trip to Disney went well and price is not as bad as we thought. Watched the debate, won't comment here. Lot's of deer out front last night and they were lying down in the side yard when I took the dog for a walk, six sets...

Like Newark, Dulles, Delhi ....

And welcome to TBN

Seat or PTO safety switch stuck or failed ?

Nothing like wandering the woods on a beautiful fail day , when your progress is stopped by barbed wire a foot off the ground hidden in the brush.

I found one of my limit switches was out of spec, it was the replacement for the one that failed! Check to make sure the hoses that connect up to the switches and the ones that take water away don't have crud in them too.

Mandatory meeting , they want us there. He wants to go. So go we will. Not a Mandatory trip , that would not work too well for many.

Morning all, 61 going to 80 and sunny. Father is still not doing well, his medicare time at rehab is running out. Spoke to his GF yesterday, surprised she even picked up the phone, she says she will bring him home with 24x7 help, but who knows. In the same time frame, my Uncle fell again...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/herbie-flowers-bassist-who-played-for-david-bowie-lou-reed-others-dies-at-86/ar-AA1qd3kV?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=17c037a027a94fb090cea6bdaae3b2fb&ei=62 Herbie Flowers, bass

Nice, glad the job went well.

I have a Stihl FS110, always finicky on first start after a few months, but once running I use a blade to take out brush. With the handlebars it is quite easy to handle and the weight is a big improvement over my last brushcutter. I have hundreds of hours and it runs like new. I have an M18...

Morning all, 50 going to 78, sun is up. More cleanup and trip to look at arbors, not much to see as most at the plants places are metal and we are looking for wood, and not too costly. Need to at least look similar to the one we have at the front entrance to garden to replace a metal hoop on the...

Morning all, 59 going to 71 and sunny. Glad I turned the heat on in the pool yesterday morning, once the rain stopped the kids all went out there and gave us a chance to clean up. Son's party went really well, still finding ping pong balls around the property from them playing. Lot's to clean...

Nice helmet, congrats. Anything that stops stuff from smacking you in the face or bouncing off your skull is good in my books.

Morning all, 71 going to 76 and cloudy, calling for some rain. That will make the kids party today spend more time inside, maybe. Dinner was nice, son liked his present. Wagtail - a 2 fer when the tree falls perfect and the cat is caught without major chasing/scratching. Well , pool is ready...

Bought a peach tree to replace one that aged out. Need to feed the poor critters somehow :cool:

Next town we have new 2.5 million dollar houses that barely have land to walk around them We even have some huge 20000+ sq foot houses built right next to each other. I guess for those that want to go big but not have any land to maintain?? Very happy in my current small house with land that...

Morning all, 58 going to 79 and cloudy. Today son turns 17. Got garage cleaned up and ping pong table ready for tomorrows birthday party. Out to dinner tonight. Speaking of road maintenance. Though the town truck came through, they just cut back stuff the is in the road or over it. So I need...

Not good :-(

Morning all, 55 going to 79 and sunny. Got some watering and pool cleaning done. Glad I took the 2 best peaches from the tree, all the rest are gone now, mysteriously disappeared in the night. Had a group come out and clean the ductwork, doubt it has ever been done since the house was built...

Morning all, 50 going up to 80, sun is up Not sure what happened yesterday, but it's now Wednesday. Son's first day back to school, he has a parking spot, so he is happy. I try to work from home. My commute is 5 hours round trip since they moved my office to 3 WTC. that and about $800 or so per...

Morning all, 55 going up to 76 and sunny. Planted new peach tree. Spent most of the morning moving the cherry tree trunk parts and then splitting enough Ash to half fill the racks. Still more to go. Then off to dog walk after wife finished working for the day. TxDon - glad your progressing so...

Morning all, 67 going up to 78. Planted new peach tree and cobbled up a cage until I can build something better. We took a ride north to see the Restaurant where my son might be working. Still has signs of work being done. Might not open til October or so. Then went up to Frenchtown NJ, along...

Morning all, 63 going to 83 and cloudy. got a smidgen of rain last night, ground still pretty dry. Did some cleanup and then we went to peddlers village for dog walk, then dropped off dog and into town for some time watching the river go by. Then picked up dinner at Lebanese place in town. All...

I have a lot of praying Mantis again this year too. Seems like we get a ton of them every 2 years or so. Lots of bugs this year, mild winter. Lost some tomatoes so far. Thanks for the description, got it now.

Morning all, 73 going to 85 and cloudy. Lots of bucks around, 3 on one side, 2 on the other, all younger and still hanging out. Peaches not ready yet. Got saw cleaned up and purged air compressor. One dehumidifier is starting to ice up, need to look at that. PJS - sorry to hear about your...

Morning all, 66 going to 74 and light rain. Have the day off, watered the plants, just to make sure it rained today. Need to cleanup the saws and some other busy type indoor tasks today. Glad not too much damage Ron and you got power back. Scotty and Paul, cool you guys got to meet up. Don -...

Congrats Paul. Now you'll keep busy making improvements to make it your own, vs. paperwork and negotiations. Look forward to pics as you get the lake and sheds in shape for you projects.

My 2011 Jeep GC has had: Water pump and radiator both failed. When brakes are worn almost to end (not hitting the warning yet) they lock up and catch fire due to the poor design. The heater door flaps broke on both the passenger and driver side. Was able to replace the passenger side. The design...

Do you have pictures or layout? Sounds interesting,

Morning all, 75 going up to 80 and sunny. Rain/storms last night never materialized. Dog walk in town, Bucked the large fallen tree and then went to the side yard and cut down 6 smaller ash and bucked them. Was afraid they were ready to fall, would not be a pleasant way to end a dog walk or...

ouch, those things are fast and get angry quite easily. will try the ACV next time. Hate getting stung.

Morning all, 77 going to 95 and cloudy Got oil changed on lawntractor. Got generator and splitter started and warmed up to check oil. Mowed some side areas. Generator no start was user error. Amazing when you do a job at the end of a hot day vs. first thing after day job. Gas valve not all the...

We have tons of 35 mph roads, mostly straight and leading into town. The curvy roads out side of town are 40 or 45, and make life a bit more fun.

Morning all, 67 going to 89 and sunny. Got discount table cleaned, prepped and painted yesterday. Then went and did some watering and put water in pool as it's down several inches. Got everything ready for oil changes, will see if it's too hot tonight though. Could not start generator last...

Just another thing to keep me busy :cool:

Morning all, 71 going to 87 and sunny. Spent a few more hours with trimmer and brushcutter. Cleaned up lots of stilt and other grasses back where there is still a lot of fallen trees to clean up. Must have removed a few hundred small autumn olive with the bc . Those are too tough for the...

Morning all, 73 going to 87 and sunny, Took the brushcutter out and cleaned out quite a few autumn olive and berry brambles. 2 tanks of gas later was a bit tired. Then off to an orchard to get some cider and chill out to some music. Got oil to get some changes in, but then filter did not show...

My humming birds will pose all day, until I pull out a phone or camera, and then they're off. I have zero good hb pics so far and the feeder is right outside my living room glass door.

Morning all, 72 going to 85 and sunny. Worked late yesterday, but did get some time to go with wife and dog to town. Walked around, visited son at work and then sat on chairs by the river for a while. Before that some watering and pool cleanup, so many leaves... Phil - adding our son to...

Wow, what a total mess and some really poor route planning. Wander what will happen to driver/company after all this.

Those look similar to the Salomon XA Pro 3D that I am wearing now. Hope they work out for you.

We get a few days of rain followed by weeks of dry. I don't water lawns (well I did once last year). I got a 16 gallon powered sprayer that I drag around with my lawn tractor. Regular hoses and containers for the pots of flowers on the decks and the mini garden. All in about an hour , every...

We have caught them double charging before and had everything go back to the insurance company to sort that out. We just asked them to go through it and give us detail on each item, and like magic a few disappeared. Xrays show no bone movement. But the pain is coming from where one of the 2...

Morning all, 61 going to 81 and sunny. Got another gallon of anti-freeze into the solar loop and seems to be working fine. So when they installed the boiler and filled the loop, they were a almost a gallon short before they pressurized it. Got some watering done and some more stuff put away...

I have a mix. Echo 490 and 620p for the big trees. M18 blower, trimmer and pole saw for convenience. Walk behind and handheld gas blower for bigger stuff. Gas Stihl brushcutter and Echo hedge trimmer. These are just tools, get the right one for the job and this setup works for me. 3 batteries...

The water reduces the mice ability to jump.

i do put water in and a plank, mice can't get out. Trying to picture a squirrel here that would not be able to jump out. Guess I have to trust you, but I have seen them jump up many feet while in ponds. does work great for mice

That works for squirrels? I use it for mice, but think a squirrel would easily hop out? and how many squirrels would fit in there...

We have fox, now down to a few squirrels. at one point the dogwood tree out front looked like it was a squirrel tree there were so many of them collecting the seeds. Now it's one or two. The local wandering cats help too.

Morning all, 63 going to 78 and sunny. Capacitor replaced in Taco solar pump and now it runs. Waiting to verify it's pumping and heating up water. Late night last night as we went and saw Springsteen in Philly, Wife got tickets last year, $50 each up in the upper reaches of the stadium. Amazing...

I left the oil filler cap off after an oil change once when I got distracted. Figured it out when oil spray hit the windshield..... Did find the oil cap, at the back of the engine. What a mess that was to clean up. Car smoked for ages after that.

Good Camel. Wife and I went to Egypt and were by the pyramids, a few years before my son was born. Guy came over and asked if we wanted to ride some camels. Shows us a beautiful, clean white one and has another brown one behind it. Has me get on the white one. Brings the second one around for...

Morning all, 57 going to 73 and sunny. Getting downright chilly. Some general pool cleanup. Had to get wifes tires replaced, 30,000 miles and worn down to belt on one of them ....another $1000 away. Will need to replace Jeep tires before winter too... L4N - Seems like a QC miss on the bike...

Cartridge and capacitor for a Taco 008 pump. My solar hot water is down until I can get these in for repairs, burning oil when it's hot out is annoying.

Make sure power and batteries are disconnected!

The recipe changed after Amos was pushed out. First they got harder, then they added dairy to try and undo that. Just never had the texture like the original after the first change.

Morning all, 62 going to 72 and feels chilly, sun is up. I spent last evening draining the solar, replacing the motor cartridge and refilling and pressurizing the system with new antifreeze. However the pump is not starting. So I ordered a capacitor to see if that will get it to restart, they...

The mud daubers are non-agressive and I usually let them have their nests as long as not on the house. Some of the other black wasps will just fly around you and those I don't bother with. We get some aggressive black wasps in our rock walls, and they have attacked us with little provocation...

I had a bald faced hornet flying outside my garage. I was well into the garage working on something, I looked up and the hornet was headed straight at me. Never been attacked while in an enclosed space before, and I was just arranging some shelves, did not even think the hornet could see me. It...

Morning all, 69 going to 84 and partly cloudy/foggy. Yesterday ended up nicer than Saturday since the big storms held off until late at night. Did more party cleanup and headed out to the Grange Fair after picking up the son at his friends house. Scotty, that is some major road damage, time to...

our dog being silly

Morning all, 75 going to 83 and partly cloudy. Pool party wasn't so much pool, but at least it was only a drizzle or two during the day. Most of the people showed up and some neighbors, we just did food inside and people took it outside under the umbrellas. Got most everything cleaned up by 11pm...

Morning all, 75 going to 82 and surrounded by light rain. Have people coming over for a pool party, hopefully sun will come out for a bit. Pool heater is on for the first time on months. My Uncle has a Packard convertible in storage, never been in that one, but I was in many of the Bentleys and...

Been seeing the entourage here lately.

Morning all, 68 going up to 90 and sunny., Did get a bunch of stuff out of the garage and cleaned up, all while being watched by that Buck that's been hanging around. Wifes car tire seems to have destructed, will need a new one, very strange. Mostly - great tshirt! Have fun Ron- keep trying to...

Peter Marshall at 98 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Marshall_(entertainer) Can still see the hollywood squares in my head...

Gina Rowlands at 94 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gena_Rowlands

69 going up to 88 and sunny. Weedwhacked whole driveway and used the blower to clean up. More garden cleanup and general bush cleanup around pool. Got a call late from my Uncle, seems dad GF finally ok'd plan to bring him home from rehab when coverage is done in Sep, and use their pensions to...

Had people in Vietnam recently, said it was more relaxed than they heard. Talked about great food, was hot/humid. Laos is a tough place still, but crime against tourists is quite low to non-existent. I remember the market in Laos, not too much appetizing there.

Morning all, 63 going up to 85. More weedwacker work, this time in the bigger garden and put down some mulch. General house cleanup too. Had a call with dad's rehab team and his GF. He seems to do stuff for himself when needed, but when GF there he acts like he is helpless :-( Got parts to fix...

Morning all, 66 going to 91 and sunny. Went out and sanded down the pool bar yesterday. Not enough time to give it another coat, maybe in a few weeks. Sorry about your loss Wngsprd - prayers for your family Took dog for a walk at peddlars village so she could socialize. Be well, Trimmed up...

I have solar panels running antifreeze through an 80 gallon pre-heat tank with a small Taco pump. During the summer I can get by with the Oil furnace almost never firing but had to go to 2 tanks, one off the furnace as the "sense" tank for the heat supply as the furnace does heat and hot water...

Morning all, 70 going up to 81 and sunny. Spent most of the day with the weed wacker and doing yardwork. Also putting out pool furniture for upcoming use. My solar hot water pump died last night. I think when they replaced my furnace they did not put enough antifreeze in the system. New Taco...

Morning all, 73 going up to 82 and partly cloudy. Mowed a few of the side lawns after playing pickup sticks form last storm. Worked on pool, so many leaves..... Son is off to friends in Maine, he just landed. He also landed another job as a busboy. The restaurant is one reopening in a month, my...

Between the back yard below , the driveway and my neighbors across the road, we must have 10 fawns wandering around, some from early in the season and losing their spots to some that look to be born within the last 2 weeks. It's really a problem here that we have more deer than squirrels.

Good morning, 75 going up to 85 and finally the sun is out. I have a lot of yard cleanup to catch up on and need pool supplies. Drew - I can hear the New Hope train at my house, since it's not loud here, it's more a sign of good things for us. Happy Anniversary Paul/PopGadget - Have fun...

We have the opposite, when I was away the feeder ran dry, the HBs were flying back and forth by my sliding doors over and over again until I filled it. Now they are happy, think there are about 4, so maybe one is a baby, will have to watch.

it is "entertainment" after all.

Morning all, 79 going to 82, another 1"+ of rain last night-Tornado watch till 2pm Did some more cleanup around the property after the last few storms hit. Lost power multiple times, seems stable this morning. But we also lost the Cell tower connection at some point for a while. Yard is a mess...

Mono Lake

Morning all, 68 going to 74 and raining. Got another inch or so. Pool is full so I need to get rid of some water and probably get more salt, again. Lots of puddles, wonder if the trench river is flowing yet, will look in a bit. Case worker for Dad is a no show, we were supposed to have a...

TopGear UK actually did a test on the car. They had two of them and they kept breaking down. But they were fast.

My first 2 deep trenches here I dug by hand and they looked really good :cool: One of the reasons the tractor is here. I don't have a hydrant for miles. The insurance company didn't seem to care. I did not have a pool when I first moved in either. I do know if I plug in a stove in my...

Morning all, 73 going to 74 and more rain, usually August is dry here, oh well. Had about 2" of rain last night and a few short power outages. Sorry about your MIL Wngsprd - Sodamo - hope the news on Sophies eyes keeps on the great side. This should make her very happy PopGadget - amazing...

I saw a brown Tesla truck, it did look more like a wrap than paint.

Sorry I did not get a picture. Person hauling wood scraps in a pickup tied down with wrapping paper ribbon. We stayed back watching the wood pieces fly out, and the ribbon streaming in the wind. What a mess, luckily enough lanes that we did not have to drive over any bits.

Morning all, 82 going to 92 and rain later. Our first stop was San Francisco. I worked in the pointy building in one of the photos many years ago. The pier has become even more of a tourist trap , but we were able to find a decent Dungeness crab dinner. We stayed at the Palace hotel, the hotel...

We just did a Cali run from Yosemite to San Diego with lots of stops (sorry Ultra did not have spare time to say hi, but drove through Oakland a few times.) In San Francisco by all the fancy hotels, lots of wandering homeless and druggies. In Tahoe, lots of people talking about the empty house...

Blackberries have dried up while I was out of town. Lost about 6 tomatoes to rot, but got another 2 for use tonight. Peppers are doing well this year, both mild and hot.

While not technically Railroad, these do ride on the rails, as Trolleys. San Francisco, last week:

Muir woods

At the Valley lodge pool in Yosemite

Phil - happy anniversary! So I broke my arm 15 years ago and have a long titanium rod and screws. Unfortunately, the break was into three pieces, and the third has been fine until 1 week into the trip. Feels like it's trying to poke the muscles, like a bee sting, but inside my arm. May need to...

Hi all, 75 going to 94 and sunny- Got back into town last night. Bad weather and the pilot told us we were going to Dulles instead of Newark if a window did not open for landing in 15 minutes. Got our opening, and landed at Newark! first time in a while I was happy to go to North Jersey :)...

I am reusing the Ash trees here, benches, tables, firewood. Cord after cord after cord. Still have a few dozen out in the woods that haven't fallen yet. I am using the tractor and forks or BH with thumb to move the fallen trunks and branches to piles. I have lots to go still. Some trails still...

Morning all, 74 going to 86 and cloudy. All packed. Dog off to kennel today. Lots of deer sleeping in the back yard in the tall grass (which I need to cut once I clean out the rest of the rocks and Ash tree parts) they can all hand in the front as that's only got some trails and I leave it for...

A lot of people walked away from loans as they were variable, interest only with balloon payments at 5 years. Same thing that helped the crash in 2008. So your mortgage is at about 1500 and at the end of 5 years goes to 3000 or more and you have to refinance, but these people probably should not...

I don't see any adds at all now

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Morning all, 68 going to 85 and sunny. BEF - low freon will usually (not always) show some ice on the line LS - hope BIL pulls through, Thomas - hope no further treatment required, prayers sent Don - bruised ribs no fun, no laughing for a while.... Happy birthday Kyle 🎂 Did cleanup...

Still keeps redrawing the whole screen while scrolling. Firefox on Win11 Redrew the ads 2 times since I started writing this.

Got jeep working, looks like with all the things that happened yesterday, the shifter did not set in Park. Moved it around , just in case, and it started! Have around 130,000 miles, so just waiting for it to self destruct when my son is on his trip north next month. Will bring it in for service...

For our rental apartment the condo has about 40 pages in the contract and costs about $1000 every time we need a new renter. Costs for insurance, maintenance and energy also take a bite out of the rent we get. Forms needed for insurance and city every year. Luckily we have never needed to evict...

Morning all, 71 going to 87 and cloudy. Had enough rain last night in a short period of time that the roof leaked around the fireplace, again :( My Jeep is dead, think it's ignition switch, will need to get it flatbedded to repair place. Did get the hedge trimmer out and took care of some...

Good morning, 76 going to 95 and cloudy. Big storms last night, some rain < .5" it looks like though. Had to work till almost 11pm last night, been a while since worked so late so no complaints. Happy birthday Mostly ! Sons friends came over to use the pool, and the storm started right then...

Morning all, 78 going to 98 and sunny. Got the weedeater and blower out and did some cleanup then went and watered stuff. My 2nd almond tree, which has been struggling for years due to get a hydraulic oil bath when a cherry picker line busted, finally gave up. With only one almond tree left...

I think weathunderground overheated, it is currently 94: I did refresh, same result??

Morning all, 73 going to 97 and cloudy/humid. Got some small rain bursts yesterday, but not much accumulation. Just enough to stop me from going out with the weedwacker. Will need to do that today and some watering. Instead went shopping for trip, not too exciting. Did some more cleanup of dust...

Morning all, 87 going to 91 and sunny. Dog walk and some other work. Visit at Drew's and got some great tomatoes. Prayers for your child M7040 Be well, They set up a foam cannon for the kids at Peddlers village, dog kept trying to pull us over there to play.

Waiting for the bbq to be done:

Morning all, 77 to 89 and some light rain, cloudy. Got the table legs on and just need to fix a few tiny gaps in the joint and all done. Son helped me flip the table and move it. Was hot enough yesterday that I was melting just cleaning the pool. Popgadget - very neat ladder project. Totally...

Here we see less of them on hot days, but see them a lot at feeders late afternoon.

Some twinkies are made in Emporia Kansas. That's over 1,000 miles from Philly. And are they really made since they are not baked :cool: If they don't list which farm in the area, I am highly suspect that it is locally grown. We do have some restaurants that list where the products came from...

Looks like a veneer would be a good cover for that table?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/dave-loggins-dies-grammy-nominated-songwriter-for-please-come-to-boston-was-76/ar-BB1pQmBF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=93d6c08ae06347f88b263d529610178c&ei=168 Dave Loggins

Morning all, 73 going up to 80, and cloudy, light drizzle. Table now ready for legs. Glad surgery went well Thomas, heal quick. Be well,

Regular toad, we don't have the licking toads here :cool:

Morning all, 76 going to 90 and we did get a few drops of rain last night. Got first coat of varnish on slab table, 2nd coat today. Hope all have a great day. Be well, At our front door again last night:

Sodamo - I think an RV would not like so much salt water :) Watered the veggies, still no rain though !

Dramatic sunset here last night

Morning all, 80 going to 94 and cloudy, no end in sight to the heat. Did get a coat of varnish on the back of the table yesterday. RNG, I will look at the videos in a bit. He makes some wild tables. Might just do a coat of varnish on the top and call it a day. The logistics to do the resin are...

In my old town they added over 1000 apartments and 800 condos. They estimated 1 child per 2 apartments, and none for the condos. The actual increase was over 1600 new children in the school system. Just the first year. Apartments pay much much less than a house in taxes. So the high school had...

the resin is much more finicky to work with, but lasts longer than varnish by years if done right. A bad pour/layer would be extremely difficult to remove, if it can be removed at all. Resin can be much thicker and is harder, so less chance of damage once dried. Sanding Resin is more difficult...

It has kept us from huge tax raises and the mess of traffic, like the towns who did not do the limits. My last town, had more apartments popping up and the taxes went up about $1000/year. So more growth does not reduce taxes, it makes the need for huge infrastructure changes and upgrades. They...

The 5 acre rule stops mass building. 5 acres vs. apartments/condos. No way to stop farms from splitting except preservation or deed rules. Preservation for tax breaks keeps many of the farms whole. Most of the big farms one town over are gone, the largest one just split and sold off a big...

yep, its awful. All the larger farms are preserved now. :) Taxes are stable. Roads are pretty good. No new condos, no new apartments. Only houses. Well/sceptic for all. No gas lines though.

In my town, they got smart and changed to 5 acre min lot for new builds. Next town over in either direction, apartments and condos bloom like flowers. Latest "luxury" condos at 1million plus, just wow.....

Morning all, 80 going up to 96 and sunny-unusual heat wave. The Molds and tape came off pretty well from the table. Filled in some gaps on the backside of the table with glue/sawdust. Did another round of sanding. Today - finish sanding patches and coat bottom with spar varnish. Still need to...

I have one and love it. The base here has diabase rock, soft iron rock. With the cutting edge of the bucket, will stop the tractor. With the Piranha tb, it cuts right through. Spend more time now moving dirt and less fighting to cut through it.

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Morning all, 78 going to 94 and sunny, again. Drew visit, lots of great string beans and cucumbers. Dog walk in town and then off to neighbors for their daughters birthday party. Then some time in the pool. In between all this did the resin-epoxy pours in smaller batches, that worked well. Now...

Resin epoxy for an Ash wood slab table I am making.

Morning all, 78 going up to 94 and cloudy. Got some more items from the garden. Did some watering, so of course it rained last night, and of course forecast was 0" Put out some RM43, so hope it sunk in a bit before last nights rain. Resin pour leaked, but had the presence of mine to put a...

Second round from my mini garden.

Morning all, 87 going to 97, tiny bit of rain last night , cloudy/humid now Successful trip to get son, he had a great time in NYC. Got to meet up with a former SNL writer and many other writers etc. Plus he got to see a lot of NYC with his new friends. Got the UV light replaced in the water...

Morning all, 77 going to 94 and overcast. Got some needed rain last night. Got some pool time while the sun was still out. Today head into Manhattan to pick up son. Did see, and certainly heard lots of fireworks last night. Just did a small fountain and a few sparklers. Be well, First figs...

I would show it to his daughter, but I think she has enough to amuse herself (laugh at) :cool: It's funny, but I drive past the workshop/artists colony there all the time, but have never stopped in.

Morning all, 83 going to 90 and sunny. Rain later :-( Happy fourth of July ! Worked on table a bit, sanding. Watering and picking first round of blackberries, tomato, hot and mild peppers. Invited to neighbors b'day party Sunday. BEF - great news for your son, very happy. NHBX - rabbits are...

Morning all, 72 going to 86 and sunny Worked on table last night fixing issues and rough sanding. Sodamo - hope they finally fix the tractor, at least the fail has been witnessed. RNG - back side of table is pretty ugly, thought about flipping it , but.... Fire looks pretty scary, hope it does...

I have 2 Ken's bolt ons hooks, both with backing plates , aligned with cylinders. Bottoms have shackles attached, so extra thickness.

none, even the one that got me in trouble is not in my ignore list, I just don't engage anymore.

Morning all, 68 going to 86 and sunny Spent time yesterday using the router sled to flatten the table. Towards the end, had it dig in, just me making a mistake :-( Will look at options to fix today. otherwise just status quo. Son still having fun in the city. Dog having stomach problems again...

a few from yesterday.

Morning , 67 going to 81 and sunny/windy. Felt cold on dog walk this morning. Got my temp work table set up. Got the slabs glued up, finally. If everything is good with the glue up, then start the flattening using the router sled I made. Mostly , yes breaker yards are pretty much salvage yards...

Morning all, 78 to 85 and more rain. Got a decent soaking last night. Pool time, table prep put out another bug ball. Did some other stuff. Today , sink drain to unclog and time to glue up the table. Father not making progress and not really trying :-( Dog walk in town done. Time to get some...

Our feeder is 1/3 full, but the juice is getting old. Hummer came by window to let us know :cool:

Morning all, 71 going to 87 and very cloudy. Son is having fun in the city and learning more about the writing process and also getting a good taste of what is there. Did get some more watering done and picked up some sticks. Went to Mexican place for drinks/apps. Bar tenders always give me a...

Hope Dolly does well on the meds.

Hard lesson, hopefully only once!

Morning all, 65 going to 82 and sunny. Worked late, nothing useful done. Wow Paul/Popgadget, that is really moving fast and starting to look like a house. Pup pictures are great. Had the 2 fawns playing in the front yard so I could see them while I worked, they were certainly having fun...

Morning all, 68 going to 87 and the clouds are parting, got 1/2" of rain, yay. Spent some time working on slab table, not much time available though. Joel - good work! Popgadget - The framing is going quick, thanks for taking us along for the ride, LS - sorry to hear about the PT etc...

Morning all, 78 going to 95 and sunny. Lawn tractor clutch repair went well and the simplicity keeps on going. Talked to my dad, he is not making a lot of progress, but is trying. Met my new neighbors. So it seems they bought the field behind me too, so no house will go there. Quit happy about...

I haven't used my tractor since yesterday :cool: lifting, moving, hauling, digging. It gets used for so many projects I never even thought about. Tree falls, lift, cut, move to splitter, move to firewood holder. Clear our trench. Dig out invasive plants. Plow snow. Portable work table...

This looks similar, see if the spec sheet is the same...

Well, the top three have been mentioned, love this site.

Morning all, 73 going up to 91 and sunny. Very windy yesterday, lots of branches down. Clutch issue on simplicity again, had to haul it back in with the tractor, I think it's fixable. Today fix clutch and get some work done on table if time allows. Popgadget -good progress! Drew safe travels...

How would you see the tree to cut with all that diesel smoke ?

Morning all, 76 going to 81 and sunny. Got to 95 in NYC yesterday, spent some time on a rood top bar to catch some breeze. Son's drop off at the school went fine. The course is at Fordham college and he is staying in the dorms. So he will get a taste of college for the next two weeks. Did a lot...

84 going to 97 and sunny, will be 95 high today in NYC, where we will be in a few hours. Got some more work on the slab joining, but the last foot or so on one slab is bent up. Will see if anything I can do or if I will need to flatten it somehow. Legs ordered. Spent more time in the pool. Dog...

My fathers GF is just a nasty drunk, I hope this is not a trend. My Uncle on the other hand is asking for help and we are.

Morning all, 85 going to 96 and sunny. starting to get a bit warm. Got more watering done with spot sprayer and cart setup. Working well now, go through 16 gallons pretty fast. Did more work on jointing the two slabs. Router accident left a mark on one edge, will be easy to clean up after...

We just want to help and don't expect anything. They are down towards San Diego. She has told us she will handle it all and does not want us to help. He will need to either leave rehab for somewhere, or some money will be needed to keep him in rehab.

My dad is in rehab now, he goes in/out of coherency. He can't walk or use his arms. He is in California, My Brother and I in the North east. My brother was down there for the week and tried to help where he could. The biggest obstacle is his GF, she fights us on everything. Not much we can do. I...

I also have this and love it, for hitch and non hitch use.

Morning all, 78 to 86 and sunny. Got the first cuts on the planks done to "square" them, off by less than 1/4" for the 7 foot length. Router and flush trim bit is next, so I can get the two surfaces closer to mating for glue up. Jointing fun with a circular saw and router.... The 60 tooth...