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52 and cloudy @ 12:00, only calling for a high of 53F with on and off showers later. LWS says rain started last night around 02:00 total accumulation so far is 1.45" so a pretty good soaking. Current soil temp is 53F with a 24 hour average of 56.4F. Ten Day is looking worse, now only 2 days...

60F and sunny with a light wind out of the southeast. Heading up to around 64F today. Tonight the rains will usher in a period of cooler temps, with highs only in the low to mid 50's. Not to worry though: more highs in the 60's are on the way after that. Local weatherman says we can expect...

(y) I sure hope so. The electric fencing I'm going to put up will hopefully keep the deer from mowing them down. I expect the chipmunks, squirrels, and groundhogs will likely go after the berries once they ripen. Plan is to put up 1/2" poultry netting 2' tall on the inside of the fence...

64F and overcast @ 13:00, that beats the predicted high of 63F. 70% chance of light rain @ 13:00 - which would be good, saves me from having to water the grass seed. Some leaves have come down but most of them still on the trees ... probably because no frost or freeze yet. Getting close to peak...

50 and clear @ 20:45, heading down to around 47F for the low. Got roughly 70 potted strawberry runners trimmed off the plants they came from, weeded, watered, pruned, and placed up on the shelves where they'll get good sun for the next several days (and where the deer can't get to them ... ;)...

62F and sunny @ 14:00, heading up to around 65F for the high. Low here this morning was 40.8F. Got 80% of the lawn mowed down here around the house and the leaves mulched yesterday, still a lot more to fall. Discovered about a dozen deer inside the garden the other day. A few have been been...

Got the valve off the resin tank and capped the tank, only two bolts ... came out pretty easy: She's a little crusty: Separating the control valve assembly from the valve itself is looking like it will be a little tougher ... bolts are pretty crusty and rusty. I did manage to get the cap...

Right. Ours has multiple seals and spacers in the valve body to isolate the various ports: And an epoxy-coated brass piston on a rod that the motor actuates to switch from one port to another: Think that o-ring (above) is what seals the valve to prevent water leakage. Brine valve...

(y) Watching some YouTubes on valve rebuilding demystified it for me. Got the line to the brine tank, drain line, line from the brine valve to the brine injector, and both supply lines disconnected. Softener now moved out from the wall to where I can get to it. Next will be to remove the...

If I can pull the rebuild off successfully, the money saved will go towards paying for the Cycle Stop Valve and the Cycle Sensor. Those together are around $475. A new well pump last time around was almost $1100 ... probably more now.

54F and cloudy @ 14:30, calling for a high of 55F. Low here this morning was 37.8F. Got started going through paperwork yesterday related to household information. I've never gone through all of it and organized it ... it's a total dog's breakfast ... :( Multiple folders for the same thing...

Currently 52F and mostly cloudy @ 14:00, calling for a high of 54F. Low here this morning was 38.3F. Brrr. The next 3 days are supposed to be fairly nice (dry) but on the cool side with highs only in the 60's. After that they are calling for 5 days with the possibility of rain. A while back I...

Thanks. Lawn looks decent from a distance ... just don't get too close ... ;) lol In the past I have used 2,4D, regular Trimec, and Trimec 899. Still have some of the 899 left I believe. Last year I purchased a generic equivalent of Tenacity on Amazon. The brand was "Liquid Harvest". Around...

Ditto. Thanks. Still have much to do before winter hits so my posts may be somewhat limited until it gets really cold outside. Not sure that I have ever purchased any to sow. Last time I bought grass seed (before this time) I bought two different mixes (one for sun and one for shade) from...

Greetings GM'ers ! 53F and overcast @ 15:00 with the possibility of some showers. Only calling for a high of 54F but we already hit 55.4F, probably late last night, after midnight. The cold front has come through and from the feel of it Fall is finally here. Have been pushing to get a number...

That’s how I do it.

Nope … just been busy. [emoji6]

Only if you consider next June 2024 as being "pretty soon" ... ;) Hear you on the tinnitus ... it's a constant whine here ... but sometimes if the frequency of a sound is just right it causes my eardrums to vibrate in the worst way. It's annoying as h e l l ....

68F and cloudy @ 13:00, heading up to around 70F for the day's high. Low this morning was 55.4F. LWS reports 0.01" of the wet stuff since midnight, slight (25%) chance of rain over the next 36 hours, then nothing for the next 6 days after that. Two fawns just out back browsing the tree line...

65F and abundant sunshine @ 12:30, heading up to around 70F for the day's high. Some more clean up in the garage done day before yesterday. Also got one roll of lawn edging cut to 10' lengths to use as rings around trees and connectors inserted, also got the 2nd roll unwound so it could heat...

60F with light rain @ 12:00, headed up to around 67F for the day's high. Local weather station reports a total of 0.16" since it started yesterday so it's looking we're getting a decent soaking. Showers will probably end around 14:00 or so and the sun will make an appearance after that. Glad...

69F with light rain @ 14:00, that's supposed to be the high temp for the day. Got hopper feeder refilled and cracked corn scattered for ground feeders yesterday. Tube feeders now empty as well. Finished spraying along road south edge of road after that, also sprayed around the largest Rose of...

Yes on both.

76F and partly cloudy @ 13:30, which is 1F better than what they were calling for, for the day's high temp ... (y) Winds are "light and variable" ... so probably try to finish up some of the glyphosate spraying: south side of the road, east side of the driveway, up around the shed. Woman was...

Mmm, yeah ... no. Neither of the encircled blocks of text in the image you posted appears anywhere in the majority opinion, written by Justice Davis (joined by Justices Clifford, Field, Grier, and Nelson) Nor does it appear with the separate concurring opinion written by Chief Justice Chase...

67F and partly cloudy @ 19:45, heading down to around 56F for the overnight low. High here today was 77.4F. Unfortunately I missed most of that, was up in the wee hours this morning with gastro-intestinal issues, ended up sleeping until nearly 15:00. Once I did get up I did end up getting...

Looking pretty dark and wind is up so slight change in plans. Started to mow front and the grass was coming out in clumps so jacked it up and now about halfway through cleaning the underside of the mower deck. BLT’s should be about ready. Will finish cleaning it after I eat and then back to...

Those look really good … [emoji106]

It was … and is … [emoji6]

Very pleased with how the strawberries are doing and very surprised at quickly the runners seem to root. The 16 I started a while back and recently transplanted into the ground had roots all over the bottom of the pots when I popped them out. Also pretty happy with the monofilament fence -...

70F and cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 74F for the day's high. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible (15% chance) Shut off the AC last night, hopefully that's it for the year. Heading for the big cool down this Wednesday, high temp only supposed to reach 63F. Refilled storage...

72F and cloudy @ 13:30 with a slight chance of a rain shower. That should be the high for the day ... (y) Took dump cart up yesterday and grabbed some screened compost to use for potting strawberry runners. When I got back down to the garden I had an audience: Once I sat down and...

77F and partly cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 79F for the day's high ... a bit of welcome relief from the recent "hot" conditions ... ;) Looks like the rain mostly bypassed us though: LWS is only showing 0.01" for yesterday and today ... :( Chance for some showers later and overnight...

87F and sunny @ 14:15, which should be the high for the day. HI 95F, DP 69F, HU 58%, AQI 102. There's a broken line of thunderstorms maybe an hour or two west of here headed this way. We really need the rain ... (y) High hit 92.3F here yesterday, was miserable out there. Got Cub refueled...

87F and sunny @ 13:00, heading up to around 88F for the day's high. HI currently 94F, DP 67F, HU 52%, AQI 66. Under an Air Quality Alert for ground-level ozone until midnight. High temp reached 91.2F yesterday, was pretty rude with all the humidity ... :( Hauled recyclables up to the can at...

Already 78F and sunny @ 10:30, supposed to be heading up to around 87F for the day's high. HI 79F, DP 69F, HU 69%, AQI 34. Got cleaned up and made the run down to Menards and picked up fertilizer order, also picked up a 2-pak of small portable 1000 lumen work lights which seemed stupid cheap...

81F and supposedly mostly cloudy @ 12:00 ... sure seeing a lot of sun here though. Heading up to around 85F for the day's high but I bet we beat that. HI 85F, DP 69F, HU 65%, AQI 55. It will be a warm one. On Friday I started removing the deer netting that we placed over the strawberries. What...

Got another 16 potted strawberry plants from runners trimmed off and planted in the ground + another 10 runners pinned into pots to start. Lots more runners still to do. Now out of holes so will have melt some more in the plastic at some point in the future. Sloppy joes, Mac salad, and fresh...

75F and "Fair" @ 13:00, heading up to around 79F for the days high. Low this morning was 54.1F. Refilled hopper and both tube feeders first thing yesterday. Then started on mowing front lawn. Took a break about halfway through that once the Woman got back to run the van over to relatives and...

69F and sunny @ 12:45, heading up to around 74F for the day's high. Low this morning was 52F. A little taste of Fall. Ten Day says 3 days with highs in the 90's coming up. Didn't get much done yesterday, was pretty much overcast and cool the entire day. Did finally get a shave though ... ;)...

65F and cloudy @ 12:30, high temp today supposed to only reach 65F. Slight chance of a rain shower. We may have had a little rain overnight but the closest LWS says no measurable precip. Got some bills scheduled for payment yesterday. Also packaged up the Menards rebates and got those stuck in...

71F and sunny @ 12:00, heading up to around 79F for the day's high. Low temp this morning was 53.8F, high yesterday was 80.2F. Power was restored around 14:00 yesterday, was a squirrel as I suspected. Got rest of front mowed yesterday, + most of south, east, and west down here around the...

69F and sunny @ 11:30, heading up to around 74F for the day’s high. Power went out earlier before we got up, still out. Estimated restoration is by 13:30 today. Apparently it’s only us, looks like a squirrel may have suicided itself on our transformer and popped the breaker. Woman ran down to...

76F and partly cloudy @ 13:30, that may well be the high for the day ... (y) Going through a cooler period for the next four days with highs only in the 70's before the 80's return on Friday. Woman just came in from weeding out back, says She got hungry ... ;) Finished up cleaning off the...

[emoji106] Yeah it’s a nice feature. Easy enough to replace if one gets damaged. Glad mri went well … [emoji106]

74F and cloudy @ 12:45, heading up to around 78F for the day's high. Slight chance of a rain shower. Supposed to turn partly sunny around 16:00 ... but I see the sun trying to peek out now. Refilled hopper and one tube feeder, plus the suet feeder late yesterday afternoon. Also got some more...

Five tornadoes confirmed in Northern Ohio last night, still have 136,000+ without power. Still cloudy here, despite WeatherBug claiming we have partly cloudy skies. Just finished off the Tuna Helper. Got about 2/3rd’s of underside of the Cub deck cleaned off. Pretty good amount caked up on...

The Squeak is not liking the storms with the big noises so much:

Nope ... still here ... just been busy ... ;) Hope things improve soon for you and yours. In the meantime, you guys will be in our thoughts and prayers.

75F, cloudy, and very moist @ 13:45, calling for a high of 76F for the day. LWS reports that we got a total of 5.4" of rain between the downpours Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday morning. Left the ground totally saturated of course, even the high ground which normally drains and dries...

65F with light rain and rumbles of thunder @ 23:30. Ran out to Little Caesar’s early in between one of the downpours. Took forever to get waited on. Pie was pretty good though … [emoji106] Several Severe and Dangerous Thunderstorm Warnings throughout the late afternoon and evening. Fell...

And came back on … [emoji849]

Got about 3/4 of the front cut. Woman gathered up weeds and loaded them into the dump cart which I hauled up to the compost pile and dumped. Currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a torrential downpour. Be interesting to see how much it eventually dumps as it’s been going on for a...

76F and partly cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 81F for the day's high. Thunderstorms today/tonight with potential for severe. Got hopper and both tube feeders refilled yesterday, also scattered some cracked corn for the ground feeders. Water Buffalo refilled. Have about 80% of the east...

For those that don't follow world and international news much, it may come as a complete and total surprise that rising inflation is currently actually a global phenomena ... If I had to guess, I'd venture that such things come as a consequence of one or more regional or world-wide events...

Yeah I need to do that ... (y) Have bunch of hand sprayers I need to service over this coming winter.

73F and "Fair" @ 11:15, heading up to a high of around 77F for the day. Beautiful, pleasant weather. Yesterday went much better. Ran down to Menards during the heat of the afternoon and picked up 2 one gallon Chapin sprayers, also another spool cartridge of 0.65" line for the B&D...

88F and mostly cloudy @ 14:30, which beats the predicted high of 86F. HI 99F, DP 73F, HU 65%, AQI 73. Yesterday's high temp was 92.3F. Yesterday started out reasonably well ... and quickly went to very frustrating. Started off spraying glyphosate along the driveway heading up towards the shop...

78F and sunny @ 12:30, heading up to around 86F - 88F ... depending on who you are looking at. HI 79F, DP 64F, HU 60%, AQI 84. Ten Day now shows 4 days with decent chances of rain, none higher than about 50% though. Got a bunch of spraying done yesterday as the winds were light and variable...

76F and sunny @ 14:30, heading up to around 77F for the day's high. Got meds doled out first thing yesterday, then got hopper and both tube feeders refilled, also suet feeder. Spent a considerable amount of time removing debris that had gotten wound around the shaft of the battery-operated...

65F and Fair @ 10:15, only heading up to around 70F for the day's high ... :oops: Got meds doled out then got last of front mowed plus west side and back down here around the house. Also got most of the compost/woodlot mowed as well, it was getting pretty tall (up to 6") Will have to hit that...

76F and somewhat cloudy @ 13:45, calling for a high of 78F for the day. Showers and thunderstorms likely later today, maybe around 17:00. After today's rain, Ten Day calling for an extended warm, dry period for the remainder of the Ten Day. Really looking forward to that and getting some work...

72F and mostly cloudy @ 13:00, heading up to around 79F for the day's high. Clouds likely to remain until 15:00 when it will start to clear a bit. Started mowing front lawn yesterday, got about half a dozen passes done and it started raining again so I threw in the towel on that for the day. I...

Hellman's Real Mayonnaise was always our go to ...;)

75F and mostly cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around ... 73F ??? :oops: Sun has just come out. Had some pretty heavy rain roll though in the early hours around 04:00 or so after raining all day yesterday on and off ... chance (30%) of showers this afternoon, then starting to clear by this...

76F with a light rain shower @ 12:30, calling for a high of 77F and rain most of the day. Woman was very industrious yesterday on weeding and debris clean up before I got out there: All in all, decent progress on that front. Hauled 2 bucketloads up and added them to the compost pile...

82F and "Fair" @ 14:30, calling for a high of 83F today. Only a 3% chance of precip ... (y) Rain supposed to return tomorrow though. Ten Day forecast is looking good after Tuesday however ... (y) Up very late today after being up most of the night. Still on first cup. Woman and I headed out...

Tornado Watches, Tornado Warnings, Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts, Destructive Hail Alerts ... we've had it all this afternoon ... including another 1.72" of rain ... :oops: Ground seems to be sucking it up ... but we're due for a break. Currently 70F with clearing skies to the north @ 19:30...

86F and mostly cloudy @ 13:30, which has already exceeded the day's predicted high of 85F. HI 93F, DP 69F, HU 60% AQI 40. Calling for variable clouds and scattered strong thunderstorms. Chance of rain 40%. A Tornado Watch was just issued. Line of showers has formed from up around a little...

Thunder rumbling again, more showers moving in from the northwest. Flash Flood Warning issued for parts of Erie County up around Sandusky. They got 6”+ from those earlier storms.

66F with light rain and thunder @ 22:00, that should be the low temp for the overnight. Got started on the lawn mowing first thing ... whistle pig checking to see if the coast was clear to come out for a snack: He decided to go up to the upper field which I was not cutting. Got the front...

77F and sunny @ 12:45, heading up to around 82F for the day's high. HI 78F, DP 60F, HU 54%, AQI 48. Had some showers pop up to the north heading southeast last night, just missed us. Hopper and the 2 tube feeders refilled first thing yesterday, also suet feeder. No mowing done though. Will...

79F and a mix of sun and clouds @ 13:30, heading up to around 80F for the day's high. HI 80F, DP 61F, HU 58%, AQI 54. Rain rolled in a bit after midnight. Woman said it was still raining at around 08:00 when She woke up this morning ... :oops: Standing water/puddles are back. Closest LWS...

Thanks Thomas. Funny you should ask. I was just back there closing up the fence … and there 5 of them back there - 3 does and 2 fawns - grazing on the lawn. Probably looking for grubs. I was on the Cub … probably got within 30’ of the closest one. From what I can tell the monofilament fence...

Got lawn in the back and on the west side of house all mowed this afternoon. Deer starting to hit the hosta in the beds pretty good. Seems like it always starts to happen about this time of year. So I put up double wire fence around west and northwest planting beds using 40 lb test...

84F and sunny @ 14:15, calling for a high of 82F today so we've easily beaten that. HI 85F, DP 59F, HU 48%, AQI 61. More rain due in tonight into tomorrow ... just as the standing water/puddles out back have disappeared ... :oops: Was a very good day here yesterday. Ran down to the hardware...

76F and a mix of sun and clouds @ 13:00, heading up to around 80F for the day's high. No further rain since midnight ... (y) Still have some puddles/standing water in a few low spots. Had Special Request from Woman last evening: Texas Sheetcake ... so I complied and fulfilled Her desires...

66F and mostly cloudy @ 20:00, heading down to a low of around 60F in the overnight. Closest LWS now showing 3.38" since midnight last. Not at all out of the realm of possibility given what I saw. Considering what we got yesterday ground is probably saturated at this point. Next good chance...

77F and supposedly cloudy @ 14:00, but I'm occasionally seeing some sun out the window. Some showers in the area with more on the way. WU was only calling for 74F for the day's high temp so we've beaten that. HI 78F, DP 67F, HU 78%, AQI 32. Closest LWS reports 0.35" since midnight. No rainfall...

Got back over leach field all mowed, started on east side. Woman came out to garden. Was running low on fuel so dispatched her to the corner gas station. About that time the skies opened up and delivered a torrential downpour. Still pouring but slowing down some. She didn’t get gas, was too...

80F and cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 81F for the day's high. HI 84F, DP 66F, HU 63%, AQI 70. 73% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Got rhubarb cleaned and cut up yesterday. Ended it up it wasn't a pie, didn't turn out well, crust was overdone ...

78F and supposedly "Mostly Cloudy" @ 13:15 ... but it's looking pretty sunny out there to me. Heading up to around 79F the day's high. HI 78F, DP 60F, HU 55%, AQI 75. Got another 23 strawberries planted for a total of 70, only one plant left to go ... for now. Woman helped, bringing me plants...

They look good ... from a distance ... ;) We're hopeful that it will turn out well and we'll get a bountiful harvest ... assuming we can keep the pests out of them. Once upon a time we had 200 strawberry plants growing here, 100 June-bearing and 100 ever-bearing. Put a lot strawberries...

(y) Indeed. Unclear. IIRC, the time to maturity was 70 days. Basically the rest of August and September then our average first frost date occurs around the 22nd of October. Average low temp on October 31 is 39F. So will basically depend on the weather. Peas were purchased last year I...

72F and partly cloudy @ 09:30, heading up to around 82F for the day's high. HI 72F, DP 65F, HU 78%, AQI 88. Chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm later this afternoon. Another good day yesterday. Meds doled out first thing. Got hopper and both tube feeders refilled, also suet feeder...

76F and sunny @ 10:30, heading up to around 85F for the day's high. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible this afternoon. HI 76F, DP 61F, HU 62%, AQI 113. Was greeted by a pair of buzzards over on the lawn east of the garden area. They were feeding on a raccoon carcass and took off as soon...

78F and hazy sunshine @ 14:00, heading up to around 83F for the day's high. HI 79F, DP 58F, HU 51%, AQI 60. Ten Day calling for four days with nice temps in the mid-80's before a good chance of rain again on Sunday/Monday. Got other half of front mowed yesterday ... despite a brief shower...

Assuming they all survive and produce, yes it would be quite a bit. If we get a good crop, will probably put up some (can) for the off season.

Aren't ICD's medically-disqualifying for a CDL ?

75F and mostly cloudy @ 14:45, calling for a high of 77F for the day. Got 60 sugar snap peas planted yesterday along the trellis. Spade bit did not work too well for those as they were only supposed be planted 1/2" deep. Located one of Grandpa's old auger bits in the basement and used that...

A very pleasant 73F and partly cloudy @ 13:45, heading up to around 77F for the day's high. Drained and dusted bean seeds first thing yesterday. Then gathered up drill + fresh battery + 3/4" spade bit and headed around back to start planting beans. Just as I was about to get going the rain...

82F and generally cloudy @ 14:30, they were only calling for a high of 79F today. HI 83F, DP 60F, HU 54%, AQI 36. Up very late today, Woman found some thriller series on Prime last night and we both got sucked in, binged the entire first season. Didn't hit the rack until after 03:30. Got rest...

76F and mostly cloudy @ 11:00, heading up to around 81F for the day's high. HI 77F, DP 68F, HU 81%, AQI 37. Got some green and yellow wax beans soaking first thing yesterday for planting today. While Woman was on Her outing, I ran down to the corner gas station yesterday and got 4 gallons in...

Looks very similar to my Kawasaki F7 175 Enduro … except mine was probably a little later model-wise (similar color, different paint scheme) … think I bought it new in 1973 or 1974 or thereabouts. (Not my original bike but that’s what it looked like)

Line of severe thunderstorms has pushed through, lots of lightning and thunder, strong winds. Looks like it dropped a little over 1/2” of rain, temp has dropped to 71F. Not raining now but we’re in a pocket … more rain likely within the next hour. Grass out front was already looking like it...

85F and mostly cloudy @ 13:00 but sun is out for the moment. HI 93F, DP 73F, HU 68%, AQI 64. We are currently under a Heat Advisory. Some showers currently to the south of us and broken line of showers/thunderstorms running due south of Lorain. Another larger, more intense line running...

Two rows marked out with paint for the strawberries on the weed block fabric in the sun, before I called it quits. Just too hot and humid. Got Cub pre filter washed out and hung up to dry. Made up and placed Menards order. Deployed 2 Giant Destroyers on southern groundhog burrow. Woman and I...

82F @ 10:30 and supposedly "Mostly Cloudy" ... but I see the Sun streaming in the window ... ;) We are under a "Heat Advisory" through tomorrow ... HI 88F, DP 71F, HU 72%, AQI 46 currently ... heading up to an actual high around 87F today, calling for tomorrow to be around 10F hotter...

84F and "Fair" @ 12:00, HI 87F, DP 67F, HU 59%, AQI 110 (unhealthy for sensitive groups) ... probably at least partially due to wildfire smoke. Headed up to around 90F for the high with a chance of thunderstorms (62%) this afternoon. Current cloud cover around 30%. Enjoying first cup. Woman...

(y) As a class, public servants are vastly under-appreciated. LOL ... I'm amazed it's almost most August ... and I'm still trying to get stuff in the ground and planted ... :LOL: Seriously though, good to see you back here in GM ... we missed ya ... ;) Your oasis looks amazing ...

69F and Fair @ 22:00, heading down to around 65F for the overnight low. Windows will be open tonight. Located the beet seeds in the pill bottle - they had fallen down below the seat on Cub. So I was saved from having to go up to the compost pile and dig through the weeds I had dumped up there...

82F and "Fair" @ 13:30, HI 85F, DP 65F, HU 60%, AQI 59. Heading up to around 85F for the day's high. High yesterday reached 85.6F, rainfall was 0.01" ... so just a trace. All in all, a reasonably productive day. Got out there and got some planting done in the shade before the sun made it...

75F and sunny @ 10:30, heading up to around 86F for the day's high. Mix of clouds and sun with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible again. Thunderstorms that came through last evening which much more intense to the north and east, looks like the CLE and eastern counties really got dumped on...

65F and cloudy @ 21:00, heading down to around 61F overnight. High hit 86.5F here today, was pretty warm in the sun. Had a small thunderstorm pass through earlier that cooled things off, LWS said it added another 0.10 to the monthly total. Got two more yellow tomatoes planted plus the two...

80F and sunny @ 12:00, heading up to around 82F. Up a little earlier today (before 10 AM) Will be mostly sunny until around 16:00 and then mostly cloudy. Temps ramping up over the next several days, into the 90's by Tuesday for four days. Will be the first 90F+ temperature for July which...

Don, Sincerest condolences on your Mom's passing. Glad she was able to stay at home like she wanted.

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78F and "Fair" with a mix of sun and clouds @ 13:30. Heading up to around 80F for the day's high. Long sleep for me last night (around 12 hours ... :oops:) Woman off to do some grocery shopping with neighbor lady friend down at the Aldi's. She was going to do grocery shopping yesterday but...

69F and "Fair" this morning, headed up to around 76F ... a big cool down ... (y) Got another week's worth of meds doled out first thing yesterday. Then went up and snagged that circular piece sheet steel from up in the shop ... looked to be around 12 ga. and 16" across. Laid that down on a...

You raise a good point. When heating it I try to hold it pointing down to the ground ... so that the flames come up kissing the bottom edge. But that's not the most comfortable thing, as I have to hold it up fairly high to avoid melting the fabric. I have a large round piece of steel sheet...

78F and partly/mostly cloudy @ 11:00, HI 79F, DP 68F, HU 68%, AQI 75. Headed up to around 84F for the day's high with thunderstorms developing later this afternoon. Some could be severe with strong gusty winds and hail. Got most of mowing down here around the house. Nephew's wife stopped by...

Correct - it isn't. However, it appears that decimal places are hard ... at least for some. Q: What is 3% of a dollar ? A: 0.03 or 3 cents Q: What is 3% of $100.00 ? A: Also 0.03 (of the whole number) ... or $3.00 Q: If you remove 3% of the original $100 repeatedly, how many times does it...

Yeah, pretty happy with how it's working. Takes a while to heat up all the metal though to the point where it will cleanly melt the entire circle. Sometimes it only does 1/2 to 2/3rd's and I have to hit it again. Of course, every time the end is stuck down into the (moist/wet) dirt it cools it...

80F and sunny @ 13:30m heading up to around 83F for the day's high. Was up very late (05:00) so didn't get up until around noon when alarm went off. Supposed to be a mix of sun clouds today ... but it won't make it to 33% cloud cover until around 16:00 ... currently only 14% ... :( Woman...

Try multiplying 100 by 0.03 instead. That will give a result which is 3% of 100. AKA the number 3. Now if you’re trying to consume the amount you started with (100) by means of a 3% fee, then use that number (3) to divide the original amount: 100 divided by 3 = 33.33 Not 3,333.33 …

Running really late on getting things in the ground, mostly owing to prepping the garden area. Hauled a lot of screened compost down to amend the bed and then graded it. Worked yesterday on getting weed block fabric (woven, which passes water) laid down, today getting some holes melted in it...

68F and partly cloudy @ 23:00, heading down to around 62F in the overnight. No further rain today although neighbor said she felt a couple of drops as she walking over to our place with her dogs on their walk. Fair progress today. Got a couple of pieces of scrap wood cut to use as measuring...

72F and partly cloudy @ 10:30, DP 60F, HU 67%, AQI 87. Heading up to around 80F for the day's high temp. A chance (15%) of a stray shower or thunderstorm again today. Air Quality Alert has been extended to midnight. Got some spraying done for the Woman first thing yesterday. Then got front...

79F and partly cloudy @ 12:00, HI 80F, DP 64F, HU 61%, AQI 155. Heading up to around 84F for the day's high with areas of smoke and haze. 40% chance of scattered showers/thunderstorms later this afternoon. Got hopper and both tube feeders refilled yesterday, also suet feeder + cracked corn...

73F and "Fair" @ 21:00, heading down to around 66F for the overnight low. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Got the rest of the t-posts driven in. For now ... ;) Of course, halfway through that, the other weld on my post driver bit broke as it was welded at the same settings as the...

80F and partly cloudy @ 13;15, calling for a high of 85F for the day. Rain has moved on to the east (like they really need it ... :rolleyes: ), under an Air Quality Alert for smoke and haze. Woman and I watched the "Air Jordan" movie on Prime last night, we both thought it was a good flick ...

70F with light rain @ 21:30, heading down to 67F for the overnight low. Had shower after shower come rolling through with a couple of good downpours. Rainfall total now up to 0.64" for the day. Looks like there could be a few more in the pipeline too. Grass will be growing like mad ...

70F with light rain @ 16:15 ... for the moment. Made some progress back in the garden, heat and humidity was bad, we were both dripping and soaked. Got two 6' wide sections of weed block laid down, center where they overlapped and west side of the west stapled down with 6" long staples every...

At least 5 within a 5 minute drive of the house.

78F and sunny @ 10:30, temp rapidly rising, DP 65F, HU 63%, AQI 48. Calling for a high temp of 87F today with scattered thunderstorms developing later this afternoon. Chance of rain 60% ... (y) Enjoying my 1st cup. Got monofilament fencing untied and taken down yesterday, Woman rolled up...

79F and mostly cloudy @ 12:30, HI 79F, HU 54%, DP 61F, AQI 48. Heading up to around 86F for the actual high temp. Good chances for scattered thunderstorms tomorrow. We really need it ... starting to get dry again. Local weather guesser said on news last night Akron still about 2.5" below...

We are always here for ya Bup ... please feel free to vent away whenever you feel the need. Having gone through similar with my Dad and The Woman's mother I know it ain't easy.

76F and partly cloudy @ 10:00, heading up to around 83F for the day's high. Has been looking pretty sunny but occasionally see some cloudiness, hoping for more of that. Possibility of stray shower or thunderstorm, but front moved through quicker than expected and most likely that any rain will...

85F and partly cloudy @ 13:00, HI 88F, DP 64F, HU 52%, AQI 53. Supposedly 70% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Got all plants in pots watered yesterday first thing. Then got front lawn mowed. Noticed quite a few bluebirds flying around while I was doing that so checked mealworm feeder...

82F and partly cloudy @ 13:00, HI 84, DP 59F, HU 46%, AQI 58. Heading up to around 85F for the day's high. Slow getting rolling again, was up late. First cup of coffee tasting good. Woman just headed out. She may not last long with the heat. Yesterday took dump cart full of leaves around...

80F and partly cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 83F for the day's high. Woman was out around back, came in for lunch and ate, announced She was headed back out. Told her She might want to put a pair of pants before She went back out ... :LOL: ... (think She was somewhere in the process of...

68F and "Fair" @ 21:15, heading down to around 59F for the overnight low. Will be "open window" sleeping weather tonight. Ended up going back to sleep on the couch until just before noon. Refilled mealworm feeder with 20 mealworms, changed out bag on Japanese beetle trap in front and took the...

65F, damp, and cloudy @ 07:15, DP 64F, HU 94%, AQI 51. Heading up to around 76F with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Clearing to partly cloudy later. Pretty cool for this time of year. Early afternoon yesterday we went to the Ohio Veterans Memorial Park for the bench dedication service...

71F and "Fair" ... at least for the moment ... :rolleyes: Enjoying first cup of coffee. Heading up to around 83F for the day's high, with a line of heavy thunderstorms rolling in somewhere around 15:00 - 16:00. That may put a damper on any outdoor activities here. That line of storms...

76F and mostly cloudy @ 11:30, becoming less cloudy later and heading up to around 80F for the day's high. Yesterday played out like I suspected it would: the rain stayed to the north and south of us. Chance of rain today less than 5%. Got those last 10 strawberry plants potted up yesterday...

Now 86F, HI 91F ... it feels hot even sitting in the shade ... doing next to nothing. Got mowing all done on west side and back, still a little bit to go up in the northeast corner. Started feeling raindrops and there was a "Rain starting in 15 minutes" alert so I went ahead and parked the Cub...

85F and "Fair" @ 11:15, HI 90F, DP 68F, HU 58%, AQI 83. Calling for an actual high of 86F for the day with heavy thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Got tube and suet feeders refilled yesterday afternoon + scattered cracked corn for the ground feeders. Also put out 20 mealworms for the...

Front yard all mowed, was hot in the sun but tolerable while moving. Checked mealworm feeder, it was empty. Came in at 15:13 to check on Woman (Her dental appointment was at 15:30) thought maybe She had fallen and couldn’t get up. Started car and AC to cool it off and got Her out the door...

88F and partly cloudy @ 13:30, HI 89, DP 62F, HU42%, AQI 67. Calling for an actual high of 89F for the day. More heat and a 60% chance of afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow, then a cool down to more tolerable temps. Woman has a dental appointment this afternoon. I need to mow, hopefully the Cub...

70F and clear @ 22:00, headed down to around 65F for the overnight low. High temp hit 87.6F here today, felt pretty oppressive with the high humidity. Got meds doled out first thing. Collected up plastic bags and paper/cardboard for recycling and loaded those in the car. Worked on one set of...

80F and partly cloudy @ 12:00, heading up to around 84F for the day's high. HI 82F. DP 66F. AQI 47. Woman had unloaded most of the order out of the car yesterday before I could get to it, I did handle 3 of the 40 lb boxes of cat litter (She took one around back on the 2-wheeler ... :rolleyes:)...

75F and cloudy @ 12:30, ground/driveway seems to drying out a little. Still humid though - DP is 66F. AQI 39. Headed up to around 77F for the high. Supposed to stay generally cloudy with a chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. Power went off a little after 02:00, about an hour and a half...

Might be several variations of rhubarb pie here for you to sample when you arrive. Maybe some sheet cake as well ... ;) Sorry about the backing difficulties ... :(

69F, wet, and cloudy @ 21:00, heading down to 68F for the overnight low. Woman finally located Her original set of car keys: sitting inside of Mom's old Betty Crocker Cook Book ... which was lying on top of the boom box ... which was sitting on a chair ... next to the kitchen table. Of course...

68F with light rain @ 07:00, DP 67F, AQI 54. Heading up to around 76F later today after the rain moves out and the sun tries to make an appearance. Once that happens the chances for a thunderstorm will increase. Marginal risk for isolated severe thunderstorms. Closest personal weather station...

73F and cloudy @ 11:30, calling for a high of 84F with the possibility of thunderstorms developing this afternoon. AQI = 63. We just had a torrential downpour about 1/2 hour ago ... not certain how much rain we actually got but the closest personal weather station (< 1 mile) is reporting 3.62"...

Good morning. 71F and partly cloudy @ 09:00. Heading up to around 82F for the high. Air Quality Index is 160 which is Unhealthy but a slight improvement. A mix of clouds and sun this morning then clouding up later this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm possible. Got east side and...

A little better here today - Air Quality Index is now down to 188. That still ain’t great, but it’s a heckuva lot better than the 306 it was yesterday. Did a little mowing on the east side and then remembered that I could mow when it gets hotter and I probably should work on the plants before...

68F with haze/smoke @ 09:15, heading up to around 84F for the day's high. Enjoying the first cup. Four deer were just out back, the one white spot fawn was having quite a time ... romping around and kicking it up. Very cute to watch. Just leave my plants alone ... :LOL: Don't think the...

Very nice ... (y)

Drew, Looks like you got a very nice spot ... (y)

70F and fog/haze/smoke @ 12:30, looks like sun is trying to peek out though, seeing some shadows on the ground. DP 56F. Supposedly heading up to a high of 76F. NW wind @ 5 - 10 mph. Under an Air Quality Alert for fine particulates, haven't been outside yet but it didn't seem bad yesterday...

Mealworm feeder filled with another 20, looks like there was 4 or 5 left from yesterday. Inspected of Nest Box No.3 and it looks like the 3 that hatched out first might have been covering the unhatched egg. Will have to wait a few days to verify, but it looked like there might be 4 hatchlings...

Indeed. It would be much nicer if they weren't eating my redbud trees however. :LOL: You bet. No doubt. Pretty much same here, yesterday and today.

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It was a deer ... here's a better picture of it, right in the center of the image: You take it easy in that heat.

64F and supposedly foggy outside @ 12:45, calling for a high of only 70F. Most of the rain has moved off to the north and east. A stray shower or thunderstorm still possible however. The closest local (personal) weather station reports 1.21" total yesterday and 1.30" since midnight apparently...

Nope ... never bothered to, was doing good to keep it all picked, eaten, or given away. Fortunately had some help ... ;) Ha ! :LOL: The actual reality of it is, is that's more likely I'd get a beating ... if I accepted them. She's not exactly down with all this gardening/planting/etc...

Yeah ... definitely not much fluffiness out there at this point ... ;) Now up to 1.15" for the day with more on the way.

Billy, Thanks - that's great to know ... glad it is working out ... (y) What we got ended up being a little lighter weight than what I imagined it would be. Probably due to my previous experience with geo-tex fabric for road building/paving. Of course that stuff comes in 12.5' wide rolls...

Gotcha ... (y) Looks like I had already ordered some of that previously to protect the rhododendrons ... ;)

Special Weather Statement has been issued: Severe Storm Alert A line of severe storms from Medina to Rittman to Wooster was moving east @ 30 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph, torrential rains, and possible pea-sized hail. Rain was just starting as I got back with the 40 lb test. Fisherman's...

Determined 2 of the 4 plants were strawberries, got those potted and watered in. Loaded up dump cart with a bunch of weeds and compostables and took that up to the pile. Amazon delivered Neem oil. Loaded recyclables into dump cart. Took 20 mealworms up and refilled the feeder, bluebird was...

RNG, Very nice looking van. Hope it serves you well ... (y)

BEF, What are you using for deer fence ?

74F and mostly cloudy @ 12:15, calling for a high of 76F. Isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Radar shows some storms down around Mansfield tracking northeast. Could be here in a couple of hours. Chance of rain is 30% overall today, 49% around 20:00. Not sure exactly how that...

73F and partly cloudy @ 00:15, heading down to around 66F for the overnight low. Was rather warm and (thankfully) breezy today, but hot in the sun. The fluffiness problem: Solution: run over garden with Cub Cadet to pack it down: Helped Woman move fabric off other side, then She folded...

84F and "Fair" @ 12:30, HI 87F, DP 63. Coffee tasting good, sounds like it might be a little warm outside in the sun ... 🤬 Woman made some pork in a green chili/salsa sauce yesterday to be served over rice, says it was too hot for Her (supposedly "medium" heat on the salsa) I thought it was...

65F and clear @ 22:30, heading down to 61F in the overnight. Got got weeds cut down and 4 possible strawberry plants dug up and placed them into the dump cart. Need to pot them tomorrow first thing. Then started the rest of the tilling. Midway through that Woman called me on the phone and...

15 mealworms put out for bluebirds. Checked nest box 3, three hatchlings inside. Not sure if the 4th egg is still in there or not. Distilled water drained from Kubota, refilled with antifreeze. Woman returned from shopping trip with a butter pecan iced coffee … and maple-frosted cinnamon roll...

Fabric will have holes punched in it using a modified weed burner torch so it doesn’t fray. Holes will range in size from a couple of inches to just over 5”. The small holes will be used to plant seeds, the larger ones used for plants in pots. Three spacings will be used: 6”, 18”, and 36”...

If possible when you return, I'd back into the driveway ... so when you go to leave next time you'll be facing forward ... ;) SOP at Fedex was to not go down driveways ... if you could avoid it. But if you had to, then back in ... so you could pull out facing forward. Yup. Fortunately...

Thanks. Getting close I think. Actually could have had it in a month ago. That would have been ideal. Maybe next year ... Biggest problem with planting anything is predation by critters. Anything that we put out now will have to be caged until I can get the electric fence up. Had the...

72F, cloudy, and moist @ 12:00, heading up to around 77F for the day's high. Slight chance of a rain shower. Probably have had very little rain since midnight. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer - calling for a high of 86F with increasing chances of thunderstorms later in the day (up to 75% by...

66F and cloudy with ... wet ... @ 21:00, headed down to around 63F for the overnight low. Closest LWS reports 0.23" of precip since midnight. Drilled all the old cat food cans ... which will get used as deer deterrent around planting beds. Then got the new 1 gallon Chapin sprayer assembled...

70F, wet, and cloudy @ 12:30, heading up to around 73F for the day's high. Local weather stations in the area reporting around 0.010" of rain so far, hearing it come down last night with the windows open in the house it sure seemed like it might have been more ... At any rate, we'll take it ...

Buppies, Hope you get some relief soon and heal up quick. Same for Ted and Frits and Phil ...

A cool 64F and cloudy @ 10:45, calling for a high of 74F for the day. Slight chance of a rain shower. Refilled hopper, suet, and two tube feeders yesterday ... also scattered cracked corn for the ground feeders. Fluids checked in Kubota, added a little more to the front axle but it hadn't...

78F and "Fair" @ 12:00, heading up to around 82F for the day's high. Attic fan just kicked on. Cool in the house though, as we've mostly kept it closed up and left the AC on since it's gotten more humid and the DP's came up. Got up late (but still in time for the first moment of summer ... ;))...

Stink juice run through strainer and all bottled up. I do have to say it is particularly foul-smelling. Hopefully between the stink and the cayenne power, the four-legged pests can be trained on what they shouldn’t eat. After that I ordered a 1 gallon Chaplin sprayer to be dedicated to that...

72F and "Fair" @ 09:15, heading up to around 82F for the day's high. A stray shower or thunderstorm possible this afternoon. Change of plans yesterday: decided to mow down here around the house. Woman was out inspecting east planting bed so I stopped by for a report. Said it was dry so I...

82F and "Fair" @ 17:30, HI 84F, DP 61F. Trip down to Loudonville and Mohican State Park earlier this afternoon. The Woman's niece, her husband, and their two kids were passing through on their way to the UP ... after a get-together with his side of the family down in southern Ohio the last few...

66F and "Fair" @ 21:15, headed down to around 57F for the overnight low. Water pump replacement completed, everything put back together and buttoned up: Cleaned and greased the battery terminals while I was in there, also pulled the rear spring clip for the right side engine cowl and fixed...

Nice score ... (y)

Once upon a time we had a Wagner Power Roller, worked very well and we got a lot painted with it. Happy the Graco met your expectations, looks like it was a very worthwhile investment ... (y)

77F and sunny @ 12:30, headed up to around 80F for the day's high. Ran down to the local NAPA in Canal Fulton yesterday and picked up a couple of gallons of Shell Rotella ELC Extended Life Coolant (pre-diluted) and a quart of Zerex Super Cleaner. The coolant is supposed to be good for 600,000...

69F and sunny but hazy @ 11:00, heading up to around 75F for the day's high. Got Kubota cooling system drained last night. Also got a number of other things done: Fan belt removed. Upper and lower radiator hoses disconnected from radiator. Hose clamps on bypass hose moved back and bypass...

64F and it has clouded up again @ 16:30. Dropped dump cart tire and rim off at local tire shop for new tube. After looking at old tire and some discussion, opted for new tire and tube. Ran out Menards in Kent and picked up order. Had enough presence of mind to remember swing into the store and...

61.7F and supposedly cloudy @ 09:30 but I see the Sun peeking through. Heading up to around 68F for today's high. Got 0.43" of rain yesterday, plus another 0.20 after midnight which might catch us up and eliminate the deficit for the year. Ten Day showing another very nice stretch of weather...

Worst part of it tracked just to the southwest of us. Apparent tornadoes leave damage, thousands without power in Northern Ohio Got some rain here - with big lightning and loud thunder that shook the house - but no hail (thankfully) I was tired and it seemed like it would be good sleeping...

Tornado Warning now issued for Wayne County (next door to Summit where we’re at)

68F and cloudy with rumbles of thunder @ 20:45, currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Tornado to north and west tracking southeast, Huron, Lake, and Ashland counties under Tornado Warnings.

Yeah ... I figure it will come in handy for a number of projects we have in mind for the future. Especially like the fact that is hinged in the center ... (y)

Water pump in stock in Columbus, now ordered and paid for, hopefully have it in at the dealer here by noon tomorrow ... (y) Was a choice between the normal Kubota Parts DC and the Engine Parts DC which $37 cheaper ... so that's the one we went with ... ;)

65F and sunny @ 10:30, heading up to around 79F for the day's high. 30% chance of a thunderstorm or two this afternoon, thunderstorms likely (60%) overnight. On second cup ... which is tasting very good. Still have not heard anything back from the Kubota dealer on the water pump ... which is...

Went got Cub from the barn, hooked up dump cart and hauled new grinder and Pferd flap disc up to shop. For sharpening jig the new grinder takes a different thread stud than the HFT grinder I have been using, so I'll be able to set up two grinders to use when sharpening. Grinder is variable...

63F and mostly cloudy @ 12:00 but the Sun is just now starting to peek through. Supposed to be clearing this afternoon but still a chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. LWS shows 0.41" of rain yesterday and another 0.85" since midnight ... (y) That should at least catch us up ... if not...

Temp currently 57F @ 15:30, pretty damp and it has been raining. 0.18" accumulation since midnight. Calling for up to 1" accumulation through tonight which will be welcome. Hopper and mealworm feeder refilled. Check for real estate taxes cut and stuck in stamped envelope (but not actually due...

Ima gonna sneak out real quick and fill the feeders before the sun disappears and then will probably spend the rest of the day inside ... ;) Will do ... (y)

A cool 60F, overcast, and moist @ 11:00, calling for a high of 64F today. Also showers and possibly thunderstorms developing this afternoon and continuing into the night. Woman is chomping at the bit to get back outside and get to work. Don't think that will be happening today though. Got...