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for those of us who don't have one, can you explain the ten day period? What lasts that long?

feel better Paul, sorry you have to go through this I was going to bring you the tomatoes I left for Ken, if I do, I'll leave them at the door.

some days you swing just fine at the ball and plain miss. after I had delivered tomatoes and other stuff to Ken's front door, he didn't answer doorbell but I saw his car, so figured he was on business call. And when I get home he has emailed me saying he is in California for a week and no one...

I can eat TexMex most any day. looking forward to some of that Kyle when I come through your way in two months T - 30

thanks for all input just ordered a couple bags of Peet's https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T57YYZK?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

gorgeous cup Phil, that's a pretty big "shot". What are you drinking? as that was getting skinnier and skinnier I can see you mumbling don't break please don't break https://northlandz.com/ going to go visit this place in next few weeks, seems like fun on a hot summer day. hoping to take a few...

I guess NASA has finally admitted they don't trust Boeing's rocket to get the astronauts home, worried it will blow up. There were supposed to be up there for a week and it's now been five weeks. They appear to be stranded. Maybe SpaceX can send a rocket up and bring them back. I would not...

good morning all cool morning looks to be a nice sunny day in high 80's. slept like a rock last night, woke up to power going off at 4am, UPS beeping, lights flickering, came back on a few minutes later. I came home to the stove clock flashing so I know we lost power last night also. off this...

Friday follies sounds good... got everything watered and picked. A nice haul including several squash. melons still there and slowly growing. I bet they get munched, lot of munchers around here... now I need a rest and a well refrigerated bedroom to read my book

home sweet home easy drive, no big traffic jams thought I would have to mow when i got home but not tall enough but there surely will be a pile of tomatoes waiting for me. and one nice pattipan squash, my favorites because they look like little space ships

pics of new Corvette ZR1 are fun 1064 horsepower more than original Bugatti Veyron and I think one or two more hp that highest drag race rated Hellcat Personally I do not like the sound of flat plane cranks. They sound like chainsaws to me. Lots of folks like the "F1 sound" but not me...

69 in Milton DE going up to 83,will be 84 at home this afternoon. should be an easy drive home, but cannot leave early since have to wait for Philadelphia rush hour traffic. The Blue Route has aggressive traffic on a slow day, sometimes reminds me of DC Beltway. nice visit with friends here...

delicious crispy catfish at local restaurant here tonight, had fun time with friends, though half way through I couldn't hear/understand anyone. Restaurant was pretty loud. now for some quiet time and a good book. glad to see autolevelers working fine. I level before putting out the slide, so...

Homestead South of Milton

nice flower garden Frits, looks pretty took some pics outside, nice place, big Tiffin motorhome behind me

easy drive down to DE, only started to sprinkle when I was ten minutes from campground. Nice place, big sites. now to lay down and rest before friends come later on. RNG, Amica has a decent reputation

not quite sure where he lives but I'll wave to Engineer as I go down Route 1 in DE.

good morning all like Ron I got the coffee mix right this morning, just the right amount of 2% milk and one teaspoon of sugar. stopped the fake sugar, apparently it's worse for you only the first cup gets the sugar, thereafter just black with a little milk. my method of coffee making would...

they look like they'd eat you down to a stick...

might fine looking melons Dennis. sun is back out, rain was again a bust. just puttering inside

we sure have some talented woodworkers here. very gently raining, finally picked another load of tomatoes, thankfully my friends in DE where I'm going tomorrow need some so these tomaters will be traveling. I did treat the whole garden to a good dose of Miracle Grow solution two days ago and...

good morning all warm and sticky out, light drizzle out, cloudy and high of 83 have some errands to run downtown this morning but want to pick up some chocolates for friend's wife's birthday, am told dark chocolate pecans are her favorite, we have a nice chocolate/candy shop in town. Fun to go...

yes less expensive for oem to make vs folding hide a bed the better couch sits about an inch higher which is good for me so I now have a jack knife sofa in my basement anyone want one free for garage furniture???

edged the flower gardens, this was the before shot out front. need to spray some roundup on the driveway weeds. the little round green plants are Irish ivy. taking a break before heading back out to clean the rv. I sent the slide out this morning so I could lube the tracks. now more floor is...

most rv furniture is made by the same two or three companies and it's pretty dreadful. meant to withstand dogs and kids, think Jeep vs Audi car interior, until you spend well into the multiple hundred thousands. I replaced that couch, was originally a jackknife couch. This is a real folding...

actually I was singing i want my 8 bucks back and they took one look at the cloudy bubbly pickle water and promptly refunded my money. I impressed upon them the importance of checking what was on their shelf. got crown installed, glad to be done with that. 9th one. when I was very little...

had an interesting encounter with bad food as in bad pickles bought two glass jars of Claussen dill gherkins, and when I opened the lid the fluid was cloudy and there were bubbles coming up from the bottom. Pickle felt slippery. Opened second jar, same thing, bubbles from bottom and one pickle...

good morning all 87 and mostly cloudy today .17 in rain gauge, last few rains have missed me off to dentist to get crown put on this morning, then home to probably pick more tomatoes Ron, did the same thing with reading glasses in rv, one lens fell out and down along side of mattress. Couldn't...

it was good audio too, I cranked it up and fun to hear the wheels start to slip. the beginning very low thunk thunk thunk is worthy of cranking up the subwoofer

Dennis, wish Popgadget was closer to you. He's a whiz with this stuff. finished my food shopping, nice chat with lady cashier about the benefits of pickle juice she knew folks who drank all the juice from the pickle jars. well...haven't worked my way up to that yet. Have always been concerned...

amazing turkey Phil amazing piping Paul so much talent here Ron, it's truly fake wood. Now like trying to stain a hard sponge. Part of door frame for bathroom, all one big picture frame. I'm going to enjoy running my hands over that real wood table. but also means have to use coasters...

Multiple days of heavy rain are expected from Louisiana to Maine. Buppies, hope your pond fills up. Hope M7040's neighbor's pond doesn't wash his driveway out again. maybe Lake Drew will come back I thought Phil could make some very small little sailboats for a regatta on Lake Drew. ;)

I go into kitchen and turn on Ipad, first thing I see is it says it's raining here. oops pop on some shoes and ran out to save the car magazines as the rain was just starting lightly. got everything covered but the mower which was half covered. looking forward to going out later while it's...

good morning all up early, slept well Rain coming in around 7am and I realize the screen door is open (intentionally) on rv, the cover to the grill isn't on nor is the one on my lawn mower. So.....first order of the day is to go out in dark and put things away. simply forgot all about it. and...

successful afternoon but very sweated out and overheated. got the new table into the rv, then pushed some brush piles with Kubota, went over to another friend and pushed her dirt pile, got it all done. sent home with a cold piece of watermelon, enjoying that now even though I picked this...

next batch I'll overnight to you... these already bagged up for my two helpers today I pay in tomatoes just fiddling around, put protectant on the rv tires, made them look better, not shiny but black I probably should put the tire covers back on but have trip planned for this Thursday. Not sure...

I’m still waiting on grass to dry out I wish I was. time to start giving tomatoes away

if you want to kill time on a too hot day, a trip to Hemmings online is great fun. not too many 2000 dollar trucks there. two big issues for me. Is it new enough for an airbag, and what happens if that early airbag goes off? Will it take my head off with it? Could I replace the airbag with...

Ford, Chevy or International?

sad story in Wunderground. July has been so hot that one child has died every other day due to being left in hot cars. now when I go through parking lots, I kind of look around to see if any kids in cars... oh but I was only going to be a minute....

good Sunday morning all should be a nice day today, sunny and not too hot lots going on after lunch, one friend coming to help me with getting the new table into rv and fixing a wood trim area elsewhere. Then another friend comes with truck, trailer and Kubota LX to push some leaf and brush...

very pleased with this beautifully boxed, I have a little speaker box now, all nice (thin) finished plywood. definitely solid cherry and only one marginally sanded corner. too heavy for me to put in rv, up those stairs and tight fit. Might have to unscrew the legs. friends coming after lunch...

Ron, get out the big lens for tonight Moon is full and two stars are extra bright nice visit with MIL, she looked pretty good, made me drinkable instant coffee and appreciated the tomatoes and chocolates I brought her. UPS due in shortly with my new rv table. Will look forward to building...

thanks, it looks very cool and not rv friendly, downtown

seeing lightning from above is pretty amazing Popgadget like there's a war going on down there have fun playing tonight, should have good weather.

better fuse that wire could you have gone to output of converter? assume you are going to house batteries I always try to go one gauge heavier than they state as minimum. 10G sounds good But only if a higher draw unit and that fridge will flow some amps I bet at 12V.

stretch of road I could use some input on. heading out I go through WVA and Kentucky. The little green icons are my stops. have nothing scheduled in this area. looking for places to stop for lunch, see something interesting never been a horse person so a field of Kentucky thoroughbreds isn't...

apple wood smells wonderful in a fire, good score perhaps buy two chains Phil so you can swap them without having to stop and resharpen don't forget to lube sprocket on end of bar on farm in NC had three different sized chain saws, small, large and pole saw; all with different chains. Had...

Norton is coming back will there be a new Norton Commando in your driveway? made in a brand new factory right next to the old one in England. very important they transfer the same leaking gaskets to the new models... Spitfires, Commandos, Black Shadows, Bonnevilles, Gold Stars great names for...

good morning all should be a nice cloudy day here in the 80's. off this morning to nursing home in Doylestown to see ancient MIL, take her some cherry tomatoes. I usually take her a box of chocolates have a lot of tomatoes to pick this morning, saw half a dozen big ones ripening at same time...

I love my golf cart but it rides terribly off a level surface my Kubota UTV had huge suspension travel and ride was a dream I'd like to have a multileaf shock absorber based suspension upfitted to my golf cart. it's a simple buckboard now. actually just finished cleaning mine out, going to...

Ken, tons of rabbits here, time for rabbit stew Quaffer, welcome. whatever you do, don't scratch the motorhome. or catch the awning edge...

thanks the upcharge for the smaller diesel is only a couple grand, not like the ten or eleven for the big diesels in HD trucks. I'm more concerned with the diesel being a slug around town. And noisy. Though a close friend has one and I've stood near it idling. No question it's a diesel, but...

thanks the spec constantly changes, I wonder if it will migrate to 15/40 I always thought that was "diesel" oil not any more yes, trans never gets hot I thought I would hedge...and go with Rotella T5 semi synthetic 15/40. Interesting that 15/40 is spec for my rv gen oil also. I don't ever...

seems to be eufy time this month

thanks and retreat to what ? 7? you know they will offer a couple grand at most. there's probably 13-15 percent in the truck they have no floor plan costs on a special order I think ten percent is traditional. Around here, they still aren't thinking traditional they get used to those fat deals...

good morning all nice to wake up and not hear roar of a/c; 62 out now, just lovely and the weather for next few days is very nice, much cooler than it has been. I made rv reservations for one night in Delaware next week and I see the forecast is rain the whole time. I may cancel out, not sure...

it already leaks, someday have to crack it open and replace the gasket. but yes, I bet multigrade does leak more this is trans oil, not engine, I would think something a little thicker would be helpful. Clutches are dry and external, this is just gear lube. Might also be pto clutch lube...

I need to replace the transmission oil in my Gravely garden tractor. Over the years spec changed from straight 30 to 10W40 and now 10W30 motor oil. am wondering if better to use a semi synthetic which might be less likely to leak at old seals. Rotella 5 or 6? old straight cut gears, don't get...

speaking of college I have a copy of my 1968 room, board and tuition bill from college. 3200 bucks. about 30 grand today, actually a relative bargain considering current all in rate is 68k at Brown. interesting that relative cost of education has doubled I had to earn a thousand dollars a year...

Ken, you need to get a Toyota Highlander and get rid of that unreliable jeep. Jeeps are wonderfully fun but historically have very high repair rate. I always thought that style was nice. Now Jeep makes 110k Escalade clones. it's kinda rubbery to drive but a Highlander hybrid is an excellent...

yes, Plowhog gets triple points for that pic, simply marvelous It is hard to overestimate the size of that thing, over a million pounds power to the people for sure nice breakfast with old friend, helped him jump his ancient Avalon, his second car, with dead battery. He was all set to pull...

had to chuckle trying to give away a pair of New Hope auto show tickets for next month. I offered them to Paul and Ken. Paul considered it, remembered his 50th wedding anniversary was that day, and figured the last place he should be is at a car show. I wonder what creative thing he will do...

good morning all rain gauge says over an inch total since yesterday, that should help grey and sticky looking outside up early, today is going to be ten degrees cooler than yesterday, what a relief. off to breakfast with older friend and his new wife (they are early 90's) should be interesting...

three days after I see the St Louis Zoo with Paul, I go within a mile of the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium. I'd love to spend an hour or two in their aquarium and they have this humongous parking lot right close to the main building.

skies got dark, a few sprinkles and very light rain now, not much looks like another dud but Amazon made it better by bringing reading material for the rv bathroom, and a game of Scrabble I thought would be fun to bring with me.

RS your place is looking good, glad you don't have to water. had a nice lunch with my brother, had fish and chips at Irish place, nibbled on fish and that was it, having been out to breakfast with another friend this morning. My brother got me two free tickets to the car show here, which I...

Lou, nice rock. Sure beats using a steel bar and pick axe... I have a couple of stumps that could sure use that excavator, mighty handy machine to have

main panel, opens other side yes, they say it may be in one of three locations...one of which was under stove. Not on mine...we had different chassis. since most both convert to DC and charge your batteries, makes sense it would be close to battery box. no... I just finished filling up the...

made a big expensive decision going to order a new Tahoe with small diesel and Supercruise. They now offer Supercruise in an LT, not just highest end model. hoping that will make it a little more affordable, though it will cost more than my first house. But still, no cloth seats with...

good morning all 73 going up to 94 today and likely more showers rain gauge shows about half an inch heading out early to have breakfast with a friend at Peddlers Village nearby then no plans other than house work I looked for converter in the rv and could not find it. The thing under the...

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looks like derechos are back they seem to come up quickly and do a lot of damage I would think a pilot would want to stay far away Southwest Michigan not far from Ron reminds me to plug my weather alert radio back in derechos and wind shear, is it always just a matter of getting enough...

successful morning dropped off some nice tomatoes to Popgadget, went through this fun wooden bridge taking back way to Quakertown. then put in my order for an 8x12 garden shed 99/108 definitely staying inside until later had to move over for big JD sprayer going by Ken helping me with a/c...

Ken, I'm not sure what else I could add that uses 12VDC other than swapping over fridge to all DC. Some folks like that, some don't. would be really nice to have ammeters on panel thank goodness for circuit breakers, which we all know aren't perfect protection. I had a 50 amp boat with a 100...

headed out/up to Quakertown after food shopping done. remembered to get a gallon of distilled water for golf cart. have an auto watering system that usually overfills it will drop off a few tomatoes to Popgadget on way by

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good morning all looks like another hot one, high 90's today Tuesday morning is senior morning at supermarket, only 5% off but something enjoying a cup of Seattle's Portside Blend coffee, one of my favorites. waking up slowly hope you all have a good day Buppies, glad you had some good times...

I have procrastinated long enough. Tomorrow is my day to drive up to shed shop in Quakertown and order the shed for a Nov 1 delivery. That will be fun to come home to. Spending extra money for Amish made quality construction. hopefully my last garden shed spec'ing the oversized door hinges...

even though my rv is now cooperating, thought it would be handy to have a 20amp spare gfci. Seems I have a choice of ground fault or ground fault plus arc fault. The latter apparently being a newer standard? Ten bucks more, 30 vs 20, so I went for the double unit. Figured sort of like having...

good idea, that looks like fun but drilling down they have limited car parking and only parking in parking garages, a clear fail for an rv. So not sure I can get there... they have a place in the back for busses. Maybe if I call they will allow me to park in the back.?? I have same problem...

https://www.californiaagmuseum.org/ it was suggested to me I stop at this place near Sacramento and it looks pretty interesting I have to check out the parking lot to see how rv friendly they are, would make a nice mid morning stop

should have taken my own advice decided I was being a wuss and needed the exercise. went out and pushed mower. And then I weeded. now I'm red in the face, flushed, ear sounds like it's underwater from swelling, a little dizzy, and soaked in sweat. cranked house ac down to 74 and have a fan...

thanks for electrical advice, understood; one is ground issue one is amperage draw I had a ground for sure, due to water I took small Makita leaf blower, one of my favorite tools because it gets in small places, and blew out anything that could be blown out. then plugged it all back in. happy...

I need to run my Makita small leaf blower in that rv receptacle but think I should wait until 7am for that... cooler out now, plus I love the early morning. birds are having a ball in the birdbath on these hot days. They often splash half the water out. Fun to see them act like little kids...

good morning all another hot day, 95 today, 99 tomorrow it's the gfci tripping in garage, not breaker in basement of house, so I'm with Popgadget, I think water got in somewhere, which it sure isn't supposed to do...that's my project for this morning when a little cooler out. Will go pick up a...

thanks I'm going to swap it out tomorrow but not sure that is it. hooked up my 110V Makita air compressor and it ran off that garage outlet fine. I think something in rv is tripping garage breaker. when I put on generator all the ac came on in rv; this seems to be an issue with shore power...

electrical malfunction in rv every time I plugged it into garage outlet popped gfci in garage. unplugged from rv, fine all the way to end of cord, lights on, surge protector has three green lights. But when I put power on connected to rv, breaker pops immediately. I have only one gfci in rv. I...

Frits, all of us send prayers for your daughter and recovering health use the old "twenty good looking guys want you to feel better" line, always seems to work. ;) went out and watered, trimmed shrubs, washed other half of rv, had to come in, splat goes another shirt, that's all for today...

Popgadget, where will you be, what fair and when? maybe I'll bring my kazoo... out to weed before it gets unpleasant.

NHBX, yours are a lot neater than mine. I keep growing tomato jungles. enjoy your cherry tomatoes, wonderful time to nibble from the garden

good morning all another hot day, mid 90's and sun recent events certainly prove the importance of more folks working in mental health field might not be a hard line to cross for a well trained deer hunter to think he was just going after different prey. well, shooter's aim will now be...

that's not good, that means secret service snipers only got the shooter after he took the shot. report of man with rifle on rooftop sure makes me want to avoid crowds in general.

Butler is 35 miles North of Pittsburgh not much info yet they got the bad guy but looks like some spectator did not do well. Looks like Mr T cut his ear, probably getting squashed by secret service folks who all piled on like a rugby scrum. And he's on the bottom. I looked at google maps...

just booked a one night stay in Milton DE week after next with rv to go see my friends there, plus other friends from Florida are coming up. That couple and my friends both went to Council Rock, neighboring school, and I've known the guys since high school. I'll waive to Engineer as I go by...

nice crape myrtle Ken, reminds me of the South I agree on the attic ladder, nice setup and that one won't wobble like 99 percent of the others. finished washing one half of rv, really scrubbed the upper brow part in front with wash/wax, will know when it dries if it left any gloss. Surface...

good morning all rain was a bust, we might get some showers this morning but nowhere near what we need. and it seems the South is about to get/stay hot and dry; that means no regular storms coming up the coast with rain. Back to watering. up early, slept well, planning my day Ken is coming...

it would I don't have the skill though maybe just glue, scissors and a roller? it's a poorly built oem table that prior owner welded new feet on, didn't even come with feet. if that cherry table is a slam dunk replacement, well..... got glue? got scissors? (I do) got a roller we shall see...

think I found my answer this place will build an rv table out of real cherry wood for 450 bucks. And do it here in the US. That seems like a very good deal. probably have to go with dark maple to match, but maybe if it's real, another contrasting wood might be interesting. beigey brown couch...

I wonder if there is someone in witness protection under the blur, and I don't mean Don... got the storm door cut up and it fit into can just fine. Bosch jig saw with metal blade had just enough reach to cut all the way through. then put new water filters in the rv, good thing because the one...

never have seen a marmot before. Thanks it's that time of year, the tomatoes are coming in I have to pick mine a few days early so birds don't peck them

nearly all of AT&T's cell customers just had the master database hacked exposing all your texts and calls. not good at all the electronic bad guys are winning their fair share. Look at the recent disaster in the car industry when almost all the dealerships master software went down for a...

boy do we need more of this capability out there I minored in psychology at college, first of all, subconsciously I think, trying to figure myself out, and then fascinated by what motivated others to do what they do. Turned out to be good sales training, understanding needs and wants. And...

I wonder how Thomas does with Boo and trash cans? would think a bear would go through anything you put out there this group can probably count a dozen bent bird feeders to bears what's worse on trash cans? ground hogs? probably raccoons, they seem pretty smart squirrels already pull stuff...

good morning all was nice to sleep last night without whirr of a/c going today the rains come, they even issued a flood watch (for less than two inches?...) and into tomorrow. This dry ground will just suck it up, I bet Lake Drew doesn't form; I mowed there yesterday and the ditch was dry as a...

Lou, a detector of some kind or a transmitter. warmer? today was much nicer and felt great to be outside until later in the day when heat built up. This morning particularly was lovely after the rain. spent an hour on BIL's porch with a cold ginger beer. It was good until I saw it was 200...

Have you ever considered a career in journalism? 😉 Scott, in second grade they wrote on my report card Talks Too Much I love to write actually, thankfully having learned to speed type early on. Always thought I would be a college professor but no jobs in that field during Vietnam. Later on...

good morning all CRASH! at 1pm. BOOM! thought I was under attack line of thunderstorms went through shaking the house .67 rain, helps, but could have used more now I'll just be mowing more, I look out now and lawn has already greened up again. Mostly, maybe we'll go out and look for cuties...

I asked a young tech savvy friend what to get for an outdoor camera, solar powered, no monthly fee and TPZ he suggested this...

back with my reconditioned rv leveling unit. I had to chuckle. When Popgadget first took it apart, one of the little push on metal plugs for the orifices shot out and landed in parts unknown. not an important part so Paul put a brass machined plug in, to make sure no drips. the repair shop...

Bill, hmmmm, how about a street legal golf cart? looking for a loophole... what nice news back from hydraulics place I took the rv leveler cylinder. all fixed for 148 bucks. What a good deal, obviously curious as to what they found. headed out to pick it up shortly. Same day service, what a...

that is one big hunk of hot steel one million pounds I wonder if the rails flexed when it went by mighty heavy load on an old trestle bridge modern locomotives average 400,000 pounds for comparison

How are you doing Buppies now? I worry about you getting low blood sugar and out in this high heat. lots of sports drinks? if your levels are off, then what? (am hoping not to personally find out...) I bet that monitor has saved a lot of lives.

good morning all Ron please send that rain this way; looks like storm went North to you instead of East over this way. another hot day, no plans, need to pick veggies this morning, have some yellow squash to pick while they are little. Mostly I continue to be amazed by your wonderful recaps...

1.1 million pounds simply remarkable...

RNG, thank you. I printed out that list. rain just isn't going to make it here, looks like it showered on Popgadget but missed here. just chilling out inside

good news about the tax appraisal Don. you did your homework and it paid off when dealing with bureaucracy, paperwork counts back after lunch with friends, I picked up some Jersey Mikes hoagies, turkey and american cheese for them (they eat the blandest food possible) and a chicken cheese...

I've had three tractors with SSQA and didn't find hooking up to be as simple as planned. Always wondered when you rolled the bucket back to set it was it going to slip out of channel or fall off that lip. My neighbor had a Deere and it seemed easier to hook up, but he had less choice of...

John Deere appears to be trying to reinvent itself, no longer considers itself a tractor/ag company but now due to farming AI, they are a tech company first. Really?.... And now they are laying off 600 US workers and sending work to new plant in Mexico. Demand for farm equipment is down after...

good morning all Happy Birthday Mostly! still a young pup...;) another very hot day, 96 predicted. I'm taking that rv hydraulic ram to a local service shop to see if they can fix it, then will stop to visit a disabled friend at his new home. He can no longer get out easily so good to visit him...

agreed! though this does look pretty cool https://www.fortworth.com/the-herd/

and that looks like a nice luncheon stop after I take off from Don's area. Little out of the way but looks like it's worth it.

close but no cigar, that would have been way cool to see and take pics of unfortunately I will be at the Route 66 Rv Park in Edgewood NM the last two days of September. I already have Winslow pindotted on my trip, definitely want to suck up some Route 66 vibe. Ken, huge numbers of critters...

I've been looking at what to do in Dallas. Since I'm not Debbie... ;) looks like they have a good aquarium there downtown, about an hour from my rv campground. They also have a huge furniture mart, Nebraska Furniture but being in rv no room to take anything back. I'll see what Mostly and the...

that's a good idea Buckeye, my Bosch jig saw should go right through it. Don't have a sawzall but pretty sure it will work. I spent ten minutes on hold with trash folks, finally did an online form. if I don't hear back, I'll do what you suggest. I have a good heavy duty blade for the saw.

96/106 went out and watered then decided to trim shrubs back along the driveway. Filled a cart of clippings and left it to dump for another day. Had to come in. I was definitely getting overheated again, sitting in front of a fan now. and drinking and drinking orange tea pretty good, sure would...

looks like this storm will wind around, RS better batten down the hatches, then headed up to New England. I think we are too far East for anything other than rain, which we really need. Kyle, hope you are ok you too Mostly, looks like a poor day for boating...

and from the rest of us too for our Texas friends. would be a good day to stay home I have lawn sprinkler on in front yard, trying to get some moisture there before sun hits it. hand watered veggie garden and flower gardens, found a few more cukes, including a too large hider. I've been...

Happy Birthday NHBX, you old geezer, almost as old as I am... ;)

good morning all another hot sticky day, 73 now going up to 95 have errands this morning, going to take it slow. prayers for Buppies and his wife, what a lot to deal with, be well my friend All you Texans, hope you just get lots of rain and no destructive flooding. Looks like East Texas is in...

that picture looks great Dennis. I'd love to have that here. And I have just the right younger generation man to install it too. He'll program my phone and make it more user friendly. The guy I went to lunch with today is head of IT for a large NJ city and could also have done it, but today...

I'm interested in getting some remote cameras so I can check in while away. Interested to see how Ring does. are there any that don't charge you a monthly fee? nice lunch out with friends, miserably hot out, picked some veggies for them, they are headed back to Jersey City after stopping at...

that table is going to look really pretty when Ken is done

8-12 inches of rain coming up East Central Texas. sounds like a time to hunker in, hope you don't lose power for too long.

company is coming...so had to do a quick vacuum and pick up. headed out shortly to ken's with veggies, then home to be ready for guests. as far as Nissan Rogues, I would avoid a CVT if possible. They usually don't last more than 150k miles. try to get a conventional automatic trans. Nissan...

good morning all another hot sticky day delivering cukes to Ken this morning, looking forward to seeing his new table being made, then off to lunch with son of friend who is visiting. if I keep the curtains all closed and the a/c cranked down, house stays cool. I look at remote thermostat in rv...

Thomas, I sweat through my sweat band and then the eyes started to sting today. then I was constantly mopping myself I looked in mirror when I came inside and had red rings around my eyes, which I get when face gets flushed from overheating. Body is trying to cool off I guess by flushing and...

successful morning but I am worn out. Uncle Drew do you know your face is getting red?... time to stop. heat index miserable out, looks like it wants to storm but doesn't. anyhow, garage is now nicely cleaned out and gardening/seed planting supplies put away neatly for next year. I hadn't used...

do not hit anything and land on the other side of the River.......... do you have a metal detector? I can lend you one but I think it only works on pop tabs... already worked up a sweat out there, time to locate my sweatbands if salty sweat gets in my eyes, more than unpleasant need to take...

I see them out back hippety hopping around my garden and i know they are up to no good but I can hardly get mad at them I'm putting out a smorgasbord

good morning all windows all fogged up, 77 out now going to 96..Yuk. looks like another afternoon of hiding in a/c but this morning will get the garage cleaned out with 14 yo helper, nephew's son. I'm going over to pick him up at 9am. I expect to get pretty sweaty out there, take my brother's...

at 1003 gen turned on and ran flawlessly. Wires got to 85 degrees, no issue there. still got some of the same stink. But gen pumped out 119V while running AC so that seems to be in control. I measured 51 degree cold air coming out of ceiling duct with ambient in 80's there is a gizmo one can...

Don, I was thinking of the same cameras because of my extended trip. hope your rain is reasonable and not destructive. I sure do hope to get a dip in your pool in a couple months. I did clean out the entire rv gen enclosure, it was never clogged. And I have the same warning sign about running...

Don and other Texans, prepare for a lot of rain, that storm is headed your way Monday and Tuesday. https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/tx/austin

I always look inside the Weber before I turn it on. never know what has taken up residence. induction burners sound like a great safety idea Ron this morning going to run gen and a/c in rv and see if I can smell the hot wires smell I got before. Will have gen compartment open with IR heat gun...

do you leave things on top of your kitchen stove temporarily? maybe not a good idea recently a house fire in Colorado started when a dog pawed the stove controls and turned it on. I googled the event and there was an almost identical event a year ago somewhere else. if you have critters, need...

I was wondering if the rains would wash out dinner barbecue last night so i did mine early, summer sausage, chicken thighs and burgers. I'll have food for a week. Important to get enough veggies and roughage; I find the burgers, etc tend to plug me up... Local supermarket had 73% hamburger...

good morning all not as much rain as hoped for, only .27 in rain gauge this morning that will green the lawn but nothing else, so watering continues fireworks last night in neighborhood were fun. Both neighbors across the street set off lawn fireworks, the glorified road flare stuff, but it...

that is sure "tomato red"

that's coming along nicely Ken. Nakashima has a new competitor... ;)

Popgadget, did you get the giant scroll signed by everyone in the room when you got married? Witnesses as we say. I married a Quaker the first time, and that sure didn't work out, though nothing to do with faith. Second and third wives were Catholics but never went to church except on holidays...

all set to make a nice breakfast when I look out and oh dear about ten birds sitting on roof of garage, all looking down at my empty bird feeders. so out I go and fill them all up again, and then got distracted by seeing some low hanging green beans. So a very fine July 4th veggie pick, my...

good morning all and happy July 4th. going to be hot and humid here today, with storms after dinner. I have absolutely nothing planned for today other than chilling out. headed out early to work in garden while it's cool, I'm sure there are cukes hiding from me in there. And I see a few yellow...

well I should have but us two old farts both forgot about the pulled pork. I did get my favorite snapple tea as Paul always has for me. Paul worked on my rv cylinder, confirmed it was fubared internally and had to be sent out. he referred me to these folks, largest hydraulic shop on East Coast...

good Wednesday morning all 63 going up to 87 today, another nice day foodshopping this morning, then a visit up to Popgadget's home to take him some cucumbers the next batch of cukes goes to Ken, he gets the deluxe veggie package for helping me with that screen door. then later over to a...

mission accomplished

not good news for RNG and other California homeowners State Farm disclosed it is seeking a 30 percent rate hike for homeowners, a 36 percent increase for condo owners, and a 52 percent increase for renters as a result - a move that would only worsen the state’s already present housing crisis...

got everything caught up outside, taking a break, then back out to see if I can push some mini US flags into the lawn. It may be too hard. I broke a bunch of the last ones. I think I bought a batch of 100 or something years ago, plenty left. maybe I'll drill the holes with the special long...

non metallic cable/Romex run though conduit better make that conduit oversized if you can only fill it up to 51 percent. And never outdoors. this will have Popgadget out measuring his conduit fill percentage... ;) :giggle:

sometimes you look back and think what if... never having had kids, I was a little freer than most to experiment with different careers. The one I missed, swing and a miss, for real, was owning a John Deere dealership in this town/area. After I had left the insurance business because its...

good morning all should be a nice sunny day in mid 80's today, starting off cool. oil burner tech coming this morning to clean my oil burner, also going to get him to change out the filter on the oil tank, which looks like it has never been done. nothing like the smell of diesel in the...

engineer, no quick couple on rv, though last three all had that. Honestly I did not use it. one gallon tank fits nicely in small outside cabinet. if I were plumbed for a quick disconnect, yes I would use it. took me a while but got oil and filter changed on rv and changed out the air filter...

poor Rigby, sorry buddy, stupid plant bit your ear! don't bite it back... live and learn. Like putting your nose on the electric fence. Dennis, I looked at the little one and they make one that looks like a portable table saw. my problem is picking it up and sliding it into one compartment in...

I hear you from a circuit standpoint, but so many electrical surges now, either home generated by a/c compressors or spikes in line. power here often goes off and back on in seconds. I would love to have an oscilloscope and THD analyzer on the line when that happens. Get hit by lightning and...

any of us who come from a hi-fi background know those distortion levels are huge for sound amplification. My APC UPS so far has not weirded out while the gen runs. I would have thought "clean" power would be less than 1% THD. not like THD is going to hurt a toaster. Most appliances used to...

good Monday morning all should be a nice day, sunny with high of 80. off early to dentist, have multiple issues, as usual. when that's done, need to take used oil to local gas station, get them to dump it, so I have room to change rv engine oil. Then back home to do that. new Fiskars garden...

I honestly don't have a good reason for that, since I use Walmart 10W30 in other engines. all made by same refiner in Texas with very good reputation. I really despise the screw on oil cap, plastic threads don't line up well with case and you have to try four or five times to get it to thread...

going out to run gen in rv, 4kw Onan gas, and then change the oil. Like a lawnmower, no oil filter, and my least favorite oil fill, the one down at the bottom with the stubby dipstick. I've put two hours on this gen in two years. What the prior older couple did to rack up the 184 on it now is a...

picked the garden, cukes hiding like mad but found most of them. I like them small, cold and crunchy. now going to run gen in rv for a few minutes and then change the oil. gen is very quiet so no issues on Sunday morning. I think I have put two hours on it since I got it. just wonder how...

if you are looking for maple syrup, you surely are in the right place Scott. grey and humid outside, should break for a little bit then storms. They are now firing up in the Delaware Bay and off NJ shore. I turn on the lightning indicator which lets you know gentle rain or storm after getting...

good morning all .55 on rain gauge, wish it were twice that but more showers later today. house feels humid inside, no surprise since it's foggy outside, need to turn down a/c to get the humidity down, about 75 out now need to catch up on indoor projects today, looks like a good day to do it...

nice pics haydude sure don't feel hemmed in there... RS you are about to get wet. And I can see why most of New England will get this rain. save a little on the bottom please for us

Scootr, I wanted to install one in the barn in NC but they said don't bother, too humid, better off with a big fan. with 20 percent humidity that will feel wonderful I have the water sprinkler on out front. Only way to make sure it rains tonight.

Good morning WVH, nice to have you here. you own some very nice equipment. as a biased ex Massey owner...

End of a family story for this area. Selling Rockwood Farm for our family was an emotional moment. yes it put money in our pockets, and yes most of the land was put in preservation, but it was our roots. Had to resink them locally. Have always felt an attachment to the land. I'll be...

yes please

that would have made quite a bang if you hit it Dennis, glad you saw it. Maybe put a ring of reflective tape on it if you are going to leave it. If you pull it out, will oil gush out?... your mowing pics with the drone are wonderful. does make me wonder if you could make hay out of that hay...

good morning all 65 going up to mid 80's in clouds with rain coming in tonight Rain that we surely need. speaking of rain, big mistake not watering the pussywillow again before I left on trip. Came home and dry ground had leached all the water out and plant was very unhappy. I think it will...

good morning all up too early, hoped I'd sleep in. 58 out now, going up to 82; lot cooler than I've seen in last week. have to go food shopping this morning, then back to mow parched lawn. It has a uniform green back again from that quarter inch of rain, but that won't last long. I have to do a...

David, I'm glad they are addressing it. EGR valve issues are not new https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/ls-xr4145h-losing-power-going-uphill.346220/ I'd say they have a real problem because EGR is obviously part of emissions control and a failure in any emissions equipment should...

my is it good to be home 8 1/2 drive, sitting here very tired, vibrating and trying to cool off. Each time I make this trip in one shot I tell myself when I get home, never again... Left a/c on 80, wish I hadn't, taking a while to cool down. picked some veggies, my first patti pan squash and a...

good morning all leaving Washington NC this morning and heading home, will be a very long day driving. looking forward to getting home

98/118 in Washington NC yuk I think my car will be a tad warm when I go out... had a chance to lie down and recoup some energy Bill, drive carefully, don't cut any flowers on the way... hard to imagine 7.50 a gallon for fuel

mighty warm... nice lunch out with friend, got tour of firehouse, now back and intending to lay low and cool for the afternoon.

Ken, despite the helicopter, good news to have open land around you. breakfast in hotel was predictably greasy, good thing I brought some chopped fruit with me. made mistake to not shut blinds in hotel room yesterday, it was 96 and sunny and when I got back it was 80 in here. So I shut the...

76 going to 96 today in Washington NC headed down for breakfast, need to wake up

safe and somewhat sane in Fairfield Inn in Washington NC. once again got lost in Roanoke taking wrong turn because while I want to go south west, the road is labeled East. So instead of major roads, I just drove through main street of about six towns but at least no traffic on back roads. And...

good morning all sitting on outside porch of friend's home in Milton DE, lovely 62 out now but going up to 91 today. I'm off at 8am for Washington NC. Yesterdays drive down went fine but traffic was heaviest I've seen in a long time, must be summer traffic going to DE shore spots. Today going...

would be neat to make your own sweetener from them, like figs, good to cook with

Don, will they produce dates? sometimes foodstuffs don't reproduce well got everything loaded, just killing time and trying to stop sweating. everything is watered and friend just confirmed she will be here tomorrow and the next day to water. power to the cukes!

wonderful pic posted this morning of obelisk erected overlooking Las Vegas. Police took the pic before they took the structure down. something about the SouthWest that seems to encourage this Ted, do you have any interesting neighbors...

that tanker crash in Texas Ron was a highway merge gone very wrong https://www.kbtx.com/2024/06/23/fiery-crash-290-lee-county/ always, always give flammable tank trucks the right of way

good morning all warm 78 out, never really cooled off, but high of today is 80 and tonight cooler. But I won't be here.... headed out at 9am to stop at supermarket to get some things for cooler, then to chocolate shop when they open at 10am, to get house presents, and then off to friend's home...

decided not to mow lawn since I think this rain which I have been tracking since Ohio is basically going to fizzle out. As dry as it is, better to just not mow. Bees sure like the clover growing. 94/105 hope this breaks tonight and temps drop a little been packing a small suitcase, something I...

btw, the new formula fire extinguishers are rated for lithium battery fires, which have clearly become a reality for us all I have one in the motorhome also. just don't put things on the stove and walk away... we've all done it and sometimes paid the price. I'd much prefer to smother a fire...

just saw a taylor swift video posted showing her putting out a kitchen fire in apartment in NYC. Talk about doing everything wrong... pan on stove on fire. drop a larger pan on top or use an approved fire smothering blanket. She clearly did not have one. Nor did she have the new style fire...

good morning all it was 90 last night when I went to bed, early and worn out from heat. Some showers due in this afternoon and then a little bit of cooling from this past week. no energy this morning hope you all have a pleasant Sunday

well those little kitties are getting around Dennis I pulled up youtube and there you were, numero uno, the man!

I could sure use some electrolytes now... had to leave party before dinner was served, face got flushed and I was just overheated. sitting in front of a fan now, trying to cool down. weather gauge says 103 and it feels every bit of it. I just can't deal with the heat. thankfully told host that...

big thunderboom out nearby, heat is revving up no wonder: 100/111 heat index