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had a nice visit with my brother and came home to utter frustration. went to change the propane bottle on greenhouse heater and it refused to light the burner even after pilot was on. as soon as I lifted the pilot button would cut off all the gas. I must have tried for fifteen minutes and gave...

I've been going up to the Catskills for 50 years visiting a friend's cabin in Arkville, and now my brother's son has built a nice getaway home near Hunter Mountain. Not too far from our favorite bulldozer driver's place. I told him if he needed any more ground clearing, he has a big place up...

so i go out with my new phone and take pics, come back and find out the cable no longer works, it's a usb c to a I now need, not the prior Lightning cable. geez, so I ordered the right cable on Amazon. and a phone case for one third the cost of the cheapest case in the phone store. is there a...

Ron, tapping along and I can certainly say none of my ex's live in Texas wonderful music the YT video in the background is all farming stuff, lot of fertilizing videos but my little plants beckon get me out of here I want the big boy's pot

Ken, sorry had to chuckle, that bed frame is becoming your version of my plastic mower shed. Mine never made it up...I'm sure you will persevere. had an interesting morning, picked up potting soil and propane at TSC, then a peck of apples at the orchard, took two of those apples next to...

Popgadget, I thought the Blues Bros had come back! Had to crank that up. First I was looking for you...then saw it was recorded 10 years ago. Scott, patience Grasshopper, let the wood warm up... ;) I'm off to Tractor Supply with my propane tank. Up 413 to Stump Road (always liked that name)...

good morning all slept well, coffee doing its job, contemplating the day headed to TSC first thing to get a tank filled, then stopping at Verizon on way home to look at a new Iphone, then home. Weather is iffy, actually supposed to rain and snow this morning, yuk, but that will clear out. Cold...

I'm going from a 12 to a 15 and they will give it to me free online, but charge me if I go in for service. that's about right... I think it will be a couple hundred bucks outright. Let's see what today's program is. I certainly would not pay 1000 bucks for a phone unless I was using it to earn...

I was going to have some guys help me tomorrow to take the cover off the rv but no go, still too much snow up there. It's melting fast but will be a few more days. instead, made appt to see Verizon phone guy in Lahaska at 10am tomorrow, likely to get an I15 pro. Not the max. Not sure about...

good morning all no idea why I'm up this early but oh well should be a warmer day today, cloudy, but still up and down temps Mostly, I tried a different cable, same results. Will try again, then may go to Apple store. these phones aren't cheap, hope I have some credit built up with them. Been...

we just landed a machine on the moon, a lander by a private company in Texas named Intuitive Machines https://www.intuitivemachines.com/ first time in a very long time. Apparently number of other countries want to get there too, here we go again, hopefully not for some nefarious reason...

it was a lamb patty egg sandwich not lamb eggs... :giggle: absolutely delicious with spicy sweet cooked red peppers having problems getting pics out of my phone, pc will not recognize phone when I plug it in. so having to use regular camera for a while. Maybe tomorrow I will bite the bullet...

good story Phil. nice breakfast at Chives in Lambertville, NJ, other side of the Delaware River, and it was great. I had a lamb egg sandwich that was awesome. went foodshopping, now back to play with plants until my school board finance meeting later this afternoon. my scheduled "disrobing" of...

had to look it up What is the frequency range of road noise? The spectral content for passenger vehicles typically peaks and is dominated by frequencies around 1,000 Hz. Spectral content for heavy trucks typically peaks and is dominated by frequencies from 500 to 1,000 Hz. Trucks are much...

good morning all winter has not gone here, I see a 21 in the forecast one morning, but I also see 60's one day next week. Once we get past that one cold morning, I have covers on several nice outdoor plants I need to take off. having breakfast with friend on school board. Then food shopping...

great tractor pics Dennis. Hope you are feeling better. couldn't nap, too wound up from driving...the Blue Route does it to me every time. you need to take a tranquilizer pill before you get on that road. This is the main road that goes North West out of Philadelphia near the airport if one...

home sweet home got out of car and went right back to greenhouse. 93 degrees in there, immediately opened the window flaps and turned off the heat. think it got a little warm in there but at least plants didn't freeze. this afternoon will spend time repotting many seedlings but first a short nap.

good morning all should be a nice sunny day here in Milton DE had a nice dinner in Rehobeth at long standing restaurant that has prime rib special for 20 bucks every Monday night. Tuesday night are burgers for 8 bucks. They keep very busy, even off season. Prime rib a little fatty but good...

Don, I think it's neat you are learning ASL. bottle filled at TSC, fresh bottle hooked up, flame set on low, hope it's there when I return there really is no attractive way to get to Delaware. I'm doing 202 South to 309 South to Turnpike because I see all kinds of red near the 611 area. 202...

Helo, they charge by the gallon here, but it also calculates the weight and prints that on slip. 3.99 a gallon. 3.49 at bulk gas distributor, long drive guess I'll keep supporting Tractor Supply Next year will get big bottles the propane company can come out and fill at lower cost. Am thinking...

good morning all did not sleep well, too much going on this morning. I expected propane tank to run out last night which would be terminal to plants when 20 degrees out. So every hour or two I woke up to check the temp, that got old. this morning I am off early to fill up two tanks, then get...

Plowhog, make sure you sterilize those pliers first, and then don't.... hope you are back to 100 percent soon. I think I'm stuck around 75... :cautious: Scott, I like Catfish too, but worry about where it comes from. I do not want catfish caught in the Delaware River that have been chowing...

three guys in a Camaro coming out of a bar in Chocowinity, across from Washington, must have lost control and wound up drowning in their car. At least family has closure. names don't ring a bell, 41 years later they dug them up

good morning all 25 going up to 41 in sunshine today. taking a friend to Trenton airport later this morning. airport is not far away and relatively small, everyone who uses it seems to like it. Cheap flights to Florida from there keep them busy. hope everyone feels ok/better this morning my...

my young friend with the Kubota went all the way down there to watch Daytona 500 and that was delayed also built another greenhouse shelving unit, got that installed, decided to wait a day on impatiens, but I did fill up a tray with potting mix and soaked that. I might get bored this afternoon...

https://www.caseih.com/en-us/unitedstates/products/tractors/farmall-series/farmall-electric-tractor#0 I note this big 75hp electric tractor has a follow me mode also. and an invisible bucket, that sure sounds interesting

Newbury, there is an old saying, often on garden plaques that one is nearest God's heart when working in the garden. I think you have to be nurturing to do this, so that can always use higher guidance. good thing to do on a quiet very cold Sunday morning. bright sun out shining on snow, what a...

time to plant the potatoes is always an interesting topic in NC it was March 1; I remember you being about three weeks ahead there. up here, probably mid april at least, ground has to warm up got a flat of zinnias and marigolds up potted, will put them in greenhouse tomorrow. this afternoon...

pretty awful gas explosion in VA, nice home, firemen there investigating smell of propane, 500 gallon underground tank, whole house blows up, killing one fireman and injuring a lot of others. House is in sticks. Scary stuff. I could deal with stuff on fire as a fireman, but stuff that blows...

good morning all yesterday took its toll on me, woke up with a headache, neck ache and back ache. headache will likely go away with a couple cups of coffee. Shoveling snow catches up with you though I did need the exercise. finally at 7pm my greenhouse thermometer showed up. yeah, now no...

well I have to ask, is it as appealing as say bear meat? raccoon? muscular critter, think you'd want to tenderize it a bit. as Don and Dennis both keel over... remember the guy here who owned the huge chicken farm, the broilers as they call them, which makes the gmo extra big breasts for more...

hmmmm that begs the question, if the same engine and generator are used and one fuel produces more than a third less power, does that lower power rating help the engine last longer? perhaps that's another benefit of propane, sort of derates your equipment. Also means you have to get a bigger...

2000 watts more output on gasoline or 36% more usable power than propane. that's a lot... I'll still take propane anywhere you can't easily get E0

I've never seen a muskrat I loved and that one was a bit well done something tells me it doesn't taste like chicken. sorry Buckeye, Tums for you

Brother Rick - last night at Southern Grill. He gives it 4 stars!

feel better Dennis. but perhaps don't eat what my friend's friend who ordered this at nice restaurant in DE last night. muskrat really? I'm not sure this is overly appealing:

after doing my own place decided to be a good neighbor and did the neighboring lane. they can never agree on who pays for it so it doesn't get done. it already had big ruts in it when last nights four inches came down. thankfully snowblower ate through it all, more than occasionally throwing a...

hey boss, can we stay in today? it doesn't look so nice out there could you turn the heat up and can we have a little more light? thanks a lot yo, I could use a little water here. Me too!

most of this is overseas and at least one yacht has been sold. have to keep skeleton crew aboard, hugely expensive to maintain when the owner stops paying for it I'm sure not losing any sleep for any of these folks

third time is a charm third good snow of the winter that's enough, we can warm up now I've had enough fun as I head out to shovel... shoveled sidewalk and put down some ice melt. my driveway was down to bare gravel when this snow came in, so I expect snow to melt pretty quickly but still need...

more snow out than I thought, looks like about three inches shoveled the walkway and path out to greenhouse, nice and warm in there going up to 37 today, but mid 20's tonight, 41 tomorrow, not sure I want to pack down the snow with car, makes icy tracks but really don't want to pull snow blower...

good morning all 31 degrees out, snowing as expected, looks like a inch or two out there and another on the way. should be done by 8am, then I'll go out and shovel. I really wish I had gotten the remote thermometer in the greenhouse earlier. It is due in today. At least I see a small red glow...

looks yummy, guaranteed to cure all ills

I think they always have. I don't see any change in that over the years, despite a lot of political promises. I struggled in the 70's starting out being low income, and worked my way up to being comfortably retired. That took 40 years of work and 30 years of IRA's. I distinctly remember...

David, do you have to use ethanol gasoline? I wonder about rust

from a GDP and unemployment basis, for sure not. all those pickup trucks aren't being bought by out of work folks... what we have is a lot more visibility about the bottom 5 percent. As we should, but overall, employers have been hiring for a long time. There are always layoffs. now maybe to...

David, have you closely inspected the bottom of the Scag's fuel tank? if it's not pretty clean or if you see rust, cleaning that out super well might help you. That stuff had to come from somewhere

not quite the view of David's looking out over the Pacific, but my sister took this pic this morning of sunrise at Muir Beach CA. million dollar view million dollar taxes SF and Golden Gate Bridge over the "hill" in front almost looks like sky is on fire or maybe SF

forecast for tonight now raised to 3-5 inches of snow got my eyes checked, all was ok, then food shopping, now home to enjoy a quiet day

disaster wind must have caught top of shelving, what a mess lost about a third of my plants heavy weight now on bottom shelf what doesn't kill you makes you tougher right? even crazier was propane tank was off, plenty of gas in it not a good morning all back together, looking much worse for the...

considering all my dental bills, I wish my teeth were as tough as that beaver's... ;)

good morning all looks like a nice day here with light snow coming in tonight, 1 to 2 inches. am off to eye doc this morning, second visit for floaters. As she expected, they are going away, only visible when reading my book. after that need to go food shopping two chrome four shelf racks came...

I bet that would work great GRS, lots of critters don't like smell of naptha or whatever pungent smell that has. I thought about spraying some peppermint oil I use for ants and keeping critters out of my motorhome. Cats don't like peppermint apparently; I use it where my neighbor's cat comes and...

the afternoon before this last snow, decided to fire up the gen. It started right up, and peanut shells and other stuff flew out. immediately shut it down, got air blower and cleaned it out thoroughly. I guess squirrels had decided it was a good spot. it had been cleaned only a few months back...

Dennis, feel better. folks travel with bad colds, you never know what someone nearby is giving you unintentionally Ron, your second avatar is fun. And Sassie will always be cute moving slowly, not much reason to rush out into the cold

good morning all brrrrrr, 18 out now, only getting up to high 30's today looked out and greenhouse was faintly glowing red, so heat stayed on it there. I put a full propane tank in there late yesterday, and this one has a built in gauge, with an internal float. I told my friend to forget about...

Frits, I would send pics and ask formally for a timeframe to fix. I would send it certified mail. Sounds like you need to document your issues and not by email. if he ignores you, call it in anyone who blocks your phone call is unlikely to be your friend... Amazon delivered my propane tank...

if you live on a hill, say half way up, and the water comes down the hill by gravity and mother nature, runs over your property and then goes onto the next person down the hill, can that person legitimately cry foul? What if it's been that way for hundreds of years? I feel for Frits, I really...

what was nice about yesterday's snow here was that the ground was still warm from prior days, and by yesterday afternoon, my gravel driveway, like Popgadget's, was totally clear I just have to be careful of ice spots on way back to greenhouse. not so wonderful in there this morning, setting one...

one of the interesting consequences of the war in the Ukraine is the theater going on with the superyachts of the Russian oligarchs. They have been impounded, they have raced out in the middle of the night (Putin's yacht) to safe ports, they are tracked obsessively by lots of folks all over the...

good morning all 32 out now going only up to 37 in bright sunshine extra propane tank never showed from Amazon, now they say tomorrow. so...guess I'll take the tank off the heater I have in the garage and use that one. actually worried I ran out of gas last night, so headed out shortly. At least...

6 inches of wet heavy snow here, slowing down, will be done by noon. I made a complete pass with snowblower, it worked perfectly and only picked up a few stones. well more than a few but less than before. Then I shoveled. And shoveled. And cleaned off greenhouse roof twice. cranked the heat up...

I had to. PT cost them 100 bucks. MRI at least 3 grand, sometimes twice that

headed out to brush a little snow off greenhouse, so far looks like it's not sticking much but this is wet snow and it's coming down quite nicely. Pretty actually. Brushing the car off is a chore I could do without.

good morning all surprised to wake up and find rain, not snow 32 degrees, .28 rain so far, they still predict 5 to 7 inches of snow but gradually warming today so doubt that will happen. Fine with me. Snow is all around me, over in NJ, likely to start soon. definitely an indoor day, though...

I only have to keep a lot of heat in there for several more weeks, then weather will warm up. sure it will get cold at nights but currently heading into cold week with cold weather dropping down hitting a big rainstorm heading North. which is forecast at 5-7 inches tonight and tomorrow...

2.99 delivered, 100 min, but TSC charges 3.99 to fill. I've been using 30 gal tanks will be getting two 100 gallon tanks ganged together 80 gal fill on each tank, 160 gallons total

finally back home from errands geez, forecast is now 5 to 7 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow hopefully less I'm going to put a full propane bottle on the heater this afternoon to make sure it doesn't run out tonight. working with local propane company to bring two hundred pound tanks and hook...

good morning all 32 outside, 51 in greenhouse with setting on low. I don't think these tanks are going to last very long. weather coming in is very cold my goal is to keep it above 45 in there and hope that on sunny days Mother Nature will help out. Ken, I hope we don't get that much, that...

thanks, I'm impressed by this. My Westinghouse sure doesn't have that. I wonder if a conventional Briggs Vanguard say 30hp has a high oil temp sensor. now the real question is how often have you seen these sensors do their job, or not? if an engine blows, was it always due to low oil? I'm...

RS, having been in your kitchen, I agree with your wife. you are only going to do this once, might as well have it all match. your gold plated invitation to the poorhouse is in the mail. ;)

that's good, and unexpected

I just got a couple of old LL Bean chamois shirts back from a friend who sewed buttons back on. The shirts are frayed on the edges, a few rips, but so comfortable you just go to them first. My wife used to yell at me to get rid of them, looked like a bum, etc. but this way I can crawl...

they are very good, a sourdough taste. Definitely a step up... got a nice pic from my old neighbor, showing his son driving the Cub Cadet I gave him when I left NC. I had restored it totally and he is having so much fun, Dad has his JD tractor and he has his. The next Christmas I gave him the...

she's right on/up from the beach, averages about 60 degrees, complete microclimate, different than "up top" I think her gen is running their heat pump, don't think they have ever used the a/c part since they moved there. She says everyone in neighborhood has one, no one likes the noise

my sister's 22kw Generac in Muir Beach CA ran for almost 36 hours. I just emailed her and reminded her to get her husband to check the oil. they are not mechanically minded folks at all. I always stopped mine every 12 hours, but I've never had a Generac use oil. Lucky I guess. I just wish...

Rich, that must be a pleasure to ride, like driving an old Jaguar, not fast compared to today but still fun 48 turkeys Thomas? You could sell Thomas's turkey muffins... ;)

good morning all late start, decided to have a cup of coffee and just read my book some more. no sense rushing into the day. I keep having to remind myself I'm retired and don't have to jump up and do something. though I usually do, I've usually been an up and at 'em person. kinda nice to sip on...

success and it went easily, put out enough heat on low I turned it off. will run on electric heater until dinner, then put on the propane. this time I sat in there (with door open) while it ran for 15 minutes, tried all three settings, worked fine. will see how long a 30 pounder will last in...

close friend with nice 2019 F150 XLT took new to him truck back to dealer for engine oil leak on Ecoboost. Valve cover leak, turns out the valve cover is cracked. Plastic. Cracked plastic. I wonder how much they saved by using plastic. have no idea if oem cracking or some mechanic...

picked up a bag of apples, then headed to TSC. found out I way overpaid for the empty 30 gal tank there, 109 bucks. Seemed high... 77 dollars on Amazon delivered next day. Well no more tanks from TSC, but I will buy propane there, despite the 3.99 a gallon price now to fool around in garage...

thankfully did not freeze any plants last night, greenhouse got down to 41 and plants looked fine. going up to almost 60 today so just left them in there. have another tray to go out later. just like you wouldn't take a newborn baby out in noon sun for an hour exposed, these plants are even...

thanks for explanation Helo. 38 out now, decided to chance it with flowers and left them in greenhouse with a little electric heat. going out now to see how warm it is in there. Today should be back in the 50's. Propane heater should show up today. Might make another trip to TSC and pick up a...

71 degrees in greenhouse with only electric heat, that's a happy thing but still will bring in plants tonight RS, hope new fridge fits perfectly

thanks, I almost got the double one but bought a Comfort Glow 3 heat level cabinet heater, little metal one, sits near the ground where it should be anyway. none of local hardware stores had one, I hate the walk to the box store, so Amazon will get it to me here tomorrow. Their ability to do...

I am sitting here with the smell of burning metal and plastic stuck in my nostrils haven't had that since I was a fireman almost lost the greenhouse propane heater ran fine outside for a little bit, then fine inside, I put it on lower setting and left, after checking ceiling with hand and temp...

Frits, what does it say above the door, the blue plaque, something about guarding against the Krauts in 1941? memorial likely I'm sure there is a story here

Ken, I had to look up valentine's cabaret. Never heard of it. Sounds like date night to the max. Popgadget, when you line up at the airport, do they always let the "heavies" go first? Or do they have a smaller runway for you?

good morning all next two days will be relatively warm, getting into low 50's. then the cold returns next week. I see 23's in forecast, need to throw a cover on two plants trying to bloom in garden near front door. Hard to see them get frozen, so I'll give them a coat to wear overnight. off...

I grew a literal ton of potatoes for two years, all went to local food pantry. The cultivators worked great

as uncomfortable as it was, I adored driving my Super A. until the wind blew the exhaust back in my face. Had a marvelous Massey made in India, a Perkins clone, tier III, all manual, the kind of tractor that lasts a hundred years all over the world. It didn't smoke at all. But I could...

thanks, it was operator error, but the flimsy manual they sent with it had the right parts diagram, but the wrong model listed. referred to controls that didn't exist and never showed a pictogram of the controls. So I found if I turned the knob all the way around and held it down, I could get...

Drew, any heat in there will help, especially if it's warm during the day. Worth a shot to try any And a shot I gave it, three full shots actually and no joy, no heat. Piezo ignition works great, big spark. no gas. new 30 gallon tank held down button for almost a minute, purging line nothing...

tell that to my 55 year old nurse wife that died of cancer. your statement is remarkably insensitive and adds nothing to the discussion

great pic plowhog In PA, the driver on the right has the right of way. At a four-way stop, all vehicles must stop. The first vehicle to reach the intersection should move forward first. If two vehicles reach the intersection at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the...

good morning all Ron, hope you feel better today. 28 going up to 53 today. getting haircut this morning, then will work on greenhouse. propane heater came in late yesterday, will set that up and tape the plastic. I really am not confident this will work. I'm afraid this is a situation where...

the world reality here is that EPA has taken flak for not lowering the limit to 5, as is apparently standard now in the EU. I have owned tier II, III and IV tractors. Am very surprised tier 4 "Final" is not enough, but we shall see. I think the world is waiting for everything to go all electric...

Frits, most bars put out peanuts and snacks. that bar lets you play with some serious hardware I wonder what Lady's Night is like... alcohol and guns never seemed like a sensible combination to me

Drew, another one of my favorites is mowing through onion grass ! Always makes me hungry ! 😉😁 where's a good cheeseburger when you need one... still too cold out, car is still frosted over, waiting for sun to melt it, then headed out for more bags of seed starter

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/toby-keiths-empire-capitalist-entrepreneur-country-music-hitmaker?dicbo=v2-ol7dCm1 he definitely invested in his hobbies which seemed to have included tequila and pot pretty sure he knew how to enjoy himself we still like you now Toby. will probably hear...

smell different wood after splitting mother nature's perfume I wonder if that tree sap you guys gather has a smell yet? my all time favorite was when I mowed the lower lawn growing up and moved the edge of a mint patch that had come down off the rocks. The smell of the mint was simply...

one kind word can warm three winter months Japanese proverb or every day is an opportunity for kindness (me) seek kindness, avoid conflict wish it were that easy sometimes the best we can do is just to be kind. I love it when we get to the four way stop and all four cars are waving madly at...

good morning all Phil you are up early! 25 out now going to 48 today in sunshine have laundry to do this morning, not a favorite task hoping when warmer this afternoon I might be able to put a few trays of seeds out in the sun. greenhouse propane heater due in today, tonight will be the test...

Ted, I'm heading East, going home, stopping in Salida CO to visit family after I pass by your area. some backtracking is fine, but looks like I can take 41 up to 285 and then 25 going North to CO. that whole area looks pretty remote, not a lot of folks on those roads North.

Lou, thanks, I had thin polycarb sheets on the last one and it worked well. honestly not sure this will work and am concerned for inadequate light transmission it got a lot of positive reviews, not sure for what... if the propane heater can't keep it above freezing, not going to waste more time...

not a good trip to greenhouse electric heater on 750W setting all night outdoor temp 23 inside greenhouse 20 :cautious: ok, more power/heat to the people ordered a tank top propane heater, 13k variable, that comes tomorrow will give that a test. I fed my last greenhouse heater with a 1000...

Toby Keith, 62, from stomach cancer what a lot of great songs that guy had including what I called the 9/11 song

good morning all marvelous pics to wake up to this morning, David and Dennis, nice to see you together. 25 out now going up to 44 in sunshine. very curious to see what temp in greenhouse is this morning, ran on low heat all night actually have plants ready to go out, but only if it stays warm...

Wagtail, sounds nice there. when you go over to the mainland, do you normally take the high speed ferries? I always wanted to ride on one of those. or do most people fly? must be nice living on your own island!

almost two hours in dental chair, more torture, more money, but bridge saved. there has been no washout...but what a headache that gave me. mouth hurts, and wallet hurts too. escaped from there, came home and got the greenhouse tied down to some heavy duty eye hooks. then back down to hospital...

good morning all enjoying a fresh can of the Louisiana chicory coffee I had before, still is mighty good. should be a nice sunny day here. I'm off early to dentist to get root canal finished. Going to ask dentist why his expensive bridge failed within 9 months. then off to hardware store to...

c'mon honey, let's go boating tonight The Pacific is churned up, 12 footers and lots of wind

I know Eddie Walker is an old timer here, just never had the pleasure of meeting him, thanks my sister just sent another video out her window, whoa, surf's up, looks like 12 foot sweepers coming in. the sound that must be making, hope she sleeps well tonight. or until all of Muir Beach slides...

Ted, we need to talk about routes going North once I get off 40. I can go further to other side of Albuquerque but first week in October, do I have to worry about snow there? do I need to stay on big road 75 or what about those smaller roads 14, 41 and 285? funny there is a route 66 rv park in...

I'll be coming into Texas from NM and Amarillo, coming down past Dallas on the West side. Tyler is pretty far to the East, right in line to Michigan. Not sure I'll get near there. I want to drop down and see the Texas coast and then head to New Orleans. I pretty much pick rv campgrounds about...

Ron, what town is he in? Great video of his critters. I'm not on FB...

Scootr, batten down the hatches my sister in Muir Beach sent me a video of the surf and I captured this pic pretty wild

successful afternoon, but only due to brilliance of my crew. frame of greenhouse was surprisingly heavy duty and easy to go together. The rest was awful, was built wrong, Ken fixed it but there was no way this was "easy assembly". Has lots of places there are gaps. I'm going to get some...

geez Frits, what a sad thing. lot of asking why going on I'm sure. the world sure doesn't make much sense some times sorry for your daughter's loss

well how long have you had that AT gstrom? let's see pc xt at ? 396 something? pentium I9? have you checked your threads gstrom. If they get tangled, your machine slows down. one of our IT guys will be right out to fix you up. you don't want a knot in your threads for sure :cool:

remember the deer whistles they sold, those ugly JC Whitney things you stuck up front? interesting idea, don't think they worked at low speeds at all. our local township paid 240 grand two years ago to cull the local deer population. It has worked. They all went South to Ken's area. No...

speaking of rain Florida is getting clobbered right now and so is California. somehow if only all this rain would go where we wanted it to. man has been trying to control the weather for a long time I'm sure the folks in Oregon wouldn't mind giving up a little rain for Nevada. might make all...

we can all do a happy dance together!! :giggle: sure beats a foot of snow I still think we will get one more this winter. early March, just when I want to plant lettuce and radishes...

Frits sounds like old expression of playing with fire ought to be changed to playing with water... no margin for error is never a plus your concern and legitimate annoyance comes through Kilroy, you double posted. I just got another quirky error code. I think the electronic gods are unhappy...

good morning all drier weather has arrived, cooler nights and warmer sunny days. (y) (y) lots to do today but have to wake up first. Popgadget, with your flying I think having a GC makes sense. Particularly if he has any skills or connections you don't. You will set the standards no matter...

RNG, hope this storm coming in doesn't create problems for you. high winds tomorrow at least I hope it fills up reservoirs nice sunny afternoon here, felt good to be outside tomorrow will be even nicer and a little warmer friend coming to help me put up the greenhouse tomorrow after church...

if I don't want to use a propane torch, what would be a good way to cut nice round holes in landscape plastic? RS? I would think a hole saw would grab instead of cut suppose I can always cut squares or rectangles one site said to cut an X in the fabric, that sounds like a good plan long rows...

planted sweet peas this morning rock hard little bb's, easy to plant but instructions said optionally to scarify seeds. I'll make sure they are well watered and put on heating mat. once seeds germinate, someone else gets a turn on the warm spot. Keeps the soil in low 80's vs 71.

Kilroy, I've waited, figured you were tired from thanking folks, but I'll pull up the rear here Happy Birthday! this little gif came from someone here I think years back

good morning all nice lights Ron, looks like they should help a lot, looks stock (y) should be a nice sunny day here, finally, highs in mid 40's hoping my friend comes over to help me build the greenhouse this morning. maybe he is remembering our last attempt, at that storage...

RS, you need to stop slacking off. You aren't getting anything done... :cool: RIP Missy. enjoy the weather and send it this way

as expected my friend with the double knee replacement did not have a fun night last night, described pain as beyond 10, so they don't have his meds dialed up enough yet. He has been quiet for awhile, I think they finally dosed him so he can sleep. But I get an occasional text from him. only...

Scott, if you are at the beach in FL you will see a constant parade of ships going by productive morning, got two more flats of flowers planted, primarily because they sent me 6000 forget me not seeds and 120k phlox all for three or four bucks a package. So....way too many seeds, plant extras...

you look at the eye of that bird and can imagine a giant prehistoric pterodactyl coming to eat you... I have found this guy's channel to give some interesting insight to world commerce. Since I'm a boater...,like to follow shipping. What is going on now due to the Houthi's (thank you seawhiz...

still getting occasional error message either database error or "can't find that". wonder if it's raining too hard in California...

good morning all light rain out, will continue for a while then clear up for some dry weather. Riptides, hope easier times coming for you and milkhouse. I bet it will be beautiful when you are done. not sure why up so early, seem to be going to bed earlier. can't wait for longer days, more...

Goal is to adjust automatically intensity of lights and color T. Helo, multiple sensors driving this or just one? smart house needs smart sensors. a few houses and many years back I had a marvelous house built by a builder for himself with the first gen of all low voltage switching. The panel...

Phil, glad your back is improving or at least chilling out for you Masseyrider, always fun getting stuck. I laugh at myself a lot... I wish all vehicles had a dedicated pull spot in the front. Youtube is littered, literally.... with videos of folks pulling off their front bumper. I kept a...

good morning all 29 going to 49 today in sun and clouds, should be a nice day morning is spent visiting a friend, getting both knees done this morning, I will go sit in waiting room with wife to keep her company. Don's journey with knees has been helpful, have sent positive feedback to friend...

Sorry David, that must be frustrating. got the raised gardens ready, raked out level and then covered with landscape cloth. then raked some gravel out of the lawn and raked a load of leaves out of front beds. got another mouse out of the rv, but did not get motivated to work on the engine...

good food shopping trip, used my 10 percent off coupon and found out they capped discount at 10 bucks. Truly fine print.

hope you are feeling better Buppies. this sounds like something fun to watch. I did not know women use a smaller basketball and smaller court. https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/sport/steph-curry-sabrina-ionescu-three-point-contest-spt-intl/index.html

good morning all up too early 34 going to low 40's today in clouds all day with my seeds planted, today I work on the rv first I have to wake up... knocked first cup of full coffee all over counter and floor. :cautious: cleaned up that mess, will start over

Scootr, does that spray ever blow back on you? got a good mask on? my sister sent me this pic of the California sunrise at Muir Beach with the bad weather coming in.

French farmers aren't happy, blocking access to Paris with their tractors, sprayed manure on politicians a month ago Euro tractors go fast and they appear willing to take their tractors to town, or the big city Not sure what has them so upset but likely follow the money, cheaper imports, high...

amazing number of robins have come for visit, most in back yard eating worms but the winterberry bushes outside my front door that were covered in red this morning? Robins must love them, they are all gone

and so it begins pansies planted big load of stuff coming in from Amazon today, seed trays, grow lights, etc told my neighbor across the way not to think I was growing something illegal here she just laughed put an old bedspread down under that area, don't want to spill anything on the carpet...

good morning all up early, looks like a nice day today and fairly dry weather for next ten days. that will be nice, everything is soggy making up a list of to-do's for today, will start hopefully with working on the rv engine cover insulation. last time I went in rv, yup, dead mouse in trap...

want to go to the Super Bowl? hope you've been saving up The current “get-in” price (the cheapest) for this year’s game is $8,188, which is more than 50% more expensive than the cheapest ticket price of last year’s Super Bowl during this time, when it cost $5,997. is this the Taylor Swift...

avocados went back up to 2 bucks a piece here. I buy them constantly at a dollar. clearly I'm going to have to up my game/budget. they are a good veggie, sure different. or maybe they are a fruit? called the local bicycle shop which is also e bikes now. Same location as my old old friends...

RNG, what kind of ebikes did you get? a hoist is a good idea. I had to buy the super lightweight one or hard to pick up. But it has no suspension, thinking of finding one with a shock absorber in it, at least a front hydraulic fork. I bet that adds a lot of weight though

Thanks. I'm pretty sure I'm actually doomed. https://rvairflow.com/ going to order one of these rv a/c enhancers, has gotten good press online. my single a/c unit won't get below 80 in sun in S Florida. am hoping this will help, plus be a little quieter. I want to keep my cool in Texas in...

not a fun morning endodontist thinks sooner or later I need to yank the tooth and get an implant. I could buy a nice used car for that...:confused: then went to supermarket and stocked up with my big coupon. learned something about chains this morning. I did not know big trucks can have...

am hoping bankruptcy of Evergrande, China's largest property developer, does not screw up our stock market. interesting that communist countries have bankruptcies too, just another way of sticking it to the banks It's a dissolution bankruptcy also, no work out. That country way overbuilt and...

good morning all still a little light rain out, looks like about 1.2 total will be happy when it moves on out up too early, have a 7:15am appt (groan) at endodontist, for final work on molar. I'm not sure he fixed it either I planted my pansy seeds last night, they are really really small...

RS, that defines eaten up, rust is like a beaver in a stand of beech. old friends who live in Lancaster also have a condo in Myrtle Beach and are now finally retired. So they want me to come down and visit them, which sounds like fun. A well trod path for me but not so hard if not going all the...

I read through the seed packets, pansies say start indoors 12 weeks ahead. that's my afternoon project, plant a tray of pansies. steady light rain outside

mighty wet here too Frits worms are all over the place trying to get out of the water backyard mobbed with birds likely eating the worms street water funneling into front of property, then going down the side to make this temporary lake my poor willow bushes are really being tested, currently...

this is for any of you firemen out there short of a high rise fire, doesn't get any worse than this ship full of naptha gets hit by a missile amazing the whole thing hasn't blown up. this craziness with missiles being shot at tankers is going to impact on all of us soon if these ships have to...

good morning all raining heavily outside, looks like it will continue all day, about .6 so far did not get to rv job yesterday, distracted by new seeds and ordering a lot of trays for greenhouse. Did not get to building greenhouse when instructions said it took three people. ?? apparently...

I did buy the little greenhouse, easy purchase, did see their branding of pumps, never heard of that name will report back when greenhouse built

overcome by the planting itch easy trip to local HF, bought their cheapest greenhouse, should let me get some things started a little early. Going to put it on gravel base where lawn mower sits now figure out something to keep it from flying away for 130 bucks, the reviews say it's a good deal

this is for Frits. look at the size of this place, Microsoft? Amazon? Who builds data farms this big? I have never understood why big computer installs took so much power. sure you need good airconditioning and clean air, but with solid state disc drives, where is all this heat coming from...

Plowhog, wonderful bear pic. Good thing to stay away from Mom

has anyone tried HF's cheap greenhouse? my seeds are in, and I have the itch..... it seems to get good marks for basically a simple structure https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/gardening-garden-tools/greenhouses/6-ft-x-6-ft-greenhouse-63781.html

good morning all another foggy day, with rain starting tonight, going into tomorrow our inch of rain will be Phil's six inches of snow, looks like colder air has descended a bit. Phil, does your arthritis hurt more when weather systems come in? my wrists are pretty good at predicting the...

I know that two of the fig trees I got for NC were "Hardy" variety, aka Chicago Hardy this one coming is a hybrid dwarf I think made for containers, not as large

Ted, I had three fig trees in NC, and except for one year where frost really damaged them, I got figs the first year, but really more showed up on larger tree second year. I found they grew pretty quick but have no idea what varieties they were. Mine started out as much larger plants from...

last night was a big full moon, fox moon or something, too bad it's so cloudy out can't see it here. spent two hours outside getting some needed exercise. Weeded raised beds, then put in the three bags of mushroom soil and two bags of organic fertilizer. Smelled a bit, must be good right...

if you like doing your own firewood, this is worth the time to watch, though I usually fast forward I learned a few things. first, by filling a standard pickup truck with split firewood, just chucked in, that's 1/3 cord. So it takes three pickup loads to make a full cord. New England...

lot of nerve endings in your feet Rip, sorry you are getting acquainted with all of them. Ouch. Scott, my friends are down at their home in DelRay Beach, also enjoying this warm weather. actually, it's remarkably warm here today but there is something about putting on shorts and flip flops...

it is sad but no surprise that the internet is buzzing due to fake Taylor Swift pics going out, fake sexy ones, has outraged the Swiftie community. For a long time now one could put someone else's head on another body but apparently AI and modern tech makes it almost flawless now. we had an...

most of this is common sense, interesting HF employee comments on quality I like the one idea, put an expensive item in your outbox and let it sit there for awhile. HF sees that and apparently may send you a 25% off coupon (wish you were back stuff) soon thereafter to motivate you to buy...

good morning all wet morning, warm, .55 rain so far but stopping, will get up to 58 today. Rip, enjoy the warm weather! which I will take advantage of by turning the water back on outside, and have a few cleaning chores while that is on. Then drain the hoses again. no plans for today, might go...

I had fun doing a little science experiment. curious at the warmth of the case on my new little Sprout amplifier, got the temp gun and started checking out the heavily built aluminum case. It was consistent 98 in most area except right front where I saw 102 something. so what is most likely the...

RS, condolences to your wife for her loss, sorry she lost another one Buppies, always better to do it the right way the first time. That is becoming harder to afford.

Thanks Lou. Seems to need a draw to expedite that.

I've been watching YT gen repair videos and have a couple questions. When you take off the end cap of the electric end, there is usually a large capacitor in there. First, what does it do (help in startup?) and does it fail often enough that we ought to have a spare. Like i do for my hvac...

done, thank you very much also saw that something else was turned on, saving a short video every time I took a pic. turned that off too would be nice if they do an update to not blow out your settings.... good morning all. Warm out, 42 in light rain all day, tonight, into tomorrow will be an...

made a quick trip to local garden center, turned out to be a mistake bags were still frozen solid, hard to get apart. This will give me a bag of mushroom soil for each 4x4 raised bed and I'll use the other stuff wherever it's needed. Once the rains are done, will spread this out and then cover...

Happy Birthday Scootr! geez you're old...

Heard a rumble yesterday afternoon but wasn't quick enough to see the latest SpaceX launch. Just a twisted vapor trail in the sky to mark where it went. a new use for Falling Objects coverage on your homeowners... set up an inexpensive dash came in Volvo, something I had been meaning to do...

Takes 5 finance/contracts people to screw in a light bulb :cool: hmmm, good thing I have LEDs.... :cool: insurance is just contract law. But the devil is surely in the details. you have to be so careful someone doesn't slip something in, like a politician at the 11th hour... I'll have to...

good morning all woke up and it felt warm, and it was, 34 outside, glad it crept over freezing finally. Cloudy day with showers on and off, fairly wet through Sunday here but warm, 59 on Friday Does anyone ever listen to 'Yanni' ? I like just about every song. Different music for sure.... Ted...

So I turned around and forty thousand headmen hit the dirt Firing twenty shotguns each and man, it really hurt But luckily for me they had to stop and then reload And by the time they'd done that I was heading down the road Traffic I had forgotten how heady it was but a bunch of really good...

Ken, thanks for great explanation. what I stream on the "audiophile" YT channels so far has sounded much more live and realistic than the cds. well at least cd's won't wear out. I also find I like close miked studio recordings better than live. Seems the music gets lost in crowd noise and also...

Scootr, glad you are ok with the rain, San Diego got flooded out. fairly grey day out, will stay that way need to go feed the birds, they really wiped out the feeders in the snow Ken glad doc appt went ok, hope they fix you up completely and permanently. wouldn't that be nice... not finding...

for many of us this will be the year of the cicada, unusual because two different cycled cicadas are both coming out at same time The two broods that will emerge simultaneously this year are Brood XIX (the 13-year cicadas) and Brood XIII (the 17-year cicadas). Brood XIX, according to Cicada...

lot of articles online about impact of bad weather big upset at Bridgestone Tire being hard on employees not able to get into work and then I saw this in St Louis. Wow as someone who used to drive firetrucks, this is eye opening in the worst of weather, emergency responders are out there in...

good morning all feels warm out at 27, going up to mid 40's today in clouds no big plans for today, might go to lunch with brother here in town starting to feel a bit like a slug, need more exercise and fresh air

I agree, trying for pure signal path so I have a choice of coax digital out or RCA. I went with RCA, upped my game by a factor of 10, one dollar cable to ten! so apparently there are three options, coax digital, toslink digital and plain old RCA

ok, thanks I ordered a 9 dollar pair of decent rca cables. player works fine funny how the older cds don't sound quite as full as the new streaming music

figured out the phone but that update sure made a mess of the pics, put them in folders, have to find stuff but the good news is that my previous inability to reset my password now works with update. So I now can load an app on the phone, and first one was Uber. Then a trip traffic weather program.

good news is one very cold cd player showed up letting it wait until this afternoon to warm up chassis but my expensive toslink cable is the wrong one or I need an adapter The output of the CD player is coaxial digital audio. The input to the Sprout amplifier is the square toslink digital type...

Popgadget, the part I want cleaned off the most is underneath. Only a drive through car wash with jets will do that car wash in Newtown outstanding but of course expensive. Little one near McDonalds in Doylestown used to be 7 bucks for plain wash and dry off. What a deal. I'm not even sure...

looks like it will swing through the Gulf again and pick up lots of moisture before it comes North but this time, it will be warm, and melt all this snow seems like a good chance for flooding

good morning all 18 out now but going up over freezing finally to a nice sunny day in high 30s. Definitely a day to get outside Mostly, so sorry you are sick. All this time I have managed to dodge the alligators so can't say I feel for you, but I "feel" for you.... feel better soon. going...

I noticed the slate walkway out to the driveway was rocking around the joys of the frost heave, at least half an inch. always wondered what kind of grout would hold that

has anyone else had problems logging on? I get part way and it keeps saying Can't Find That and then in a few minutes it clears. hope your Sunday is peaceful and relaxing.

my Iphone updated last night and what a disaster. I knew something was different when it said Bonjour to me when opening. :cautious: I tried accessing a pic, they are all rearranged in folders and lots seem missing. wonder if it is an Icloud issue. time for a new phone that usually solves...