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it would be interesting to have a broad band receiver and see how much EM we are getting from what sources this was a big deal for folks living near high tension lines. I think that concern turned out to be unfounded. with every car having numerous transmitters now, not just receivers, there is...

for our Texas friends, the vehicle next to you may not have any driver at all Austin, as usual, seems to be the focus. Interesting that Texas has permissive regulations when it comes to autonomous vehicles so they are getting tested there. I saw the Waymo ones in San Francisco, rather strange...

good morning all up early, slept well, house was warm when I got up and no wonder, still 75 out now, high of 85 and lots of rain coming in this afternoon, several inches apparently even though radar doesn't show much. of course this is the day I get my car detailed so I'll be messing it up...

mowed the lawn starting one minute after noon, then pushed trim mower, came in soaked in sweat. waiting to stop sweating so I can take a shower. getting out of a shower while still sweating isn't fun picked up a few things for myself yesterday, including pickled beets and some applesauce, and...

on closer inspection that is a motor driven horse pulled sickle bar. with hydraulics apparently. He was just trying to get the last bit in the corner, my timing was good. they usually don't like their picture getting taken but I waved at him and he waved back

Really glad that party went so well Ken. Your son has earned it. you too... machine was a horse drawn sickle bar I think no pto on the horse... ;) one very cool customized old Mack pulling his rv, folks from NJ

home sweet home easy drive home, left early, no traffic on the road and as a very good sign, I backed into driveway in just one try...usually a par three 78, cloudy and sticky out going to rest and then head out after lunch to mow the lawn. I might just find a cuke too will post some pics later

up early, slept well after long but good day yesterday possibly some showers this morning in Lancaster fridge is loaded with whoopie pies and snickerdoodles to take home. there was one oatmeal cookie I had to order for myself, and well, it wasn't so good because I think they made them out of...

warm and sticky in Lancaster, fun day with friends they have a 8 year old Mastador, cross between mastiff and Labrador would feel right at place at Sodamos home. 150 pounds of solid dog. I brought them some primo chicken jerky chews for Zoe. when done just looked up as to say what's next...

realized that you never know when it’s the last time make the most of every day and go to bed content very sorry about your friend Paul cloudy and 77 in Lancaster

oh what a difference a long hot shower makes and nothing leaked... it's a bit strange showering in a tiny phone booth, but after living aboard my boat for three years, I'm used to small showers. Though actually the bertram's shower was a small tub, a lot larger than the rv. Plenty of hot...

good morning all 73 in Lancaster Pa going up to 89 today waiting for coffee to finish perking did not sleep well, didn't wear my soft collar enough yesterday and neck hurts this morning. Just part of getting old and falling apart... this morning we are off to Bird in Hand, not far from...

nap interrupted by wailing on phone statewide PA 911 system down/hacked/unreliable call other numbers...really? anyone else in PA have their phone alert? first Microsoft email falls apart, now this. found a fan I had packed and got that running to move the air, now down to an almost...

hot and sticky on the Susquehanna River too but a fun boat ride ancient Elco 65 foot runabout, built for Anheuser Busch in 1910 or thereabouts, and twin screw electric power from the beginning. I sweat and then sweat some more, then mopped up. Flat out boat went 8 knots and there was zero...

I'd like to find some six dollar arborvitae for sure, good score RS easy drive out to Lancaster, am a little early so just resting in walmart parking lot tried to get email, nope, hotmail still screwed up now at least instead of a frozen screen you get a nice Try Again Later microsoft not...

Bill, 82 and sunny sounds darned nice. enjoy your day, do something to make you laugh

I know you could. The job is easy, getting to it, with my weight, bad back, etc is just a no go. I'm waiting for my tomatoes to ripen, then I'll have coin of the realm to pay Popgadget for a visit. thankfully all these lights are accessible by an exterior regular ladder, which I no longer own...

just about a perfect belt and suspenders setup now where oh where is the elusive single point of failure?... Popgadget has remarkable skills so I know this install is top notch.

good Friday morning all, 71 going up to 87 looks like a nice day here, previously forecast wet weather has dried out, thankfully for my two hour trip to Lancaster this morning. I meet my friends at the parking lot of the Lancaster Walmart, then we head up to Harrisburg for a noon boat ride. Not...

gives new meaning to living on the edge...;) though those dogs have it made

microsoft outlook crashed hours ago, still down for millions, including me

good morning all Ron has the best birds and the best moons! .34 rain yesterday, drying up a little today in clouds. 67 going to 84 landlord's helper coming over this morning to clean out my gutters, have trees growing out of them. Deal I made with landlord in beginning is nothing more than a...

put covers back on cushions in case of incoming rain tonight, another front coming through it would be fun to graph the expected rainfall amount predicted every fifteen minutes. That graph would be hopping around as the computer models keep adjusting we went from flood and get out the paddles...

Even worse the AHs trying to make it political and racist. things like this should bring out the best in us. that remains to be seen. I read four news sources a day, some days I wonder who is the most creative in the absurd click bait headlines. there is one guy that will likely get a medal...

those blueberries sure look nice RS birds got all mine since I didn't net nice walk through woods with neighboring farm owner, he said the dead tree on his property, that my work session guys will all be working under...would be removed entirely following week. that was easy, thankfully he's a...

I believe the old story/parable about the boy who cried wolf one too many times applies here Dftodd weather folks seem very quick to push the red button which can cover a wide area and never even hit your area, but they do this by area/projected path I guess. neighbor who owns farm behind me...

I'm wondering if this can be fixed. broken Crocs strap is there any glue/repair that will actually hold up to hard pulls?

I'd listen to your wife Thomas. a decision we all have to make at some time frankly I'd celebrate!

good morning all warm and sticky out, some showers later last night's rain fizzled out, not much came down. glad I had the lawn mowed, all looks nice and green now headed downtown early to drop off a big home grown poblano pepper for my brother, welcome him home from family trip to Bermuda. I...

that system that missed Dennis isn't going to miss us in about an hour. charcoal grey skies, tornado warnings just posted, weather coming in from SW it's been so hot there's storms popping up all over, including all the way back to Texas

94/112 out now and big clouds forming, looks like a good combo for thunderstorms at dinner time. headed out to ride the lawn mower before it rains I don't mind the heat in that, just riding around with a big floppy hat on but have to keep reminding myself to drink more water

mildew, powdery or not, is on the lower zucchini leaves. I just cut them off. have to be careful spraying neem oil on, not in the sun thanks RS I sprayed enough orchard spray and ddt as a kid on the farm that I've sworn off herbicides except Roundup for the driveway. If edible, has to be...

grabbed the Cub and drove it around and parked it in front of the garden to deter the deer. yet another fine use of machinery, performing door duty clearly the presence of man deterrence tbd walked the property looking at the trees. Found more dead limbs in one not far from house, which will...

Frits, how long does it take your daughter to regenerate the cells she has given away? or can we all get by on less? a big step up from giving blood, takes impressive character

someone's getting a nice trim before he gets his picture taken 👍

since it was 111 degrees when i took my motorhome through Desert Center CA last Fall, I can't imagine you being out of power and a/c in that heat. Truly life threatening heat for old folks. Glad you upgraded. i can tell you after having two automatic generacs, and now a manual Westinghouse...

when I was going to college I could not afford a car, despite working six nights a week at college cafeteria. But when I graduated I knew I needed a reliable car for work, and so I went to local Toyota dealer and bought my first new car. 1971 Toyota corolla coupe in suntan yellow, four speed...

good morning all going to be another hot one today, low 70's out now with windows fogged will probably mow lawn later this morning when dew has dried, all this rain has made lawn jump up this rain also made my first zucchini go soft...bummer. I'm making sure I don't water them while watering...

quarter of an inch of rain earlier but later showers so far have fizzled out hot day tomorrow, want to get going early to beat the heat. RS, sounds like the veggies got a good watering. Thomas, cute coons. Between the bears and the raccoons, I don't think your garbage cans stand a chance. You...

roses doing quite well for their first year hydrangeas in front of house are about ready to bloom, huge white flowers, they actually can be cut and used as dry flowers. I need to get a string out there to hold them back against railing, they get too heavy and simply keel over making a mess...

78 and grey out, very light drizzle only job on my list today is to replace the spark plug in rv generator a very wet week ahead that mower deck was a mess from cutting wet grass over last few weeks, can tell from sound it's clogged up unless I had a smooth concrete floor, would not do this...

classic noreaster pattern, heading up the coast windstream setting on Wunderground tells a story

good morning all Ron you are up early gosh, not a very good weather forecast, seems that tropical storm is heading North and anywhere between 1-2 inches of rain and 5 inches are predicted for later today definitely an inside day, flood watch just posted something tells me flood watches are...

too close to home Don, very sad and hope that area gets enough help. finished everything outside, 91, might go out later in afternoon nap is sounding pretty good right now

successful morning with Ken. I haven't had the deck off my mower in four years and off it came today. Not easily...we were working on unlevel grass and Ken really had to work hard. But we got all the grass off the bottom, sharpened the blades and greased the spindles. Ready to go for rest of...

too funny, it was tropical storm Chantal I'm sure being referred to... oops

I had to look up Chantel. I remain uninfluenced...primarily because I don't watch tv. youtube remains my video entertainment. Though I think I may rejoin Netflix. had my second cup and some breakfast and now ready for the world. probably will go do a little veggie garden weeding. and snipping...

an excavator with a thumb is a wondrous thing... Scott, have fun on/in the water. That sounds like a very nice place to be. have added another length of hose to my primary watering hose here and now can drag it over most of property. Being careful what it gets snagged on. So I watered all...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/norad-intercepts-plane-trumps-bedminster-no-fly-zone-no-excuses an awful lot of disruption for someone to go play golf, no matter who he is.... very crowded airspace west of NYC

good morning all warm summer day today, 68 now going up to 91. had a nice dinner at friend's last night and helped plant about 15 flowers for them with my cordless drill planting auger. Kept hitting rocks and construction fill and ripping drill out of my hands. By time I was done, my wrists...

the pictures coming in from Texas are really bad the rate of rise of these rivers is remarkable and this happened at night camp director died too

pretty little yellow birds competing for the small seeds on the ground they are the first to get scared off, by just about anything on this day a few years back was spraying the fruit orchard

good Saturday morning all house much cooler this morning, 59 degrees out, with a high today around 90 in sunshine. nice summer weather one of my neighbors spends some serious money on fireworks. Due to trees, I can't see them but the noise at 9pm last night was loud, big booms that rattled the...

prayers for the folks in West Texas affected by flooding. apparently 23 children from a summer camp are missing hope they all get home ok

thanks Ponytug, I ordered the magnesium glycinate which is supposed to be gentlest on stomach, plus got it in gel caps. 18 cents a day, will give it a try. Chelated for high absorption so they say. instead of making a chicken salad sandwich for lunch, decided to get energized on a nice day and...

hmmm, I have that Cal-Mag spray for the tomatoes, maybe I should spray some on my arm... my multivitamin has magnesium, have to read fine print to see how much. Good idea, thanks. worked in the gardens for a while, mostly trimming back bushes that had grown too large, and a few tomatoes that...

good morning all up too early but after some issues with cramping legs, slept well. coffee brewing, sure looks like a nice day today, sunny, not too hot, and a cool morning. Happy July 4th everyone

He had an interesting and sympathetic part as a bad guy on Kill Bill.

been working on my rv trip to Lancaster and it's gotten more interesting. my friends have booked me on a Friday July 11 noon boat ride on the Susquehanna which should be marvelous. not very large boats but getting out on the water, short of a thunderstorm, should be fun. unfortunately this is...

Florida just passed a superspeeder law just in time for this holiday weekend. if you are caught doing over 100mph, or 50 over, they can now arrest you and lock you up. For up to a month apparently. not sure why anyone needs to go 100 mph. if you are, you certainly know you are doing something...

finished maintenance on my rv gen this morning, changing out air filter element after a year and 30 hours, but across the US and back. Slight change in color; I rarely use this gen, normally plugged in at campground. interesting adjustment on carb plainly marked to adjust based on elevation...

came in and took off soaked shirt. Enough of that. but got the air filter changed in the rv generator and the mower blade sharpened. then of course had to push the mower and that's when the sweating started. but it's exactly the exercise I need, just not enough to make my face go beet red. a...

forgot I needed gas in can on first trip so went back downtown and got gas for the car and the can. nice to be able to keep windows down, 78 and through areas of shade with trees overhanging the road. So you go from warm to cooler, warm to cooler. Nice. decided on fish for July 4th and got...

one year ago Popgadget was making early progress

Phil, you've been busy, beautifying the world got half the rv washed, came in for water and a rest, plus my drying towels are in the dryer so have to wait for them. Spigot water at my home is untreated well water and I've already found that water can't be left sitting on the paint to dry. So...

Spike, that sounds like fogged up windows to me drive safely and keep sense of humor, hope tests go well for wife speaking of new auto gizmos, adaptive cruise makes stop and go traffic a dream. I often have to give it some extra gas since it doesn't accelerate fast enough for me, particularly...

good morning all going to be a warm day, 68 out now going up into 90's in full sun. before it gets too hot out, need to wash rv then a trip downtown to supermarket for a few things no plans for next few days, am happy to just chill. some of the features on newer cars like better backup...

got most of lawn mowed, back half of rear yard too wet, will wait til tomorrow then I got the weedeater out and worked with that for awhile, got soaked and overheated, came in with very red face, said enough of that, stripped down to comfy shorts and going to work on my skill development also...

waved at Popgadget passing his yellow mailbox, then got rv inspected. Had a backup light out, yup, and the high mounted tail light up on the roof. They said it's led and you have to replace the whole thing. That's pretty stupid. But they passed me and said get it done before next inspection. I...

https://www.jacobsen.com/sites/default/files/_media/document/JAC-0125_HR700_10032-G2_0.pdf somehow this popped up, why they think I might be a buyer for this... but since the world's largest lawn mower showed up, fun to compare it to Popgadget's. 65hp Kubota running at 2700 rpm powering an all...

Ron, kinda cringe when I hear your dealership story. Dealers make their money in the service dept primarily, so I guess there's not as much priority to get good sales staff. The turnover in that business must be enormous. Maverick is a wonderful truck from all the reviews, and gas mileage on...

good morning all up early, coffee brewing, another busy day taking rv to dealer for state inspection, and while there, friends will pick me up and we will go to Zoto's diner on 309 for breakfast. good timing last night, my friends met me at Dilly's for dinner. I think the food is terrible...

to prevent the valve stem in rv from wobbling around under load of tpms sensor at very end, tire place suggested I get a rubber grommet and showed me one, just not the right size for the oval hole in my wheels. I asked him what is that thing and he had to find the label and it was a gladhand...

bad weather heading in, plus a flood warning so assume they think lots of rain. my drainage ditch had water in it this morning some new suet cakes came in, not good in this high heat, a real mess to install and last batch seemed to leak down into lawn below, wish birds would peck the fat out of...

happy to get rv fixed, back home before storms. 93/110 pretty sticky out supposed to go out with a friend to dinner but I think weather will keep her home. sorry about the bad hose David. Did it just split?

nice breakfast with friend, now off to Ringoes in a little while to get rv tire fixed. going to keep it at 50 all the way, considering one of the rear tires has very little air in it. I pumped the neighboring tire up all the way. really want to get this done and home before rain comes. Nasty...

good morning all and welcome to July. some showers last night and this morning, total of .55 on gauge busy day, first off to have breakfast with school board friend, then taking rv to a tire shop in NJ to fix my rear valve stem. Gas station that worked on it two weeks ago wisely begged off...

thunderstorm boomed through, dropped .64 rain and dropped temps to 75 still raining lightly bet the gardens loved it I once had a rabid ground hog charge me. I think I was 15. It came after me on the mower, I went back and got the shotgun and sure enough he came out and went right for me...

I kept up with my 14 yo nephews son, but barely. RV now fully waxed, looks much better but boy am I tired. I did some waxing while he worked up top, then I changed the oil in the rv generator. Then I picked beans. Sweating a lot, had to put a sweat band on to keep salt out of eyes. 91 out now...

Scott, were all your contacts in North America or were any overseas? short wave, medium wave, long wave, been a long time

good Monday morning all slowly waking up, lots to do this morning looks like thunderstorms this afternoon, hopefully after we get my rv waxed. RNG, we all miss hearing from you. Please check in occasionally. I want to know which one of those bikes you are going to rebuild next. You are...

the first set of extensions were, and broke in SC. Repair guy suggested I get flexible ones. you can see from the picture it's just a metal reinforced rubber hose. I'm guessing the hold down set screw that mounts the tpms sensor to the rim came loose, allowed it to wobble around enough to...

spent some time planning and confirming my next rv trip, another two day special, this time out to Lancaster to see my lifelong friends there. They owned the Lancaster Honda dealership, and in 1988 I bought my Foreman atv from them. since they are into music, I made reservations at the...

I went to investigate the same rear rv tire looking low and the tpms sensor was gone. as was the inner tire extension. Took off the hubcap, end of extension ripped off and sensor gone. that would explain the flat... means jacking up the rv to get the outer rim off and that I will delegate to...

good morning all warm morning, windows fogged up, going up to about 90 today. coffee pot dinged, need to wake up on a nice Sunday morning some puttering today, nothing big planned.

had a lot of fun training my new climbing roses on the new wooden fence. hard to cut off/dispose of parts but that's what all the videos say to do. pick your three main shoots, which I did, one to go straight up and then over, one to go up and hang a left on the first horizontal board and one...

An AI voice assistant is on board as well, with animated pet companions including an otter and a capybara. well regarded Chinese suv (President of Ford drives one...to test) offers a variety of tech aids now I really want to know how many of you know what an otter talks like. Wagtail, are...

good morning all Ron, a handsome bird couple! RS, you regularly plant enough veggies to feed half a town. Did you put away a lot last year when you were done? I'm determined to put away some tomatoes this year, not sure the best way to do it, likely freezing Dennis,what a marvelous old cash...

not an overly successful morning but got four big red sweet peppers stuffed with a meatloaf mix I made, too much as usual so another meat loaf by itself is currently baking. Also got the remainder of the rv washed and spruced up. but my main objective was foiled by I guess my lack of hand...

a forward looking tractor camera, always wanted one, never liked to operate by touch vs sight... really great idea, doesn't look like any camera jiggle either fair skies Popgadget

Buppies, I've followed stereo equipment since I was in college, owned an electronics business, yes, I like to dream...what's nice is today you can get incredible music for very little money. Good electronics are cheap, just get the speakers you like. I have a 500 dollar integrated amp and a...

my memory is Adcom amps were wonderfully easy to read/understand the controls. Everything was high contrast, didn't have to get a flashlight out to read the settings. Plus they were true entry level high end. Now owned by Taiwanese company, still I think considered super high quality. once you...

Buppies, absolutely agree to sonic accuracy and quality of Bowers and Wilkins, was in my Volvo as a 3200 dollar option. And boy was it worth it. I can create that quality at home, for a lot less, and have, but in the Volvo, a center mounted ball shaped omni tweeter just made the music come...

nice turtle, don't bite me please getting them off the local roads is fun, box turtles are simple snapping turtles so far I've found opening an umbrella and shoving it in their face tends to make them go the other way, hopefully towards side of road. big piece of cardboard might also work. No...

good morning all woke up to light rain, now gone,not much grey outside, probably stay that way but much cooler today, temps staying in 70's. just went out and fed the birds and temp was lovely Phil, nice looking plate Popgadget, this is one of those factory stereos that are very difficult to...

85 and sunny, nice summer day, nice enough decided to mow and trim today vs tomorrow so got my steps in. was going to pound in boundary line stakes this afternoon but no power left in right hand. If I try left handed, will look like laurel and hardy routine. everything in garden is leaping up...

I know I do for my car. Read all the online stuff to be read and for under 100 bucks can hopefully make a big difference. No high end now, everything is muffled. I ordered new tweeters and mid range speakers for the top of the dash, one from Crutchfield, including the install kits. My car's...

Pictures coming in from Venice, Tom Brady, Oprah Winfrey, all the Kardashians there of course flaunting their bodies for commerce. Unless Popgadget has a U-2 stored in his barn, don't think we'll get there on time. will be interesting to see what politicians show up, Hollywood will always come...

good morning all looks like the high heat has gone and more normal mid 80's today. slept well last night, but having problems with right arm. Whole thing hurts, like I strained the muscles but I know I didn't. I'm back on full time statins and wonder if these new aches are med related. when...

this would be pretty neat if you could see it at night but not too close David, how far from your home is this volcano? do you ever smell it?

thanks, I'll check that out

thunderstorm just went through here too, dropped temps a little. looking forward to somewhat cooler weather tomorrow. and the sun is now back out. Bet that's steamy out there, think I'll stay in

I smiled and paid her the 45 she asked for. I had 40 ready, which was 30 and a nice tip. last guy was 25 and nice tip. 45 is too much for a ten minute hair cut. problem is this is high rent district and salon is booked solid with higher paying women in there. No smelly chemicals for me...I don't...

interesting first haircut, she was ok, very pleasant and wanted 45 for a haircut last guy was charging me 20 for. Now I was paying 40 anyway with tip, but it only takes about five minutes to cut my hair and going to look around for alternatives. went to local garden shop that had a sale, so hot...

Buppies, sorry this is not getting easier/better for both of you picked another dinner's worth of beans and a bit of fresh mint for my afternoon iced tea flower pots I made from white and red violas are just starting to bloom front lawn slowing filling in, helped by all the rain. have to...

good morning all another hot summer day, sunny and high 90's today, 75 out now the afternoons sure make you appreciate the mornings... getting hairs cut this morning, new barber. Oh, we're sorry Mark no longer works here. ? no explanation, will get that this morning, assigned a new lady...

nice lunch with brother, restaurant not very full, not too many folks want to walk around Peddlers Village when it's 100 degrees out. 100/110 put out a few new suet cakes, they were pretty gooey in the heat on sale at Ace for 1.29 I would not want to work in a factory that made those suet...

Frits, hope your wife feels better fast. Sorry she goes through this. got domestic and cleaned up the house, ran wash, folded laundry, then went out and put water in rv's water tank. Cranked on the gen, the a/c, and the water pump and cleaned up bathroom and kitchen area while a/c kept me...

Bill, net them for a while, dip them in chocolate and sell to tourist shops as Canada candy. bugs are tariff free!... starts getting light out now by 5:30am, wonderful time of the day

good morning all 76 out now going up to 100 degrees no plans for outside work today but will have lunch with brother likely at restaurant in Lahaska; maybe I can find a tree to park under. let's all be careful in the heat, drink that extra bottle of water

looks like it's time to invest in a new weather station. it's hot out there, but not that hot... 97/112 per WU. surprisingly the rain gauge has been pretty accurate but the wind, and now the temp is way off living room gets pretty warm but I don't spend any time in there so no big deal. As soon...

never wrecked or damaged my car until minor fender bender in Washington NC I think I went 50 years without a scratch. fiddled around outside on a few projects but then had to come in. unpleasantly warm good day to run wash in the very cool basement

Phil, sorry you lost your old friend. dropped lettuce off to several houses, then had breakfast at small restaurant in New Hope, one owned by my old employee and catered to by locals. Old chief of police was there, we yakked a while, he was the one chasing me while a rookie cop in 1966 when I...

good morning all my is it warm out, 75 out now, low of the day, going up to 100 they say will drag a hose around this morning to water gardens David, you get so much rain there, does road loosen up at all after a heavy rain? that might be the time to drag a box blade along haven't you always...

just ate my fresh picked green beans along with a bit of left over meat loaf. interesting that the burgundy beans almost immediately turn green outside when cooking. a little salted butter and ground pepper, very tender and good. going to be even hotter tomorrow, so headed outside in a bit to...

light drizzle out now so warm you don't mind it if wearing a hat bet I could find some micro miniature wipers for my glasses aka kitchen towel

beautiful dog Buppies, sorry not easier at home, special prayers sent your way Ken, lot of damage, holler next time if you need help. I'm useless, have no equipment, can't pick up anything, but I'm sure I can help! ;) picked the last of the romaine lettuce, two gallon ziplocks full, then...

I never got to picking last of romaine lettuce so headed out now before it gets too hot and lettuce is still a little perky. by end of hot day it's not looking so good big salad tonight for sure

good morning all a warm 72 going up to a hot 94 today Mostly, you got your money's worth out of that tire. I bet the pavement temps where you are really cook those tires no plans for today, think I'll take it easy in the heat going to dream of floating in Don's pool this afternoon

David, sure is nice when the neighbors notice and say something. waxed half my car, got hot and came in. washed the utility trailer, got hot and came in staying in for now, will venture out after sun goes down

good morning all up early, slept well, want to get moving this morning early to beat the heat. Have a ten dollar off coupon if I spend 50 bucks at local Ace hardware, so going to pick up bird seed this morning Buppies, new puppy sounds wonderful Mostly, slow and easy in all that heat. You...

My FIOS is still out, have been on backup, and they now say 7pm to return. lot of wires must have come down, and since likely the big stuff goes out 202, and 202 was closed, that means all the major lines went down. sure is nice to have internet backup. I have it for the rv but actually my...

never steal your wife's shade RS...;) picked a dinner's worth of string beans and one green pepper. put exhaust fan on in rv so it won't get too hot in there in full sun, also put up some reflective sheets on main window lastly tied up half a dozen strongly growing tomato plants, and all looks...

Scott, can you explain POTA more fully? successful morning, rv dealer took rv in right on time and returned it two hours later as promised for exactly what was quoted. How marvelous... filled rv up with gas on way home and had a birdie (two tries) on backing into driveway. now headed out to...

I did wave… Brought iPad along Lovely day

good morning all storm came through last night, power went out for a few minutes but thankfully came back on. Lot of trees down in area, local township sent out multiple messages warning of blocked roads, including 202 this side of Peddlers Village. I'm supposed to take the rv out that way this...

on this day years ago I was arranging red, white and blue potatoes. gave quite a few combos out to friends so they could have patriotic potato salad for July 4th. just darkened up and a few rain splatters, but storms will come in at dinner time.

Mortally wounded the first one, second one which was closer to the house froze. Big mistake on its part as that enabled me to get the second shot off. Hauled those up to the lot for buzzards, one of which was already circling when I drove up. Now RS, those nice animals have rights too. Did you...

dropped off a spare dvd player to my friend in Doylestown who has two grandchildren coming in and a broken dvd player. Plus I loaned her half a dozen movies I had, including a good chick flick, pretty woman. swung by my childhood farm on the way home, wanted to take pics for siblings. The big...

good morning all Happy Birthday Ron! the heat is on 70 out now, foggy, windows fogged up and dripping and high of 90 today. sounds like a good day to spend in the pool. have a few errands to run later this morning but nothing important

I had to chuckle at the "sporting" part too. I think someone's marketing AI is confused for a replacement tire, BKT makes good tires for less money, from India

they say storm will hit here late afternoon. needed a little more exercise so i washed my car. can't just squirt it off any more using my well water, this messed up the paint on prior Volvo. So now I wash half the car, dry it off and then other half. it was getting pretty warm out. Weather...

where's our food??? thanks dear.

greased the mower, mowed the lawn, then powerwashed the mower which was overdue, put all that away and I was sweating. Getting warm and sticky out. need to run downtown to drugstore or their message machine will keep bothering me.

on this day a few years back I was cleaning up the potato patch after the potatoes had been harvested first week in June. Burgundy okra coming in, that plant likes the heat, eventually grew 12 feet tall, locals loved it, had only seen green okra. I also grew orange okra, very pretty.

am hoping by noon grass will have dried out enough to mow mow when too wet and usually just makes a mess and then you have to scrape the deck again. which makes its own mess Normally I mow to the center, throwing cut material back on the to be cut grass. Only an issue if grass very heavy...

waiting for new air filters to show today but otherwise have mower oil changed and changed the original fuel filter at 114 hours. Ready to mow, and if it ever dries out enough, need to do it

good morning all Ron, if you figure out how to make your birds weed your place, send them here! ;) drippy cloudy day, but the heat is coming in, heat warnings posted, going to hit 80 today. back to the shorts we go. I need to pick the rest of my romaine lettuce, this heat will do it in...

RS, geez any kind of aneurysm is bad news, don't go popping anything for sure. stay healthy friend, lot of tomatoes are depending upon you... including the cutest tomato, your wife, of course. :giggle:

I'm told it's a wonderful drug, though my favorite to go nighty night is propofol. I'm not sure how amnesia works but only time I simply don't remember what happened. sure can see how continued repeated use of that stuff might dim your wits... :oops: no matter what sounds like Scott is in...

looked at ten day forecast and just went wow hot hot hot, 100 in June? https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/pa/new-hope/KNJLAMBE13

very good news from oncologist, says labs are good, one more CT scan this Fall and then I will be discharged at 5 year mark. as expected, but wonderful to hear. home to find street repavers now going the other direction, redoing the two foot edge on other side of street. I got home just in...

good morning all 62 going up to 74 today in cloudy weather with possibly some showers tonight. no plans for today other than oncology doc appt early this morning, do not expect any news there. I called the dealer locally that supposedly sells my brand motorhome to order some replacement door...

will be interesting to see when finished they were waiting on another truck of asphalt to come in and it got a little nippy out there in a short sleeve shirt. Almost a light mist out soon to be high nineties I know so I'll chill with the chill... dump body got hung up in trees above, he had to...

road in front of house getting partially paved, they are chewing up what looks to be about two feet of right side and going to redo the road edge. Chew it up, brush it, squirt hot tar on it and I guess the paver is coming next. whatever they are doing it will last at best two years.

oh my MasseyRider, so sorry, that's just plain awful. Sounds like chest pains? Popgadget, great looking shed and shelving. At least very little of that stuff is heavy. Mostly air. gobsmacked rep from NC BCBS got on line in a few minutes, was articulate, said my card was expired, would send...

I cut the end of the house off and re installed. after careful measurement I'm sure... ;) happy birds again, filled up four feeders and doves are getting fatter chowing down on the ground seed Blue Cross not open til 8am so vacuumed the house, too much outside tracked in. Now I have to change...

Spike, yup, "your waiting time will be 13 minutes" and then you get disconnected I actually find Googles AI answers to questions pretty helpful, have been reading about AI all my life in sci fi. Hal has finally come to stay. I often find here the urge to ask a question but then think, just...

good morning all nice to have birds wake me up at normal time with some light out, not another rainy morning. Welcome home Mostly, sounds like quite a trip. Ron, another prize winning bird picture, that lens is marvelous 60 out now in mostly clouds, only getting up to 66 today. Seriously warm...

the "on this day" function on my pc seems to be able to grab pics going back 18 years. have no idea what I was taking pic with at goddaughter's wedding, maybe a flip phone. Her father was my best friend in high school, tall good looking guy who was very quiet and shy. We spent several years of...

Scott, great looking gazebo for a pretty spot headed out to feed the birds and then on to supermarket to get a few things. grey drizzly morning

one of the interesting sights at Fort Miles in the Cape Henlopen DE park are the fire control towers. Not fire as in burning but fire as in shooting at German naval ships and submarines coming up the Delaware Bay. They had a number of these towers manned, and by using triangulation, they could...

good morning all up early, slept well forecast today got wetter, disappointing because I invited a childhood friend over for iced tea outside, and now it looks like rain. Well, we'll see if the pergola is waterproof... She is my oldest friend, since she proudly proclaims the memory of holding...

1.36 inches of rain, much more than predicted, brought Lake Drew up quickly now receded happy willow bushes need to clean camera lens it appears

rv unloaded, gas turned off, load of wash run and put away now a little seat time and get caught up with trip pics Homestead campground appears to have many year round residents. building with all the radar on it is Delaware Bay Ship Reporting Station. Basically marine traffic control for big...

what a nice looking generator, you clearly took good care of it and are those steel wheels? real steel? :giggle: I think I've only seen plastic truly built to last

watched the youtube videos on replacing my rv water heater, not overly complicated but lots of connections. Called local rv dealer I like and got a reasonable quote from them and set up for next week. Good service and I can wait while they do it. She thought two hours max. Would have been...

today is sure to be memorable for the US and not sure that's a good thing. over 50 No Kings protests in Texas alone, more than 2000 countrywide. It's like putting two magnets together, and sadly they oppose, not attract. We need to come together so today, big prayers for our country.

good morning all slept like a rock last night and woke up to light rain. 66 out now, staying there all day in rain. I'm off early to local hospital to give blood for labs for next week's oncology visit. always a visit I want good results on for sure. glad I got the lawn done last night, had to...

home sweet home not a bad drive home, this time no huge backup outside of Philly. had lunch with my friend under the pergola and then she left for home. I've done a little unloading, but my first priority is to mow the lawn. It's never this long but some folks like their lawns long. I...

good morning all from Milton DE slept well, having first cup of coffee and a berry scone. another warm day today, then temps drop for four days and get much cooler. I have annoyed my friends saying I want to leave by 10am; that's normally when they are still getting up. They are on Euro time...

that's some serious lumber Frits. do you have a background in structural engineering or do you just enjoy carpentry? wonderful dinner in Rehobeth, lots of pictures which will get posted tomorrow night. for now, been a long day, a/c works thankfully, was in low to mid 90's here today and sunny...

six years ago, changing blades on mower on this day in NC

Tinhack, hope you have a backup gen, and weather the storm Scott, that was worth at least three exclamation points... :) these companies apparently have no parts dept, all they can do is send another. hope they get it to you quickly. Bill, enjoy the breeze think I jinxed myself on rv...

my side of paver Buppies, each side with a wheel or lever to vary width of drop?

good morning all quiet morning in Georgetown DE, very nice mature rv campground here. not fun trip down here thanks to Blue Route in Philly, 9 miles of backed up traffic. Waz showed red all the way to 95, so 9 mile backup to exit. Sigh. Well, rv a/c works fine, and we just crawled along. Once...

yes, you are all right, I think I have put less than ten hours on it since I got the rv. I'm always plugged in...but not at home, ancient garage only has a 15amp outlet. I'm pretty careful to run gen once a month, granted without a load. At least it sits with clean oil in it. But since it's...

good morning all up early, busy morning but knew I'd start off the day with a wonderful moon picture from Ron. drinking coffee but having hard time eating. As soon as I put something in my mouth, I get queasy. Reminds me of taking Wegovy. This too shall pass, leftover GI issues. going to be...

lots of small string beans, but they can all wait til I get home, then will be a dinner full. but I had to eat two....yummy.

Tom, yes, found a shaded spot. it's not my first choice but it's 8 minutes from my friend's in Milton I'm spending the days with them anyway. I'll wave as I go by 👍 I have a guest with me this trip or I'd figure out a way to come say hi. went in to do a final clean of rv, recleaned the...

was packing the rv to leave tomorrow and saw the right rear tire was flat. pumped it back up but clear the dually air extension had come loose inside, you could hear it hissing. no way to access without taking off giant hubcap, been here, done this, so back to the gas station in Lambertville...

tonight is a special full moon, the Strawberry Moon so named by native Americans for wild strawberries ripening at this time in June hope some of you get a good pic

Frits, yes they did a front end alignment Scott, sorry about missing part. Boy do I have experience with that... but thankfully my pergola had all its parts. you look through all the packing material three times, just not there. hope you get a replacement quickly and congrats on your Ham...

good morning all I hope today goes better, still weak and a little dizzy but second covid test came back negative. warmer day today, going up to 80's with some showers possible service station had terrible time putting my new front shocks on due to KDSS hydraulic sway bars on car, that put...

I called the gas station and they said they were almost done, a real challenge getting other parts out of the way. nice that owner will drive my car home to me and I can drive him back to the station. also good news about my Gravely at the NY mountain cabin. My friend's son got the pto clutch...

good morning all going to be a cool cloudy day my night didn't go well woke up at 1am dizzy and with the sheets soaked. could hardly turn my head was so dizzy. pretty sure something I ate disagreed with me because had to go to bathroom three times this morning. Now feeling a little better...

I think NuBoo needs to get moving and earn his keep, help Thomas stack that firewood! headed outside to plant two icebox watermelons. Think I will cut the rest of the lettuce and clean that area out. I saw some green beans coming in, too small to pick but now I have to "check under their...

good morning all 63 going up to 76 today in clouds and maybe a shower later. .12 in rain gauge for last night. going to work on making myself a nice Sunday breakfast while more coffee being made. hope your day is good that cake is the definition of quality calories, beautiful!

a warm and muggy 76 out now, after some earlier rain. Thomas is thinking far ahead about snow while the rest of us are dodging summer's carnivorous flies. think I might go sit outside for a little bit. Will take my kindle with me and read quietly; the birds don't mind me while they eat.

they say pigs are very clean animals, until you get them near a mud hole. now you inhabitants of the rust belt know all about pigs. the ones that rust, not roll in mud: Iron Smelting: . In the past, molten iron, after being poured into molds, would form into shapes that resembled a sow and her...

ran some errands including dropping off some CalMag fertilizer to Ken for his garden, and getting to glide down his beautiful smooth lane in the woods. Then it was off to check on the roses, fun to see new ones come in. I did find two icebox watermelon plants to finish off the garden, but...

thomas you've been working hard on that firewood. Get it all nice and dry and organized by time October comes. stacking firewood can be fun, how do you handle the lumpy ones and oddballs without weakening the stack. And of course you can't put too many round ones by themselves as they tend to...

good morning all 65 going up to 76 in wet weather coming in slept well, up early enjoying my coffee no plans for today, might look for a few final veggie plants to put in now that area I had radishes growing has been cleared out. will be interesting to see how new pergola handles this rain...

really nice pic of your property Ken. Don't show it to the tax assessor... ;) ripped out all the radishes, got a nice final haul of them, then had to move a row of sweet peppers over that would have gotten covered by the squash. Then ran downtown to use a ten dollar off coupon for bird seed...

good morning all 66 going up to 87 today, some showers possible tonight I kind of overdid it a bit last two days, having problems holding a cup of coffee, right arm very sore. Guess I'd better chill out today Ron, those cranes are beautiful at least they aren't storks bringing babies... ;)...

nice to sit at end of day, in the shade, needed a cup of coffee to keep moving, another 5000+ step day in the heat. you'd think I'd get skinny but I nixed that with the cherry pie I bought. last week I tried a peach pie and it was so sweet and gummy I threw the rest in the trash. but the cherry...

interesting live map of Canada smoke: https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

91 out and had to come in. finished the pergola, mowed and trimmed the lawn, watered all the flower pots, picked up the garage, now in for lunch and a rest. was able to pound the last stake in, wasn't too hard thanks to five inches of rain in last week. one corner sitting on large rock...

after chasing the squirrels away, I refilled the feeders with the good stuff, and sprinkled some on the ground where they have worn away the lawn. before that I took leaf blower and blew all the shells into the lawn. some doves like to hunt the seeds in thicker lawn, some like the hard surface...

you saw it here first new logo for return of hemi engine to Ram will be on side of all hemis coming out later this summer

Buppies, hope machine gets fixed and you get back on schedule. have to make the most of sunny weather hope you feel better too

good morning all warm morning, going up to about 90 today a bit sunburned from yesterday, spent all day outside with hat on but short sleeve shirt. project for this morning is figuring a way to get hold down stakes for one leg of pergola into rocky ground. I also have to cut up the old broken...

that is one big bear Thomas. imagine how much he has to eat every day to stay that big. not a critter to take lightly

just came in after 9 hours working in this heat. face is red and puffy, a/c will help soon but we got it done one post still has to be set; bent the steel stakes trying to pound into a solid rock. Will work on that tomorrow. Was overheated and had to come in. Feels great getting it done...

turns out the same power surge that fried my hvac transformer and thermostat also fried my landlady's stove and something else on same line. She lives about half a mile away. is there a whole house surge protector that is worth the money? I must have a dozen MOV surge protectors plugged in...

good morning all enjoying first cup of coffee, looks like a nice day though hazy (wildfires??) and hot. no plans for today other than building my new pergola when young friend comes this afternoon to help me. have been putting out some seed/nuts mix for birds as a treat, blue jays come, find...

reminds me I need a checkup too getting a little loose... wonder what kind of torque wrench should be used? ;) 80, sunny with a little haze

I'll just have to skimp by on my meagre 23hp Kawasaki... ;) for running a 50" deck, plenty of power, bigger deck likely not, 27-29 is better. got my exercise, washed and dried the car carefully, did all the door jambs and forgotten places, then since I was at it, did the rv too. I use a long...

my friend with Catskills cabin sent me this pic for years the local bear was of course Bob. now we have son of Bob, another big bear

good morning all, slept well, up early and enjoying first coffee. like others, weather is warming up here, going to be low 80's today. my only plans for today are to wash the car early this morning before sun gets too high. Got distracted yesterday doing other things and that never got done...