Search results

Not a problem Totally off grid - Hamakua side, Big Island, Hi 36 Trina 280 & 16 Phono 250 in 48 volt array (fixed) 14080w Adding 12 Hyundai 365 (4380) 18460w total Radians GG8048A/GS4048A w GSLCs 4 FM 80 charge controllers Hub 10.3 FNDC w/3 shunts Mate 3s OpticsRE - MMKL - Ninole Hi 15...

61°F and no rain Picked up 12 new PV panels in town yesterday after very nice late lunch with Sophie. Will install these carport style to be roof for my tractor shed expansion. Will not be a quick project. Today I will get started erecting the actual structure. Look forward to manhandling...

True, installer told me that beforehand and I considered consulting with the critters, then decided not. They live here for free - deal with it. I can’t see from bedroom anyway.

New batteries installed Took a bit over an hour Already fully charged

KilroyJC Curious why you just didn’t mount at roof peak. Might have been easier.

That’s too bad. A few years ago we rode LA- Sacramento, Sacramento to Wash DC, then DC to Ft Lauderdale. All in sleepers, with another couple, a good time. Food wasn’t gourmet, but good.

Yup, LiFePo4 - SimpliPhi 3.8. Almost 2 tubes of anchor epoxy for 5/8 bolts - shouldn’t fly away.

How do you factor in that you’d be totally your schedule and route? Maybe even a bunch of side trips.

Our soil is like that. Have to put a layer of geo fabric.

And no Holidays, No paid sick time It’s all Personal Time.

66°F and no rain. Been a dry wet season so far, only .39 inches for the year. Anchor bolts for my addition are all epoxied in place. My 3 additional lithium iron phosphate batteries get installed today. Will give me a 25% increase in storage capacity. My attempt to somewhat future proof my...

Drew, have you looked into renting an RV for you Florida trip?

65°F and no rain Got my holes for my post bases dug. Not that bad but still don’t care for hand digging. Miscalculated my Quikcrete so unexpected trip to HD. Dinner in town with Sophie. Will finish up the concrete this morning. Canada Dave is making progress on the Cottage renovation, a good...

Happy Birthday rswyan

65°F and no rain, but quite windy. Plan was to work on my post based today, but wx could impact that. If so, then an inside day. Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon. Not much a mountain guy, but have always loved the woods so have been thoroughly enjoying the pics you guys post. Thanks Prayers...

So true 🤙 But wait until you see next one

A couple of interruptions but 2nd coat applied. They get to dry good as I don’t anticipate getting to install before Thu at earliest.

Ist coat of paint applied. A bit over 3 hours. Lunch then 2nd coat. Hopefully a bit quicker. At least it dries pretty fast.

63°F and no rain. Lowe’s delivery was good. Able to get broken out and sorted, but boy, my muscles feel it this morning. plan was to start painting, but by the time I got all those 4x6s on my paint station I was dragging. Plan for the day is get the painting, hopefully 2 coats. 1 coat takes...

That’s looking good, Mike.

66°F and no rain. Good day yesterday, successfully spending money in town followed by dump run where I managed to clean out a number of things I kept because they were “fixable”, just never got roundtoit. Guys won at H&F. Lowe’s delivery today. Material for both my tractor shed project and...

67°F and .29 inches rain Progress with my cleanup effort yesterday. Fuel area dissembled, power washed and stacked for next life Off to town this morning. Some food shopping and HD to pick up Simpson tie components. Have to make a dump run as well. H&F this afternoon. Prayers for all Be...

66°F and .09 inches rain. Changed it up a bit and spent time cleaning up outside the tractor shed, concentrating on the area where my expansion will go. Got several wheel barrows of old wood burned. Today will dismantling my fuel can storage and if wx holds likely power wash the area...

Don’t ya just love a frustrating challenge, Mike? Glad wife is doing well. That’s most important.

65°F and no rain. Another day of modest success in tractor shed yesterday. Somewhat embarrassing I let it get so bad which makes for very very slow progress as well as lots of walking back and forth to my tool area to relocate stuff. A future result of all this will be an area in TS for a set...

We have that problem with Kekoa. Meletonin helps, if given in time. He won’t take anything after it starts. Sometimes, but not always, his Thunderjacket helps. He always comes and lays next to me, but I feel pretty helpless.

Ahh, retirement can be a challenge

64°F and no rain Actually uncovered a horizontal surface out in the tractor shed. Goal is to find another 1 or 2 today. Good time at Happy Hour. The homemade Gumbo was fabulous. Brought home a jar of the broth for lunch. If lucky there may be half a shrimp in it. The crew was pretty adept...

Amen to that. If I see a Prime purchase in less than 2 weeks I feel charmed.

And roomy enough for a companion 🤙

Still a Holiday [emoji1] 67°F and .01 inches rain Will resume my piddling around the tractor shed. But I am committed to baking a pan of brownies for in person Happy Hour. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Congrats on all those miles, Mostly Well done.

This little fur ball is 6 yo today First ride home with Mom And a family Comfy place on Mom’s shoes. Guess he decided to stay [emoji16] And today I celebrate

Drew, something like this with a hose should Superior Pump 1/4 HP Submersible Thermoplastic Utility Pump 91250 - The Home Depot

Happy New Year 66° F and no rain Pig inside the fence last night, so will have to find and fix point of entry Otherwise watch some football, take advantage of holiday Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Birthday Wag

Happy Birthday, Mrs Bird

65°F and no rain. Holiday gathering was good times. Neighbors. That haven’t talked to since the pandemic and new ones as well. Too much good food per usual. Last day of 2022 - where did it go. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Congrats, welcome to your new world. And enjoy.

65°F and .01 inches rain Semi productive day yesterday, enough to be pleased. Not that it takes much these days LOL I was pleased with my pw effort where the tractor had been leaking oil. Neighborhood Holiday gathering at a neighbors this afternoon. I’m grilling some steak to slice up and...

Thanks, Ken I do try most of the time.

Forgot to post earlier Also my little project. Decided that this might be a good time to increase my battery capacity and add 3 more, so had to build another erector set rack. Don’ t ask why black not grey.

66°F and .06 inches of much needed rain. Got the dogs area mowed, which they appreciate. Good trip to town which included a nice chicken wing and burger lunch at a sports bar. Hard to believe that a simple lunch for 2 was over $90 with the tip. And that was with our discount card. A surprise...

Hope for quick healing for the wife, Thomas. Those can hurt.

67°F and no rain Not sure I accomplished anything major yesterday, but it was a good day. repeat. Likely make a run into Home Depot today. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great w

Stay safe, RNG

65°F and no rain Spent some quality time cleaning the shop yesterday. Emptied the shop vac 3 times of saw dust. Had been a while since some things had been moved. Take a break from that today and spend time in the tractor shed. Not so much to vacuum but lots of stuff to be shuffled around...

Frits, No, was at USArmy Headquarters Europe. I did Resource Management at Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence and then IT Systems Engineer US Army Intelligence Center, Europe until I left in 1991. At the time I think it was 7th Corps in Stuttgart came under our umbrella. USAREUR isn’t what it...

Frits, I don’t have any details as I haven’t spoken with neighbor but most likely get the low down next Friday at the neighborhood holiday gathering. Guessing it wasn’t as severe as expected as he has been using it past week or so, these last few days brushhogging his property adjoining mine...

A door that swings? How offense. A door that self identifies as operating in the direction of choice…

Sophie with one of the Brazilians

Ron, birds can be funny about sharing. Every morning there is a collection of doves, finches, Brazilians, mynas, cardinals. Every morning we (mostly Sophie) thrown a cup of mixed birdseed out past the door. The doves and mynas tend to be flocks of varying size. The doves often act like bullys...

67°F and no rain. Christmas gathering was a huge success, way, way too much good food. A bit of perspective. Many many posts here on GM about precious family times, the kids coming home, visiting at their place etc. For those of us choosing to live out here in the middle of the Pacific, those...

Paul, they seem to bruise easier and take much longer to heal.

Merry Christmas 66°F and no rain. I did get my HD shopping, fuel run, and P.O. visit in yesterday. Relaxed holiday ahead. I’m cooking a ham for dinner gathering with friends. Prayers for all Be safe (and warm) Have a great day

Still Christmas Eve here, but wishing you all a very Merry Christmas (before I turn in) [emoji16]

Happy Birthday, Fuddy

Wife happened on some during her walk They like when I mow.

A special Merry Christmas and extra prayers for wife and family Mike.

Happy Birthday to Mrs Dennis tomorrow and many more

67°F and no rain. Not sure what I’ll get into today, maybe that trip to town that didn’t happen yesterday. Good chance I’ll err on side of energy conservation though [emoji3] Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

I too am a bit disappointed with the SL mesh. Likely too high expectations. Tried in two scenarios. First, at the main house I have need to internet out to my tractor/utility shed to monitor my off grid PV system. In the past, I’ve used a combination of Apple Airport, then replaced with 1st...

What a cute fur baby, Paul. You’ve got to be excited 🤙

Prayers for your brother Lou

Sitting here drinking my coffee and reading GM, temp risen to a balmy 66°F, but I might have to put more clothes on if I keep reading about you guys. Stay warm, stay safe.

65°F and no rain. A good long day on the tractor yesterday. All my flail mowing caught up for this round. Have a couple of small project in need of a shopping list before heading for town. Need to replenish diesel as well. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

69°F and .04 inches rain Semi productive day yesterday. Good Dr visit, now wait for contact from surgeons office, likely beginning of the year Trip to Safeway a bit expensive. Prime Rib roast on sale 7.99lb. Significantly better than last week’s $15lb. Limit of 1 roast per loyalty card. Found...

66°F and 0 rain First day of Winter Finished flail mowing Laupahoehoe end of property. Followup appointment for me with eye Dr. Learn results of peripheral vision test and next step for my droopy lips. A little bit of shopping as we are responsible for the ham for Christmas dinner. Need...

65°F and .26 inches of rain. Yesterday’s weather for us was just annoying compared to the severity in other areas with short periods of blustery rain. No complaints on my part. Got some inside stuff done. Got a NAS storage setup but no data transferred yet. Very nice dinner out with Sophie...

67°F and .12 inches rain. Bulk of forecast storm is passing. Much less rain than other areas. Wind, stop and go not as bad as forecast. Will have to see how the morning plays out. Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon. Take Sophiet o dinner later Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Frits, did your kids grow up learning a second language? My Mom was French/Polish and grew up speaking English and French as there was a significant French speaking population, but no Polish. Sadly, we only grew up with English, I guess as my Dad came from an only English speaking (Irish)...

We get the ISS alerts. Always a treat when sky is clear, but I never get up for the early morning passes.

Don, never heard of Hoarfrost, even growing up in Maine.

Don, with RNG as your fashion consultant I bet you could drive that tractor in stylish comfort next year. Hmmm, might you be mistaken for a biker? [emoji2]

Me too - earpods and glasses [emoji16]

67°F and 0 rain. Likely watch some football today some inside clean up. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

While the day was a bit overcast and a few sprinkles I did get a few hours seat time with the flail. Not as exciting as you guys out there moving snow, but shorts, tee, and slippahs and I was comfortable.

Mostly My rated battery capacity is 45.6 kw My daily usage tends to be in high 20s. My overnight runs about 40% of my high point state of charge, ie if 100%, about 60% when I check in morning. When sun is good what doesn’t go to charge actually provides direct power. In winter, days are shorter...

65°F and .6 inches rain. Stormy weather, wind and rain predicted for weekend. Likely be inside time. Guys pulled out a victory in H&F. Our last game of 2022 due to holiday visitors. Today is unplanned at this point, just take it as it comes. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and just started raining. Off to town this morning. Some food, gas, diesel, hydraulic oil. Need to make PO stop as well. Hand and Foot this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

That had to be upsetting Drew Sure hope the NC dentist acts responsibly.

Got new cooler installed today. Geez, my fingers don’t do as well in tight spaces as they used.

Well Ted, don’t feel lonely. Of course I usually compound the agony by involving Sophie who not only concurs but gives me grief for not making the better decision initially. Been a very good day here. Top of the list my solar made 100%, 1st time in 18 days. Not really dry, but enough I got the...

Drew, I’m probably indicative of your banking frustration. My longest relationship, about 40 years, I’ve physically visited about a handful of times. Second longest, 30 something, have never visited. Local credit union, less than a handful per year last 5 years or so. Basically, my financial...

Drew, gas 12/13 Product: Unleaded Plus Quantity: 10.719000 Price: 4.6690 Amount: 50.0500

64°F and .01 inches rain. Yesterday was nicest day in a couple of weeks. I did get my Honda EU7000 fully serviced and new gas tank installed. A bit more challenging putting back together than taking apart. Let it purr about 4 hours putting slow charge back into my battery bank. Nice to see...

66°F and 1.22 inches rain Hope for enough dryness to be productive. That might involve moving Sophie’s BX so I have enough room to work on the honda generator. Seems my tractor shed has most of its space filled with no room left to work, not even on whatever is parked there. I see major...

Got new cooler from Messicks today, but won’t get to install before tomorrow.

Deleted

If TV is Airplay capable then direct from Mac Or Apple TV.

68°F and 2.94 inches rain. Never got dry enough to mow yesterday, not promising for today. It did clear up in afternoon for a great Happy Hour under the carport at cottage. Sophie has bone density appointment this morning in Hilo. Small lunch gathering at a neighbors which I would expect...

I know I don’t remember. Haven’t used one since the 70’s would be my guess.

All this chatter about snow, snow removal. Guess I should be grateful my rain pretty much takes care of itself. Snow = outside, in the cold days for most of you. Rain = inside, warmth and comfort for me. Better quit whining [emoji16]

Gonna guess a goodly percentage of our GM crew have worked a slide rule in our day. Seem to recall having a round one at some point. Wonder how many of the current generation can work one?

65°F and .41 inches rain Had planned to mow dogs’ area this morning but would need to dry out first. Uess the whole morning will be wait and see what the wx does. Afternoon is supposed to be in person Happy Hour up to the Cottage. In that regard, I am doing a beef stew in the Insta Pot...

Frits, I’m more familiar with Kill A Watt. https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3EAFBCPP7YQBF&keywords=Kill%2Ba%2Bwatt&qid=1670780157&sprefix=kill%2Ba%2Bwatt%2Caps%2C475&sr=8-5&th=1

Hope you are feeling better, Drew.

65°F and.19 inches rain. Ahhh the rain. Spoiled visibility at the volcanoes yesterday, but otherwise a nice gathering of friends sweetened by winning $60 of grocery gift certificates. Our Canadian Guests got the grand prize, a 1 night stay at KMC cottage. Meal was good as well. Otherwise...

68°F and .08 inches rain Guys finally won!!!!! Food was good too. Trip to Volcano National Park this morning. Christmas lunch with my retired military buddies at the Kīlauea Military Camp. Will check out both lava flows while there. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Yup, ordered the NH from Messicks. They are awesome in that they will ship USPS without a fuss. Shipping only $26 vs over $100 from other source. Also this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094FHD45R?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details don’t know if it will work, but will look. 30 days to...

Have to admit my eyes may have contributed to the Rainbow Bridge stream this morning.

Frits, I’m afraid that is a family experience solely lacking in todays world. Such discussions always provide for lessons learned.

Drew, agree with your post on books and not banning. The other side of that is required reading. Sometimes I suspect that gets used to push ideology.

65°F and .77 inches rain. Another moist day ahead? Likely another day of. Reduced physical productivity - oK that doesn’t sound too bad [emoji14] Hand & Foot and dinner this afternoon. Costco’s lobster ravioli on the menu. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Sorry for your loss, Paul. RIP

Really nice. Can you give us idea of size?

Really nice. Can you give us idea of size?

As we haven’t had particularly sunny days of late, rainy season has arrived, PV production has been down with having generator having to contribute. My Kohler 14 RESA propane is primary. I also have a Honda EU7000 as a backup. Have not run in several months so figured a good time to let it run...

Good question Drew. Only way I see it could be if it somehow caused some sort of distortion (twisting) while in motion. Mounting is at the 4 corners. The leakage is in the finned area. Was hoping just a loose connection, but not.

68°F and .79 inches rain Another rainy day. Ophthalmologist pleased with Sophie’s eye, slow progress but healing. Back in 6 weeks but a break from her drop regimen. Took my leaking LS oil cooler to radiator shop in hopes it was repairable, nope. These are a Samsung unit MaybeI can replace...

Those 10” Drew?

The oiler cooler on my LS xr4140H is leaking again. The original was replaced under warranty. Went to a radiator shop in hopes it might be repairable - nope. This is what it is

A day for remembrance here. Always special events. Not many survivors left. I suspect that will be a sad, different day when all are gone.

68°F and .90 inches rain Off to Hilo town this morning. Sophie’s ophthalmologist appointment and in town errands. Hope wx for the day dries up, otherwise it will be an indoor day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

That would be true as well, but I was referring more to altitude 🤙

Not at all, currently 71° We are about an hour by car.

Couple of shots from our Mauna Loa visit

Dennis that’s a major decision 🤙🤙🤙🤙 Both wife and I are unemployable now.

We got about 118 pics, will get a couple good ones I hope

69°F and .06 inches rain. Slept in a bit. Got to bed late as we ventured up to see the lava flow last night. Amazing! What a spectacular! We were there between 11 and midnight, stopping maybe a dozen times along the observation route, Dave and Theresa taking dozens of pics. We’ll playback on...

67°F and 0 rain Guys got trounced at H&F. Fortunately dinner was great and. The company even better. Should be dry enough to till the garden plot again. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and .25 inches rain. It was mostly an inside day yesterday I got my Christmas shopping done. Actually not that difficult. Sit at kitchen table and write out a bunch of checks and online gift cards. We apparently get sizes right as there has never been a return. Of course that may indicate...

67°F and .93 inches rain, still raining. Could be an inside day. Eye test, for peripheral vision, was a bit strange, my 1st encounter with such a machine. Have to return for results in a couple weeks. Grilled some nice porterhouse steaks which came out perfect. Prayers for all Be safe...

Frits, awesome stack of wood 🤙

65°F and .32 inches rain. Off to town this morning. Appointment with eye Doc, some sort of tape test that measures my droopy eyelids and start process for surgery. Will do some food shopping and stop by brewery to swap out empty keg. Canadien friends , that was Dave with the PW wand...

Morning not off to great start. Broke starter rope on pw second pull. Luckily found a suitable replacement (I think) will know shortly. Fortunately, one of easiest recoil starters to rerope that I’ve had.

My latest propane fill was just over $6/g with Tax

68°F and .24 inches rain Power washing went well Look to get that finished today Interesting watching the news coverage of Mauna Loa. Nationally, seems more dire, with the DKI highway the major artery between east and west and the perils of air quality. For most of its life Saddle Rd was...

Blue dot is us in relation to eruption Can’t see the show as Frits posted. Still blue sky here, but with some haze.

I’m such a mileage slackard Less than 2k on my exercise bike this year Less than 12k on wife’s 2016 Pilot since 2016. Less than 20k on my 2019 Ridgeline since 2019.

For those interested http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/vmap/new/ If link works will give picture of volcanoes (yes we have 2 going off right now) on air quality.

Congrats, Mostly. Very impressive.

67°F and no rain Likely make a PO run today as I missed it yesterday. Primary task on agenda is pressure washing at the cottage. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Extra prayers for your wife, Mike

71°F and no rain Our Volcanoes seems to be quite the news item. Several friends have gotten some spectacular pics. This 2 properties up from us From our place And a friend in Hilo, his condo The Big Island is decided into 9 lava zones. We are zone 8, quite safe. Going to a neighbor...

Name only, no looking at anything special. Our lows would be in 60’s, days in 70’s. About sane as rest of year, but wetter.

Totally agree. Sure miss learning from this thread.

Ron, prayers for BIL and family

70°F and 0 rain. But seems we are having a bit of volcanic eruption, Mauna Loa. Not a threat to us, as we are on the slopes of Mauna Kea. A potential concern for others. An easy day yesterday. I did swap out the flail for the tiller and got a good first run for a winter garden. Haircut...

65°F and no rain. No big plans for the day. Continue piddling from yesterday, a dump run, watch some football. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

That’s important, especially purebreds with known genetic weaknesses. 🤙 We tested our boxers when breeding.

A cutie for sure, but I don’t recall either. Growing up etc we never had more than a single dog, then back in the 90’s when we got our 2nd Boxer, Ruby, it was only a couple weeks before we found ourselves rescuing Jack. We soon realized the different dynamics and have had multiple boxers ever...

For more than half my military career I had a mustache although often frowned upon. When I was a company commander vocally hated them, but in our battalion, 4 of the 5 had one with the consensus the 5th would have if she could have grown one. Many times, if taking leave longer than 2 weeks I’d...

63°F and .01 inches rain. Dryer but cool day anticipated. Need to do some piddling around stuff, but haven’t determined what priority yet [emoji3] Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Or maybe should be to get proper perspective.

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Wngsprd. And many more.

65°F and 2 inches rain A very nice TDay Thanks for all the BD wishes Likely too wet to do much today. Energy conservation may be appropriate. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Hope you see improvement, Bird 🤙

Happy Thanksgiving gang 65°F and .76 inches rain. Stormy day predicted. Turkey all prepped, ready to go on the grill. Ham and sides will be done as the morning progresses. All to be joined by the various offerings of our guests this afternoon. This has almost always been a family day for us...

Congrats PJ

Yummmmmmmm

66°F and .26 inches rain. Guess most of the day will be prep for tomorrow. Expecting gathering of 19. Might get another lock set or 2 installed. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Birthday, Mrs Phil.

Good trip to town. Ended up having breakfast with wife at a place we haven’t eaten at in years. Grass dried enough to mow the dogs area. I’m sure they will be happy. It was really thick and tall. Got another lockset changed out. Dennis, sounds like you are slowly getting better.🤙 Note: this...

Good trip to town. Ended up having breakfast with wife at a place we haven’t eaten at in years. Grass dried enough to mow the dogs area. I’m sure they will be happy. It was really thick and tall. Got another lockset changed out. Dennis, sounds like you are slowly getting better.🤙

PJ, those pesky rodents -PITA Sure hope you didn’t lose anything of great value.

66°F and .42 inches rain. Today I get to renew my drivers license, being at that privileged stage of life requiring zi do do every 2 years. I just don’t fathom why I need all that proof, birth certificate, social security card, etc. I ‘m the same person as 2 years ago. Proof of physical...

Awesome how couples take care of each other 🤙🤙

Guess we all get a dose of self humiliation at some point. Glad no damage or injuries.

64°F and .47 inches rain. Expect to be mostly piddling around today. If dry likely get on roof to reconfigure last two UAPs for my network. Some in house prep for Thanksgiving. Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

That’s an ‘ouch’, RNG. Be careful.

66°F and 1.37 inches rain. Kubota retrieval went pretty much according to plan. Took a bit longer as Vern had some challenge negotiating the gate with his trailer as we waited with the tractor for entry to his property. No action pics but a celebratory one Vern claims no water in cylinders or...

I’d go $1500 if he included Backhoe and Rotary mower. If he was a good friend he’d just offer for $1000. [emoji16]

67°F and 2.45 inches rain. Kubota retrieval this morning provided it dries a bit. Tentatively scheduled 10ish so a few hours. Should get more info as to why he thinks it’s toast. Otherwise will be a let’s see what comes day. Didn’t sleep all that well given the thunder and lightning most of...

Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Fuddy

Got a call from Kubota neighbor seeking my assistance getting his tractor home. He’s pretty convinced that the engine is toast from its encounter with the pond. Thinks it likely ingested water via air intake. I’ll load his bucket and rotary mower on trailer then tow the tractor. Tough lesson.

69°F and .02 inches rain. Guys lost at H&F, gal smiling. Off to Hilo town this morning. Need to pick up a Turkey and Sophie’s prescription. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

69°F and .38 inches rain. Spent too much at Costco yesterday without getting anything special. What a madhouse!! Tracking notices say my items for my UniFi network are in my P.O. Box. Will retrieve those this morning and hopefully can get that reconfiguration finished today. Prayers for all...

66°F and .65 inches rain Successful day yesterday getting all my errands. Off to Costco this morning. Never back before early afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Hope not

65°F and .14 inches rain. Still need to make the HD run I didn’t do yesterday. Don’t need to buy a new water pump as I found a better deal on Amazon. 1 HP Red Lion. Slightly better specs than HD Everbuilt and on sale $125 cheaper. Need to make a dump run, pick up at P.O. and get fuel while in...

Get betta soon, Dennis

Got water/pressure back. May be victim of 2 unrelated actions. When I replaced my sediment filters in July I replaced 1st in line with a 5 micron instead of 10 or 20. In Aug I rehabbed my pressure tank in Aug I suspect I liked loosed up 15 years of sediment This is my spin down filter This the...

Thanks Frits Often times, it takes stepping back and pondering the less obvious approach. The benefit of having been there, failed, and finally succeed over the years [emoji16]

Thanks ScaredyC

Ron Partially my fault With tractor nose down the front wheels were pointed extreme right. My next to last lift we pulled and tire caught on a rock, breaking seal. No apparent damage. If we had been able to get someone to ride the tractor and attempt to straighten steering might have avoided. Of...

66°F and .01 inches rain Today looking to be perhaps boring compared to yesterday. Need to investigate significant loss of water pressure. Either a change of my filters, which aren’t that old or pump is starting to fail. Filters much cheaper but pumps don’t last forever either. Zoom Happy...

He talked about a tow truck being available as a last resort. I suspect the quote was interesting as I think closest would have been 50 miles round trip.

Unfortunately, no stout tree in reasonable distance, just some scrubby guava. Noone had a block and tackle, my winch is only a 1 ton.

Took way too long, but success. Removed both the mower and his bucket. Tried to pull out from rear, but with my tractor in middle and 4x4 trucks along each side just couldn’t get enough traction with all 3 vehicles spinning. Excavated couple of feet on front end. Using my FEL and straps able to...

Unfortunately, my videographer got too involved watching.

Said he was really glad to be wearing seat belt.

Not looking too promising. Neighbor off to talk to those with better equipment, way beyond my capability but will assist if I can Front down to axel, but doesn’t appear to be in water. Limited flat area in rear.

Drew, i read an article not too long ago that talked about Starlink-GPS possibility. Guessing that would help Tesla.

And here I’m thinking just me. Don’t recall hearing that one FixOrRepairDaily

Stopped raining, so going to check it out shortly 2016 Kubota L4600 Wt 5000 w/loader & cutter + 1,000 lbs rear blast Sent me these pics Frits, I believe you’re right, but I’ll look.

66°F and .09 inches rain, most of it this past hour and still raining. Nice dinner out with friends. Took a call from neighbor just after dark. Got his Kubota stuck while brushhogging neighbor. Says it is down slope into neighbor’s pond sitting about 45-50°. Not in water but mired and no...

Prayers for your friend and pax, Paul

66°F and .29 inches rain. Never rained hard yesterday, just in an annoying on and off way all day. Trip to town was a success, but forgot being a Fed holiday the PO would be closed. Still a good stop as our state tax rebate was in the box. Took advantage of the wx and set up my new MacBook...

After just reading of Roy’s passing… I suspect you’ll retire comfortably.

Just read of Roy’s passing. Feeling a bit numb. RIP, Roy. You will be missed, my friend.

OMG, not something I expect to read first thing in the morning!!! Usually a post by Roy. You will be sorely missed, Roy. Prayers and condolences to Suzette and daughter. RIP , Sailor 🫡

Dennis, running those number can be interesting exercise. Don’t know how many times I’ve run them, before, during, & after. Likely a very important consideration for young guys is health insurance costs. We opted to take SS at 62 with goal to payoff house. Guess we are as close to debt free as...

66°F and 0 rain 🤙🤙🤙 and THANKS TO ALL MY FELLOW VETS. Yes keys all the same Guys finally had a victorious evening. Off to Hilo town for some shopping and errands. Need to stop at PO Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

63°F and .21 inches rain Nothing major planned this morning. Might start replacing the door lock set as they are starting to fail. Seems the cheap metal inside fails, guessing it’s related to environment. Got a box of 10 matched sets from Amazon. Each set came with 6 keys, giving me 60. Sure...

68°F and .66 inches rain. No luck with powering network yesterday, just might be stuck until new POE switch arrives. Did get my cable run between floors. A bit of liquid soap made the difference. No plan for the day yet. Coffee first. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°F and 0 rain Limited success with my network project. The new Ethernet cable fire the 10ft mast took way too long working alone. Too many trips up and down the ladder to the roof, but got it done. Still need to run a cable between floors, bit of a challenge. Partial success with network...

Well, I have heard there are some nets that are illegal here, but not mine [emoji16]

Prayers for quick recovery, Frits

Happy Birthday, Mrs MG