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I have had 'shine from several states. None of it really appealed to me all that much. But my dad started getting some homemade peach brandy from SE OH near where BEF is originally from. That was actually pretty tasty.

I think the worst part of using radiators to make 'shine was not being clean. The ethaline glycol was causing the blindness and other health issues.

Good morning! 8° now, low 30's later today. Supposed to be the first day above freezing in the last 14 days or something like that. Forecast for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday is interesting. Storm track is going to make a big difference on what happens here. I have used a snow blower over gravel...

Good morning! 10 now, high of 29 later. Got a dusting of snow overnight. First week of February is going to be a roller coaster of weather. Rebuilt the ground drive of the snow blower yesterday. The original friction disc was really tired. I now have 1st gear again! Rebuilt the carb, but forgot...

Good morning! -2 and sunny. Supposed to get near 20 today. Warm up next week, then another cold weekend predicted next weekend. Been up for a while. Still haven’t decided what or if I am gonna get into today. Keeping the wood burner fed is the only thing I am definitely gonna do. Hope that...

I have used an adapter for a different brand tool. It really does work and is an inexpensive way to keep older tools running. I had switched to DeWalt 20V and this was a cheap way to keep a couple of older tools working...

Happy Birthday Bird!

I don't know how fast I was going on the TGV, but on the German version, they have a digital speedo on the wall of each rail car. On one of the legs to Frankfurt, it was rolling along about 300 KMH....or 186 MPH, that was moving along. :)

On they into town this morning: Good morning! -10 in town, actually colder than at the house which was a balmy -6. Supposed to get to 28 or so later. Yesterday was another quiet day. So far, today is starting out the same. Handed off warranty reporting this week. Be interesting to see if it...

DEF, is, IMO, the least annoying of the after treatment systems for diesel emissions. IME (which is with construction equipment), DEF mostly works fine. But, it is intolerant of poor maintenance, poor DEF handling, and not being allowed to work. DEF has a shelf life, especially once it is in...

Good morning! It is 8° now, high of maybe 19° today. It was -2° when I left the house, both on the thermometer & the truck. When I got down off the hill into the valley, it was a moderate -12° in the valley. Always is colder driving through the valley amongst the farms. Coldest I ever saw on...

I am not sure what is going on with cat food. My wife did try to order from Chewy Saturday night and they showed no stock :oops:. Locally, the dog food was ok stock level in both stores we were in. We are ok now for cat food. But if we run low, I can see our cats showing us the door:ROFLMAO:!

I have a 3 sided "cab" on my snow blower also. Makes a HUGE difference in comfort level for me when getting rid of snow. I also "cobbled" together an air collector off the front of the engine and have it ducted to the front window of the cab. The warm air off the engine does wonders keeping the...

Good morning! It was 2° this morning when I got up. Supposed to get to 29° today with more snow. A fair amount of cool days coming up this week. Maybe getting into the 30's once February starts. Hopefully today's snow is light. I am feeling it today from wrestling the snow blower yesterday...

I have a Speeco 3pt splitter and a NH TC21D for power. No loader, so I haul my wood to the wood pile with a trailer. Yes, the splitter is a bit slow with 4.9 GPM. But the way I arrange my splitting process, it works for me. Unload from the trailer, split, stack, repeat. The ram has time to...

Got to spend quality time with the snow blower today. Seemed to have gotten 4” of snow today. Lots of empty shelves in the 2 stores we were in this morning. Fortunately Rural King had on box of cat food and some stray cans. So the cats won’t show us the door. Grocery store had 0 cans of cat...

Good morning! -6 now, supposed to get to 27 later today. Maybe some snow tomorrow. Finishing 2nd cup of coffee. Up early, didn’t sleep very well. Gas went off during the night, wife got an after hours service call that wasn’t for her store. Ended up getting out of bed around 4, just as the...

Good morning! 12 now, high today is supposed to be 19. Overnight low is predicted to be -4. Wood burner is gonna get a workout. Took a vacation day. Not sure what I will get into. Staying warm will be high on the list! Coffee and bagels for breakfast. Not sure what I will make us for supper...

Good morning! 21° now. Likely the high for the day. Tomorrow is gonna be a bit frosty, figures, burning a vacation day..... Most of my train trips have been in Europe. Rode the TGV from Paris - Nantes several times, the high speed German train from Hamburg to Frankfurt, Birmingham to Shrewsbury...

Good morning! 27° maybe 31° later. The closest weather station to where I live claimed 11" of snow. I was out in it early clearing the driveway somewhat. Last evening, where there wasn't any drifting, I would guess 8" - 9" of snow fell. The snow blower got a workout. I had trouble seeing in...

Good morning! 13 now, 34 later. The ice/snow is supposed to start late this afternoon. Need to get some gas and pre-treat the sidewalk this afternoon. I can see I will be up early in the morning clearing the snow, I have MSHA refresher training at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Just took it easy...

Good morning! 31° now, may struggle to 34° or so later. Tomorrow is supposed to be in the mid 20's. They have changed the forecast a bit for Sunday into Monday for us. Winter storm warnings are out, supposedly we are going to get 4" - 9" of snow. Maybe the snow blower will get a work out after...

Condolences Toppop

Good morning! It was 9° at the house when we got up this morning. Supposed to get to 23° today. House felt cool this morning, gas well must have stuck overnight, the furnace was off. But fortunately, I had been up about 2:30 AM for a nature call, and decided to add wood to the wood burner, that...

Good evening. Was a cool day, high of 23. Supposed to get down to 11 or so tonight. The wood burner is feeling good this evening. Still tired from the trip. came home a day early, seems the truck burped oil out of the rear differential on the way down. It made a mess, but was not really that...

Good morning! Was 16 when I got up, supposed to get to 37 later. Rest of the week is a bit of a roller coaster of temps and types of moisture coming from the sky. Truck tires are healed. Local independent tire dealer I have used for years was able to fix the tire. So now to get ready to head...

Yesterday’s flat tire turned into a fiasco. The tire was miserable to get off the truck, the spare has issues, and the tire can’t be fixed. It was one of those days. I did finally get out for a short ride about 4:30. Some country roads, gravel roads, farm access roads, and woods. Good thing I...

Good afternoon! Raining and mid 50‘s. Happy New Year!

Good morning! 46 now, 51 later. Happy New Year! We will spend a quiet night at home. May have a glass of Sagamore Rye as a toast to the new year, well before midnight. The only way I will see midnight is if nature calls about that time 🤣 Got home from dinner last night, got out of the truck...

Ours normally do disappear. But today was odd. Louie just stayed close like he was on guard duty.

The Dish equipment is upgraded. The only thing they didn’t replace was the cables 😲 Tech was a nice guy, work order was a mess. Our cats don’t like strangers. They disappear. Except today, Louie, our MC stayed in whatever room the tech was in and was giving him the evil eye. At one point, he...

I have a small farm bike also @Milo. Just a bit older than yours. I use a Bultaco Alpina for trips around the property, short trips, woods rides, etc. it is a fun bike. You don’t need fast and powerful to be fun

My wait has been reduced, tech supposed to be here between 11:30 - 12:45…..

Good morning! 39 now and foggy. Supposed to get to 49 today. An air fryer is da bomb. We have one, it gets used more than we thought (was a gift). Well, the geniuses at Dish continue to prove their incompetence. My wife specifically requested they contact me via text so I was not stuck in the...

That is exactly how I added rear remote to my TC21D. P, PB, and T were plumbed into the distribution block on the RH side of the engine. You may have to turn a diverted valve in the block to make it work. A 8 GPM Wolverine brand valve, a mounting bracket, and some hoses to the rear with quick...

Good afternoon! 42 now, radar shows more rain is about here. Several days in the 50’s in the forecast. It is a sad day in NE Ohio weather forecasting. Melissa Mack is leaving her job as meteorologist on Fox 8 to spend more time with her son. Not sure how good she was at forecasting, but she was...

Good morning! 35 now, 58 later, so they predict. Looks like the rain is past us. Was raining hard earlier. Worked on the trailer yesterday. It was really pleasant outside. Wife had the birds out and they were enjoying the weather. The guineas were working it for treats. She made ham and bean...

Good morning! A sunny 44 now, near 49 later? The forecast is mild for the next week. We had a quiet day. Wife made ham for dinner, was quite good. We saved Christmas gifts until last evening. Cats got new toys, but a gift bag and an empty box have been the favorite. all you can eat sushi...

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!

I heard the same thing. We must live in an alternate reality. 😲 Odd how much I hear about MIA 10mm sockets and occasionally wrenches. The ones that go MIA for me are 8mm & 9mm! And I can rarely find replacements at the pawn shop that sell loose sockets for $0.50 and loose wrenches for $1.00.

Good morning! A frosty 16 right now but sunny. Supposed to get to 36 later. They lied about yesterday’s high. Never got above 31 at the house. Looks like a stretch of mild temperatures in the 10 day. Our plans to go see family in MD for Christmas are cancelled. They all have been tested...

My 48” box blade is just wider than rear tires of my NH TC21D. It works fine as long as I don’t get dumb with how hard I am digging or using the scarifiers.

Good morning! 30 now. The forecast changed from yesterday, now saying 36 for the high. We shall see. Predicted to be about 55 on Christmas Day with rain. Great new @Buppies! Not sure what I am gonna get into today. Plenty to occupy my time. Still haven’t got the snow blower drug out. Though I...

Good morning! Sunny 24° right now. Supposed to get to 42° today. Truck is in for service today. After today, I am off work until 1-10-2022. Got to burn up that vacation before the sell by date! :) Step son tested positive yesterday. He lives in WV. Seems to be having the common symptoms so...

Good news on your scan Drew! That knee is ugly Don.... 😲

Good Morning! It is 24° now, may get to 40° today. Sky was really clear this morning. Looked like a full moon when I was going out to get into the truck this morning. Hope the healing is going good buppies and Don. Yesterday ended up being kind of a lazy day. Other than bringing in wood for...

Good morning! 31 now, supposed to get to 36. The rain is over. Think it alternated between rain and drizzle all day yesterday. The trigger rebuild went great. I think the biggest issue was the poor fit of the trigger rebound spring plunger. I had to use a punch to push it out of the bore. A...

On a smaller tractor, you want a blade just wide enough to cover your rear tire tracks. You can move enough material to run out of traction. I keep hearing about weight, but, and this will likely get me flamed, IMO, technique makes up for weight. I have a 4’ King Kutter XB for the NH and I can...

Good morning! 35 now. Supposed to get to 53 today, then cool off to mid 30‘s during the day tomorrow. It is raining now and looks to rain most of the day. I went for a bottle of Sagamore Rye for Christmas Roy. Little pricey for my cheap bones….but it is quite tasty. Since it is raining…think I...

Good morning! 33° now, big change from yesterday. Allegedly going to 47° today. Rain tomorrow. Good luck today buppies. Sounds like good news Toppop. @RedNeckGeek - You forgot Die Hard on the list of Christmas movies! Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. After last year, this one was...

Good morning! It is 55° right now and may break 60°. Temperatures are supposed to start falling and be in the low 30's tonight. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Today is the start of my 67th lap of the sun..... Yesterday was relatively quiet day. Got some parts in the mail that have been...

Thanks, but my birthday is actually tomorrow. Inn recounting last year, I am going by day of the week instead of calendar day. That is the way I remember it.

Tuscarawas Cty. OH....I think I know where that is located And how to pronounce it.... 😄

Happy Birthday Mrs. PJ

Good morning! 45° now, 55° later. There is a chance of some rain. Yesterday was only 51° or so and was very pleasant. And sunny. Hope it goes well Friday buppies. Well no machine delivery this week. The truck driver has problems with this trailer and needs parts that are not available. It is...

Good morning! 27° now, was 23° when I got up. Supposed to get to 51 or so today. Sitting here waiting to see if the steering wheel holder shows up to move the machine. If so, going to be LONG day. We plan on doing the delivery today yet today due to schedules. If not today, likely early next...

No double post today. The steering wheel holder that was supposed to deliver the machine to the customer never showed up.......

Good morning! Was a frosty 25° early this morning. Wood burner was still throwing heat when I got up, stoked it up. May get to 50° today. Supposed to be a mild week. Puttered in the garage yesterday. Got some more done to the Bultaco I am rebuilding. Cleaned a shower head in the ultrasonic...

Good afternoon! It is 40 and sunny. Was a frosty 24 when I got up this morning. Had a very intense storm early afternoon yesterday. Lots of wind and rain. Was coming home from the eye doctor, saw a 10 deg temperature drop in 3 miles in the storm. Lots of limbs and dead ash trees were down. It...

Good morning! 60 now and was drizzling. Temps are supposed to fall today. Thoughts to everyone affected by the storms. Looked bad in the news this morning. Sitting in the chair at the eye doctors. Overdue for new glasses. Called yesterday, they had a cancellation and a spot available at 10:15...

@RedNeckGeek said: "Time to break out the Christmas movies. The Lethal Weapon and Die Hard series come to mind, or the ultimate: Christmas Story..." You left out: Bad Santa, Scrooged, and Christmas Vacation. I have already watched a couple of them. "Looking forward to the next installment of...

Good morning! 43 now and going to 53. Possible rain, wind, & T'storms tonight. Tomorrow is supposed to warm with rain, then falling temperatures. I have a shower head I need to run through the ultrasonic tank. Need to remember to do that. I wish I had gotten one of these tanks some time ago...

Good morning! 23° now, allegedly going to 40° today. The snow from yesterday was light, but didn't completely melt. Warm up this weekend and rain. Hope buppies & Toppop are doing better. I have had some things on order from Amazon as well. It seemingly is taking forever to get delivered...

Ok you eastern PA guys......careful out there, the gators are coming 🤣 https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/alligator-rescued-pennsylvania-river-despite-species-not-living-state

Good morning! 23 now and a dusting of snow overnight. It is slick underneath it though. My wife works south of where we live (I work north), she says short distance south of where we get on I-77, there was nothing. Allegedly going to 34 today. RIP Gray2, condolences Don Hope you feel better...

Good morning! 22° now, 31° later, maybe? Big change from yesterday morning when it was around 53°. Quiet day at work yesterday, didn't do much at home last evening. Was kind of tired for some reason. Likely not sleeping good the night before had a lot to do with it. Tonight there is a...

Good morning! 53 and still raining. Have had a lot of rain over night. Temps are supposed to fall through this afternoon. Grocery shopping, screw around in the garage, seems like I spent most of my time looking for a part I misplaced. 🤦‍♂️Finally found it. Also ran more stuff through the...

Good morning! 28 now, supposed to get to 51. Some rain later this evening. Skipped the wood splitter quality time, just puttered in the garage doing some clean up, straighten up, throw out, etc. Also cleaned parts in the ultrasonic cleaner. It is getting a workout. Went to the local AMCA...

Good morning! 33 now, maybe 44 later. Supposed to be a decent day. Splitting wood and Christmas get together with the local AMCA chapter tonight. Maybe a few other things. Yesterday‘s long tale was good. I feel better now that I related that day. Talked to a few friends as well who never heard...

Good morning! 38 and about to drizzle again. Supposed to get to 44 today. Yesterday's low 50's felt good. Mostly - 6k miles, I am impressed, congratulations. I have a couple of hard to change things with poor access for changing oil. I use a piece of cardboard to make an improvised ramp to...

Isn't AW68 awful thick for Saskatchewan?

Good morning! 50 now and windy, maybe 60 later? We shall see. Had to stop on the way to work this morning, the wind had blown a trash can out into the road. Vehicle ahead of me just went around it. Figured the right thing to do was to move it. Car came up behind me and started blowing the horn...

Good morning! 38 now, started off at 25. 46 later with a good chance of some rain. Was nice in the woods this morning. Saw one deer, but got entertained by several squirrels who didn’t seem to mind me sitting in their woods. Had an easy shot yesterday and didn’t take it. The deer was simply too...

@Alien - I recovered fine. I am recounting what happened 1 year ago when I had Covid. I seem to be reliving it in my head. Recounting what happened is doing some good.

Good morning! 37 now, supposed to be a high of 47. Woke up to about 1/2” of wet snow on the ground. The woods were awesome this morning with the snow. Scared 4 deer out as I was walking in. Listened to the squirrels chattering. As the temperature came up, felt like it was raining as the snow on...

Condolences about your cat BEF

Good morning! A very sunny 33 right now. Supposed to get to 40, maybe some light snow tonight. We put the tree up yesterday after we got back from shopping. We had lots of help from Louie, our Maine Coon cat. He loves Christmas and everything that goes with it. He claimed the tree skirt before...

@Kyle_in_Tex I am amazed at what I am remembering as well. So far, I just seem to remember each day as it comes. It is odd, I feel like a weight is lifted off my shoulders each day after I recount one year ago. Good news on my co-worker. He is doing much better and had a negative test...

Good morning! 36 now and likely as warm as it will get. Slight chance of a dusting of snow tonight. Got a dusting last night, it is already gone. I likely need to drag my snow blower out of it’s slumber, service it, and install the cab. I know the chance of needing it is increasing. Maybe this...

Good morning! 24 now, supposed to get to 36 today. It is sunny and calm now. Condolences on the loss of your FIL PJ. Got into a lot of different little things yesterday. Was satisfying just getting some things accomplished, even if not memorable! We typically have a 2nd “Thanksgiving” at home...

Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Wng!

Good morning! 28 now, 41 later. We have a chance of flurries today, but not holding my breath. Wind was blowing pretty good early this morning. Slept in this morning. If 6:15 is considered sleeping in. Wife is working today, I am off. Not sure what I am gonna get into. Thanksgiving was good...

Happy Thanksgiving! Good morning! 43 now. Looks like pretty stable temperatures all day. Rain is not far off. Going to my step sister’s for Thanksgiving. The family will be there in force. My dad is 90, he still won’t like turkey! They are giving me a break on doing smoke and fried turkey’s...

Happy birthday David!

Good morning! 20 now, 46 later. Supposed to rain on Thanksgiving. Off today, will get into something. Just not sure what yet. Going to buy a used hitch haler this afternoon. I don’t have a loader, and, IMO, the NH is too small for a carry all. There are times I want to haul small stuff with the...

"Rich, that's a hell of a story (your hospital visit)" Oh there is more.....once I was admitted there were some interesting happenings. Some of which is similar to Drew's story. But I will recount that as I get there. I probably am boring people but so far, it has been surprisingly...

I have worked with hydraulics for the past 43 year. IMO, the ONLY thing that should be between a reservoir and a pump is a large hose with clean oil. Period. Return line filtration is very efficient and is widely accepted within ag and construction industry. Why, it works. Every system I have...

@Popgadget - That is the same model I got. It is amazing how it cleans. I will have to try just plain water. So far I have used Dawn and Simple Green. I have had some nasty looking parts come out vastly better already @RedNeckGeek - I noticed the discoloration on a magneto cover with Simple...

Good morning! 21 now, maybe 39 later. Sky was really clear this morning. Yesterday was easy day. Most of the calls were the other product line, so I had it easy. Even the calls I got were easy. I like those days. Looking forward to Thanksgiving. Vacation day tomorrow. Last year, things weren't...

Good morning! 29 now, maybe 36 later. Lots of clear sky driving into work this morning. Went to the store with the wife yesterday, took a nap, brought in firewood, and worked in the garage. Cleaned some more parts in the ultrasonic cleaner and assembled a Bultaco engine. The RH main bearings...

@RedNeckGeek Late in my stay at the hospital, I could smell ba on. To this day, one of the few things that I smell constantly. Race gas’s is another. Everything else is hit or miss, mostly miss. Taste existed on certain things when I was allowed food again. The rest when I got home was a...

Good morning! 34 now, 44 later. Rain is on the way. Wood burner has the house quite comfy. Apparently the one cat thinks, she has been on the hearth rug all morning. Seems the farmer’s idea of 2 loads of wood and my idea is a bit different. Got most of it in the HF trailer, a little bit in the...

Good morning! It has been 26 since I woke up about 5:30 this morning. Supposed to get to 42 or so today. Sunrise was spectacular this morning…but I didn’t take a picture….doh. :oops: I have 2 trailer loads of wood to move today. I was given the wood by a local farm. They cut it, I have to move...

Good evening. 42 now, was 53 when I got up this morning. Had wind and rain this morning. Ken….70% BOL…..wow, that incredibly low. I was at 83% and they were considering drastic measures. You are lucky. One year ago today, I felt great, bought a new upright freezer from Menards, had date night...

in my house….Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams BIB, or Bulleit Rye. And chased with nothing….except another one

Good morning! 42 on the way to 62 today. Took another half day of vacation yesterday. Had a mid-afternoon vet appointment for the one cat. That was a down day with the news from the vet. So didn’t get much done when I got home. And one year ago, today was the 2nd day I felt sick. I had been...

Good afternoon. 39 now and we probably topped out for the day. But supposed to be low 60’s on Wednesday Another reasonably quiet day at work. So far. See if it lasts. Lots of memories today. It was one year ago today was the first day I felt sick with Covid. The first week was alternating days...

It is a Rovsun brand. Most seem made in China, so read a lot of reviews on different brands and chose this one. 15L tank capacity, mechanical dials for temperature and time control. A lot of reviews for other brands mentioned failures of the digital controls. So mechanical controls seemed...

Good afternoon! 35 and snowing. First one this year. Louie the Maine Coon cat is enjoying the snow. He is going from window to window to watch it fall. First weekend we have used the wood burner this year. Late start for us, but it has been too warm. We went shopping this morning, then we...

i just used a set of dial calipers and measured the OD of the rivnut. Then picked an appropriate drill bit.

Good morning! 31 now, maybe 41 later. The “S” word is still in the forecast, maps not really showing around here for today. I just see the shortages getting worse PG. it is ugly and widespread. Not really sure how it got this bad this fast. Took a half day of vacation yesterday to get some...

i have the HF rivnut tool also. For occasional use that I need it for, it is a good value and works. I found extra rivnuts on fleaBay.

Good afternoon! A very pleasant 69 now. Supposed to work it’s way down to the low 40’s for a high this weekend. The “S” word is in the forecast. We have not had a single fire yet this season. It has been mild enough to not need the wood burner. May change this weekend. Thank you to all the...

Do you have a rear remote? if so, this will work https://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Valves/Selector-Valves/13-GPM-12-Volt-DC-SAE-8-Solenoid-Operated-Double-Selector-Valve-Dynamic-DSV-62-08-12-9-8602.axd

I have a new polling place. Used to be right up the road in the township hall. Now it is in town, about 6 miles away. Walked in, I was the only one there besides the poll workers. Got asked if I was there to vote. “No, I am here to pay all of my unpaid parking tickets to the village” Every...

East Central Ohio, start late March/early April, usually late October/early November the last time. Mowed today, it needed it, hope that is it for this year…

Good morning! 43 now, 58 later. Dry today. Finally did it. March 31, 2022 is my final work day! I agreed to go to March to help do a service school and to train a new hire. Hopefully they find someone better than the last one. Everyone stay safe out there!

Good evening. 53 and still raining. Supposed to rain tomorrow as well. Happy birthday BEF. Got another mess dumped on me Friday. My co-worker who has issues with troubleshooting has been involved with a machine that once started, wouldn’t shut off. He has been dabbling with this one for 3+...

Loss of taste/smell are a pretty good indicator. Take care

Good morning! 44 now, may get to 72. Yesterday was very nice in the afternoon. I am on the other end of the phone with calls in for support. There are 2 sides to the customer support thing responses. I try, really do, but sometimes, you just have to say enough. Yesterday I was very busy. I was...

Good morning! 37 now, 70 later. Had frost on the windshield yesterday morning. First time in a while. The shorter days are crimping getting things done after work. The birds are not to happy either. There time to free range in the evenings is short. Just general workmanship Kyle. Tank/seat...

Good morning! 36 now, 65? later. The fall weather was a bit of a shock this weekend after 80 on Friday. Looks like normal fall temps are now here. Cleaned up in the garage this weekend, worked on the raffle race bike. There are a lot of things on that bike that doesn’t meet my standards. I...

Welcome to TBN from Tuscarawas County……just north of you

Good evening! Waiting for the better half to get home. Very nice day and evening so far. Looking like rain, but nothing yet. Sitting here with the ducks, guinea’s, and geese entertaining me. Oscar the Friendly Goose like people better than geese. He is entertaining. Last night was date night...

Good afternoon! 76 now. Rain starting tomorrow. Had a very pleasant lunch today. Having meetings at work. I only had to be involved on Tuesday. The service group went to lunch in town, we sat outside. Was about a perfect day to eat outside. Very pleasant. Had. Gyro, pretty tasty. First half...

I have 13 co-workers who are off work and positive for Covid today. 10 of the 13 are fully vaccinated. Seems to be quite common locally.

Good morning! 58 now and sunny. Near 79 later. Sounds like a nice day. Split the trailer load of wood yesterday, redid the wood pile cover. Need to replace a couple of tarps. Now that the trailer is empty, time to fill it back up from one of several pile of cut wood at the edge of the woods and...

Good morning! 64 now, 75 later. Just had a light rain move thru. Looks like that is it for today. Not sure what I will get into today. Really need to split a trailer full of wood that has been sitting waiting since spring. Might be a plan. Not sure what we will get into today. Tho I have a...

Yes I did race. Reality was, I wasn’t very good at outdoor dirt tracks. Indoors and ice were a very different story. There is a facility in Ohio that is available for training and practice most of the time. Still not sure I am gonna strap on the shoe again. Been making a list of things I want...

Kyle - look for #35.

I just deleted a long reply I typed about the current cases in my circle of friends, co-workers, and acquaintance. It isn’t pretty and likely too controversial. So it is gone….. The delivery went ok. Made great time getting there, they were just unloading the machine when we arrived. Mostly a...

Good evening! 66 now, low of 59 or so tonight. Was a nice day, some light sprinkles after rain last night. When I went into work today, I took all of my PPE to go underground. Some people had their hair on fire about delivering a mine machine today. Truck driver put the fire out, said he would...

Good morning! 62 now and drizzling. They are predicting 72. We shall see. Washer/dryer arrived yesterday. 3 guys, early 30’s who were friendly, professional, and engaged in what they were doing. Sounded like pilot’s going down the checklist to make sure everything was done correctly in the...

Good morning. 63 now, upper 70’s later. Going to be a nice day. Went to the friendly neighborhood NH dealer this morning to replace the missing anti-scalp roller from the deck. Figured I would have to order it. Nope, in stock along with the pin. Awesome. Family run business transitioning to the...

The race bike is finally headed north! Tonight is the first time it has felt real

Good morning! 44 when I left the house. Supposed to get to 72 today. Rode the bike, first time in a while I have had my cool weather over pants on. Still had issues with my wrist, speedo sat on 80 most of the way in once I got on the main road. Just don’t know why my wrist does that! Happy...

Good morning! 41 now! 71 later. Lots of sunshine now. Hope it stays that way. My wife’s “ favorite” Craftsman garden tractor has developed more interesting issues. It is far from my favorite. The other one is vastly more reliable. Been chasing an intermittent no charge problem. Then the blade...

Twin - 750cc. Woody Kyle Engine. If it was a 450 Kawa, I would not have even gotten involved. They are, IMO, a marginal platform. They are hard to get them set up right and the engine is difficult to get the best out of it

Depending on the model and options 15 - 120 days.

Thanks RNG, will look into it For anyone talking about availability of anything, I can assure you the entire world supply chain is a mess right now. Where I work, we are quoting 1 - 1 1/2 year delivery on orders right now due to shortages of critical components. We have no idea when or if we...

Good Afternoon! 77 and waiting for the deluge to start. Eel sauce AKA Nitsume, Unagi, or Kabayakinsauce 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine) Heat in a sauce pan until liquid is reduced to about 3/4 cup I have had eel grilled over a wood fire in Turkey...

Good morning! 62 now! 82 later. Rain tomorrow and Wednesday. Cooling off as well. Lot is seat time mowing this weekend. Didn’t seem to get much else done. Happy birthday Mrs. Kyle! No flashlight on the handlebars. Waiting for the owner to get back from Cancun. He is going to call me and make...

Good evening! 64 now, think it only got to 73 today. Had some light showers. got a project dumped on me today. Seems our engineering may have made a little goof and can’t figure out what is now wrong. Got 2 guys in IN twiddling their thumbs and I have a pile of schematics on my desk trying to...

Good morning! 73 now, near 85 later. Was a bit humid riding in this morning. BEF that picture reminds me of so many little churches and cemeteries found on the back roads of SE Ohio. Thanks for posting. Everyone stay safe out there!

Don, He puts a lot of effort into moving his toys around the house. Lately, that particular mouse seems to be present quite a bit when he is in the room. He will carry it to which ever room he is going to be in, then lay it on the floor until he is ready to move on.

Good morning! 53 now, 73 later. Felt it on the bike this morning. Had to stop twice for deer standing in the road. Hope everyone’s dogs and cats heal. Have to add this picture. Louie has claimed The trash can in the kitchen as his throne. It is a treat lifting the life with a 25# cat sitting on...

Last nights music event. We had a good time. Band really did do a good job of being a tribute band. Did the show in 2 segments, Bon Scott era, the Brian Johnson era. Big crowd for the local area. The drummer which I have known for a long time came up to say hello on break. My wife was...

Good morning! Very pleasant 60 now. Supposed to get to 77 later. Like Ron, I like my corn in the husk on the grill. Soaking in a bucket of water for several hours before grilling. I do the corn on the upper rack which really cuts down on charred husks. Try putting a chunk of real butter on the...

It was 47 this morning at home. 76 this afternoon. Another clear day. Wore my 3 season jacket for the ride in to work. Kept me comfy. First time I have worn that jacket since spring. Got to mow this weekend, may start that tonight. Not sure what else we will get into. Have tickets for an AC/DC...

The musicians I have met aren’t many, Chrissy Hind, Joe Walsh, Eric Carmen, Michael Stanley, and Jerry Garcia.

Good afternoon. It is only 66 right now. Still predicting 73 for a high. Rained most of the night into this morning. Was very light rain when I drove into town this morning. Before I switched to DeWalt 20V Max tools, my wife had bought me some Craftsman 18V tools (driver, trim saw). I liked...

i was tested 4 times a day for developing diabetes last December when I was in the hospital with Covid. Yes, it can cause diabetes to develop. And it is a big concern to medical staff to get in front of it. Apparently the development of diabetes while still ailing with Covid can be extremely...

The tomatoes, cukes, and zucchini have been awesome this year at home. Beans and peppers have been a big disappointment. Good to see someone has gotten some good home grown peppers

rsw, we got maybe 10 minutes of decent rain, then light rain for maybe 20 minutes, then it was over. Had a lot of really dark clouds, thunder, and lightning, but the actual storm was pretty mild. But the temperature did drop 16 degrees in about 10 minutes which was nice

Good morning! 82 now, predicted to be 86 later, same as yesterda, but it showed 90 here. Being outside the last 2 days has tough.heat/humidity got to me Friday, yesterday wasn’t much better. Mowing yesterday in the sun made me wonder why I don’t have a canopy. But then I would need to do a lot...

Good morning! 72 now and hazy.supposed to get to 86 later. RNG & Kyle - I have not read Fluckly’s book, but have read a lot about his exploits aboard the Barb. The Barb has about 6 war patrols and had nothing to show for it. Under the command of Fluckly, it became one of the top scoring...

From what my doctor has told me, it is a select group of patients that had a tough time with Covid and still are showing good antibodies during follow up testing. We are under the Cleveland Clinic umbrella that is strongly recommending people who did not have Covid receive a vaccine, but anyone...

No shots here on doctor’s advice. Some patients that had a very bad time with Covid are at risk of significant reaction to the shot. My doctor is still advising caution as she feels there is sufficient risk of a severe reaction.

Good morning! 68 now, supposed to be 89 later. Yesterday was steamy working outside, guessing today will be worse….. Have rented a storage unit for years….kept saying it needed to go. Yesterday was the day. Stuff I wanted came home, including some items that are for sale, some stuff went to the...

Good morning! 64 now and foggy, high of about 86 later. Just took it easy yesterday. Had a heavy rain in the afternoon. Made kabobs on the grill for dinner. Quite tasty. Had this visitor on the side of the garage yesterday Not sure what I will get into today. Everyone stay safe out there!

Good morning. Very pleasant 62 now. Supposed to get to 86 later. Mowed yesterday, got the walk behind string trimmer out and worked on pushing the edge of the woods back a bit. Was overdue to get some of brush trimmed. Somewhere between starting it and trimming, did something to my shoulder. It...

I would have a relief on both sides of a cylinder circuit. It is possible to over power the unprotected side of a cylinder using other machine functions

BEF, no doubt Harrison County got a lot off rain today. We got a lot and was on the western edge. condolences Ken for your friend.

Good morning! 73 now and the rain has stopped for now. Rain in the forecast thru Sunday. Interesting to step outside this morning, drizzling, really humid, and really foggy. Awesome combination. Not really. Shelves in the stores locally are starting to have a lot of bare spots again...

Happy birthday PJ

Had date night tonight. On the way home….another storm rolled thru. Saw a funnel cloud above the ridge on the way home. Did not appear to touch down.

It got very ugly looking about 6:00 PM. Some wind, thunder, and lightning followed be a relatively gentle rain for about 45 minutes. About 10 miles south, there were pictures of a funnel cloud,but no reports of a touchdown.

Had another line of storms move thru today. We are getting rain in short duration, large downpours.

All 4 of my over grown tomato plants fell over in the wind today. Some limbs off dead ash trees down. Ground is damp, so it wasn’t that bad of a day at home. Very humid out there this evening. Found replacement saddlebags to replace the one destroyed in the deer strike last week. Gave up on...

We needed it. Likely need more rain, but of the more gentle type that soaks in Lot’s of power outages locally from the storms

Just had a fairly significant T-storm roll thru here rs

Local health department says it takes 4 - 6 weeks to confirm the variant. So not sure how they “know” 93% are Delta….

Coming home from dinner tonight, a young deer jumped the guardrail, crossed the lane and hit the saddlebag of my Triumph. Never went down, but bike felt like it lurched 2 feet sideways. The only damage was the LH saddlebag is toast. The deer had a broken neck. The adrenaline was pumping, was...

RNG…..I have no idea if she put anything on the lillies. But everything is having an exceptional growth year around here.

Good morning! 59 now, 86 or so later. Haven’t posted much lately, last weekend was Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid Ohio Raceway. Was busy getting ready to go and was a busy 4 days at VMD. Not sure how far I walked, put 14 miles on my pit bike riding around. We raced at the vintage flat track...

Good evening! 75 and quite pleasant right now. Was humid earlier, but quite nice now. lots of seat time today. Came home from grocery shopping and started mowing. Then put box blade on. The driveway was a mess from all of the heavy rains this past week. Actually thought it would take longer...

Good morning! 69 now, 75 later with possibility of more ran. Which we don’t need. Ground is saturated, we are under a flood warning. Fortunately, we live on a hill. Had a heavy rain on the way home last night. Barn was flooded from run off, driveway is a mess. Power was out for a couple of...

Yes buppies, the supply chain is a broken mess right now

Good evening! Still 83 here. did some stuff in the garden this morning. Then decided to tackle rebuilding the steering on the one Craftsman garden tractor. Took far long than I thought. Seems the PO had made an aluminum bushing out of soft material for the sector shaft instead of the correct...

Happy Independence Day to us treasonous colonists! 🤣 70 now, supposed to go to 86. Not sure what we are going to get into today. Need to get a new microwave, old one, which isn’t that old, began to randomly turn itself on. Only way yo get it to shut off was pull the plug. So it needs to go...

Good evening! 71 now, we did get some rain today, not like northeast of here, but some rain. It was needed. I am off until Tuesday. Been a very busy week. I was the only person answering tech calls for the one product line. Got handed a mess first thing Monday by one of my “co-workers”. Seems...

Randy, codolences on the passing of Missy.

RIP Coco

Good morning! 55 now, may make it to 67 today. No storms locally yesterday, some heavy rain though. Looked threatening last evening, just got a light rain as we went to bed. Yesterday was relatively calm. Nothing too exciting. Hopefully today is the same. Everyone stay safe out there!

Good morning! 68 now, 79 later. Storms are headed this way. Tomorrow is supposed to be cooler. We worked outside all weekend. Yard is mowed, garden tilled, flower beds cleaned and fresh mulch down, etc. it was humid out there yesterday. Everyone stay safe out there!

I used to enjoy Clarkson on Top Gun. His articles for one of the London papers are a hoot too. They are available in book form, read one of the books on a flight from Manchester to Newark. Think I was laughing the whole trip

Good morning! 45 now, supposed to be near 80 today. Possibility of some rough weather tomorrow. Temperature swings like today make it a bit more difficult to ride to work….gotta balance the extremes. Back is feeling much better. I am cautious with the prescription ibuprofen. I know it can...

Good evening! Very comfortable 66 now. Windy when I got home. Was a little hard on the umbrella on the back porch o_O Today ended up being easy. Customer is concerned, but has bigger issues going on than our issues. There was a silver lining! I have 800 mg prescription ibuprofen. Yesterday it...

Good evening! Very pleasant 70 Right now. Had severe thunderstorm warnings today, but other than clouds and some wind….nothing. My attempt at a picture. My wife planted lillies several years ago, first one to bloom in 2021 Got to make a road trip tomorrow. Unhappy customer and I can’t deny...

Good morning! Was a very pleasant 62 when I woke up around 6. Supposed to get to 84 or so today. May nout rain either. Hopefully the garden is dry enough to get rid of some weeds today. If not, got a couple of ash trees down on the edge of the yard, need to clear them. Everyone stay safe out there

Good morning! 69 now.supposed to get to 77 today. Chances of showers today yet again. Took a chance and rode the bike yesterday and missed any rain. Think i will chance it again today. This week has been incredibly hectic and busy. It has been non-stop from the time I walk in and even continues...

Off and on showers this afternoon. Had a pretty heavy rain right after I got home. was 82 when I got home about 5:30, dropped to 68 by 6:30. RNG - I was at a BSA motorcycle rally this weekend…..I did not see sushi on the breakfast menu….just say in’ :ROFLMAO: No Kentucky coffee either, but the...

I have had Kentucky coffee with my eggs at assorted MC events for breakfast.....but never had sushi....yet Wonder how sushi goes with Kentucky coffee?

Good luck Roy. I had no cough with the Covid, but the shortness of breath developed Over time. how is your sense of smell and taste? Since I had Covid, smell has never really recovered. Certain smells are strong, the rest, faint at best. Yesterday morning, my wife made corned beef hash. The...

Good morning! 48 and still get sprinkles. Yesterday’s rain hopefully helped with the rain deficit. Today is supposed to get to 51. Went to the cheese house and got some cheese this morning, caught up on reading the paper, and now, not sure what else I will get into today. Plenty to choose from...

Cool this evening. Decent steady rain today. We needed it badly. long weekend coming up. Time to honor those who gave it all for our country. Taking next week off. Need a break Thoughts to everyone who needs them. everyone stay safe out there

Among the assorted birds my wife has is some guineas. We see a lot less ticks with the guineas around. Not none which would be great, but a lot less. Plus the guineas are pretty entertaining

Don’t be too hard on the Deere dealer or the Honda dealer. The supply chain is broken right now. We are dealing with it daily at work, I am dealing with it outside of work. As is anyone else ordering anything. What ever is in the schedule is in the schedule, there are no changes for the better...

Good photo Ron!

Good evening! 72 now. Got to about 83 today with some humidity. mowed most of the lawn last evening, wife helped. Finished today. Wife did some string trimming, I got some plants into the garden. Just the usual mostly. Dukes, tomatoes, and peppers. Did add something unusual, planted some Greek...

Good afternoon! 84 and sunny. Nice day in this part of Ohio! And yes rs, the ground is dry. The Mother’s Day deluge did not do much to saturate the ground. Hopefully I get more of my garden in Saturday. Got plants Sunday, just didn’t plant them yet. Going to try some herbs this season, have...

Thanks for the reminder about getting a pump for my diesel cans. Weight doesn’t bother me as much as my inability to pour diesel into the NH without making a mess. Seems to be beyond my technical capability.

Roy, condolences for Bella

If you want new, it is hard to beat the HF US General line of tool boxes. Mine has been awesome. I did a lot of research and looked at a lot of mid-range boxes and it was hard to even equal let alone beat HF. For used watch Craigslist and FB Marketplace. Always deals showing up

Good afternoon. It is 40 and has been raining all day. It is a fairly heavy rain too. It was actually starting to drizzle about 2:30 this morning when I got home from Lima, OH. Yesterday was a LONG day. There was a Pro Am race at Lima OH. The fairgrounds track there is legendary in pro...

I have a Speeco 3PT splitter. All of my wood is cut when it is time to split, so no dealing with logs. I have developed a routine of handling/splitting/stacking that largely negates the speed issue. A 3PT splitter may not be for everyone, but it works well for me. And no separate engine to maintain

Other than recounting my experience with Covid last year. I stay out of the discussions. There are a lot of strong opinions and emotions involved. But....my medical team is advising me against the vaccine due to their concern for a potentially adverse reaction to the vaccine from the level of...

I would wait. Less than thrilled with Koehler head gaskets

Just had a very heavy downpour. I don’t measure how much rain we get, but seems like we have gotten a decent amount since Sunday night. Ground sounded like I was walking on a sponge near the garage this morning. It is 69 now, only supposed to go down to 53 tonight. MoKelly - compared to...

56 now, supposed to get to 68 later. It is raining and likely will rain most of the day. Yesterday was a busy day. Need to get moving to start the week. Thoughts for everyone who needs them. Stay safe out there