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Went to a Church Fall Festival. It had been in the '90's and sun blaring down, until the festival began and then some thin clouds moved in and kept everyone from getting sunburned. A good time was had by all, and I hope the church brought in some good money. I got to work on the clutch job...

Squirrels eat at my gas caps. Bid on a few items. Not sure what I'll end up with.

Nice train ride and beautiful pics. The large wheels were for engines to go faster, not pull heavy loads.

Don, I'm eyeballing some things. Waiting until closer to the closing time to bid. Still trying to pick and choose what I can fit into limited budget.

Wifey and I have been ooing and ahing the fall color photos. Thanks guys! I would say you put some torque on that! Being an engineer, how much do you figure you put on it??? :) I would say I put the "whapatoola" torque on it and it broke. So this was one of those square nuts? I have an...

looking good!

I'm very sorry to hear of this. Hoping for the best. Any way you can put your trip off for a month?

Cycledude, that front tread pattern just looks weird, maybe even showing more wear than the rear???

Wow, good reports from the Tenere bunch. I didn't realize there were 3 of you, 4 counting the super sized 1200. This CP 2 engine has cross plane crank technology and pumps out well over 60 hp, closer to 65 in some models at the rear wheel. They have come a long way from my '78 650 Special...

Exactly what I did. like what this guy did: Happy Belated Birthday Buppies! Was it the 14th??? 42F here, burrrr! I had to wear a jacket. You'd be surprised what feels cold when you're used to 100+ I can attest to that... Great! I haven't been to the "1" as the first number since 2000...

Happy Birthday oldest son! Tomorrow will bring him another beautiful girl. He's a player off the field too. Billy, all my class mates look the same.....old!

Don, I eyeballed the outboard motor, and gave a gentle tug on the starter....it seems locked up. Do you have any idea if there were problems the last time it ran? There is no telling if parts are available for it. I believe they were made by Eska? Another problem now in Texas, is if you buy...

Yes, even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky, it got eerily less bright. Was kind of weird. The chickens just kept on scratching around for something to eat, so it didn't affect them.

You guys have some beautiful places.

So I've enjoyed Shiner Bock since its inception. I still love it. While in Colorado back in late 2000 or early 2001, I turned my buddy on to it up in Greeley. Later in the trip, while on the slopes at Winterpark, there's a nice bar/coffee place about halfway up the slopes. We stopped in and...

And I've been meaning to tell you guyz up north, to please keep sharing your fall foliage pics. I really enjoy them, and the wifey too! So what looks normal and maybe a bit mundane to youz guyz, looks great to us down here to us who have a bare minimum of fall colors.

A have a dungeon(barn) full of those haunting me already, and I'm years away from retirement. Amen! I used to like a good hoppy beer every now and then, but not so much any more. And some of the hoppiest are brewed on the upper west coast. I went to TxDon's mother's estate sale. I bought a...

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Sorry about the accident, yes, at least no one hurt. Prayers for your health. Good pics. Thank you. Altitude must explain why Fat Tire Ale tastes so bad.... Glad to hear the car is working out. Seems to fit your needs like a glove. Ron, a day to remember the joys of your beautiful wife...

This was posted on the Texas Monthly website back in 2019

That is so cool. I'd like to hear more of youz guyz reviews of the Tenere. I would have not thought to be able to average 630 miles a day! How is the wind protection?

Got the electric dryer parts in today. Rear Felt ring, new pulley gear that goes on the motor, new belt, and a front door seal. $68ish Got the rear felt ring glued tonight. Getting off the old glue was a challenge until I broke out the acetone and steel wool. Will install the front door...

Lou said : I've heard of a lot of people that had sore arms or not feeling good after the shingles vaccine shots, I guess I'm one of the more fortunate ones. No soreness or issues with either shot, got my second one yesterday also. Lou, I'm glad to hear you had very little difficulty. I'm...

Popgadget, #4 buckshot

Billy, incredible photos. Is this near your home? While H****s sends over 3500 rockets, they are saying if one Israeli rocket hits, they will execute. The only easy way I see this ending, is with cell phones getting traced to locations. Also, what if they everyday average Palestinians start...

This attack on ******, is a heinous thing and will have far reaching consequences. I'm not at a loss of things to say, I just can't say them here. Angry, sad, and mad. I'm praying. Very Worried about who's been coming across the southern border...Not too worried about those who came through...

Some would call this a "Wake". I've gotten in the habit of saying "Howdy!" yuck. Weather was nice. I got the dryer torn apart, and parts ordered. $65ish. New felt bearing for rear part of drum, door seal, belt and drive pulley. Hope that remedies it. Then went to help chaperone the...

I'm on the edge of my chair!

I'm thankful the Good Lord healed you. Any huisache? That covers about from South Austin to the Rio Grande... Maybe closer to Not quite as cool here, maybe 61-62F But when you consider we've been having 105-109F temps, I almost need a jacket. Don't laugh, consider your temps minus 45F...

Remember, you're supposed to be retired. Take apart the word retired, re-tired. Means you get tired all over again. LOL.

I've discharged a new battery, charged it back up and it came back full. Been lasting 5 years now

I put some clear solvent based waterproofer on 2 of the boards, and I put some polyurethane stain on the outer board that shows. It came out a lot darker than I wanted, but hey, it's all I had "in stock". The boards just soaked up both products.

1.5" here Thursday morning

I think I'm in the 80-90% area. I would just do Word of mouth to trusted parties.... I need some motivation...worn out from on my feet too much at work. Have long tawdry list of tasks to do here. Most will take many days, and my spare time is only about 1-2 hours per day. Two bit might be in...

Our pond is at least 4' down. It hasn't been like this since the 2011 2012 drought. It was maybe 6-7' down then. But they are saying rain on the way tomorrow morning. KXAN prediction up to 3" for Giddings/Bastrop area. I'm still trying to figure out where western east central Texas is...

I just bought some treated southern pine for an outdoor project. The lumber yard guys say to let it dry for a week on a flat surface in the sun, so that it will take stain or paint better. I left it out from Friday till Wednesday, 6 full days in the full sun. I left it on my 16' trailer out...

Maybe I'm not seeing things correctly, but I'm thinking you need to "tuck" those bottom shingles under the polycarb. Or make a flashing and silicone under the flashing. You have to keep the runoff off of your wood.

Glad to hear the car seems to be working out. I'll bet it is really nice. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Please keep on "geeking" us out. I guess that Mission BBQ must be some good stuff. I got to say Howdy to Ms. Tootsie (world famous BBQ lady) last week. I love soft pretzels, but I have to back...

How many safety switches does it have? Seat? PTO? Clutch? check them all. Is the solenoid the problem, Sometimes the solenoid is good, and you can jump it, but all the safety checks inline have a fault.

I bought one that uses my phone for a screen. It has side view mirrors and it is pretty good for the money. I used it to check the cylinder walls of my car's engine, and also the HVAC blend door's function. It has a light on it too. Was only about $50 something?

Thank you, it's about 2 acres, has 2 tributaries and because of that, it has 3200 feet of waterline when full. It's about 4' down right now. The part in the video is heavily silted in and not deep at all. The silt at that end might be 3' thick. We don't swim in it for that reason.

Not sure what's going on. But I hope y'all figure it out. My Golden retriever got to wear his muscles in his muzzle/mouth/jaw quit working. A specialist figured it out. It was an auto immune thing where I was told his tri-geminal nerve was getting attacked by his own immune system. Had to...

I only had him remove sections of the weeds, I wanted to leave some protective cover for the small fry. I ended up mowing maybe 4 acres worth. I'm awaiting cooler weather to mow the back part of the property.

Here's my buddy pulling weeds off of the pond bank. I nearly stuck our bigger MFWD tractor. Good thing I had the FEL on it to "inchworm" back. I wasn't too worried, because I knew buddy was almost over, and he could've pulled me out.

Another find the critter:

While drinking coffee this am, I was trying to figure out what project I wanted to work on..... a buddy called and said he was coming over with his track loader and pond rake. That solved that figuring out. So, I rushed out, and got the tractor fired up so that I could trim around the pond...

Look at this doosey. Full disclosure, this is a strata change in the soil, but it usually heals up after good rains. That is my size 11.5 foot. Still hot and dry here. 97 + humidity and bright sun today too.

Nice plane, should bring some good money for the family. I sure appreciate yours (and everyone else's) geekyness. It's what makes this thread extra interesting. (y)(y)(y) Awesome news, and glad you got to go and hold that baby! That is a beautiful chest. Good craftsmanship. Sad, ain't it...

No rain again for us the last 2 nights.

I learned real quick, not to pass gas, with the unit at belt level behind me.....

I'm the first guy who lowers the rpm whenever doing tricky hydraulic work.

your wifey must surely love you. chopping wood while you're at the chiro. Maybe you have a load of brownie points stored up? I told my wifey and she said, "Don't get no big ideas". Hope it goes smoothly at the DMV. Get your studying done! I love going through shops too! And seeing some...

Maybe they'll start taking pesos?

Don, I was just about to ask how bad the hail storm was. Glad no major damage I hope. They are saying softball and grapefruit size just south of you where the storm is now. Looks like it will hit Austin area hard. Wow, I'm not sure how much patience I would have with that situation. The...

Another problem...to cut weight, car companies are making cars with paper thin metals, aluminum and steel. These get hail damaged so easily, I'm sure the insurance companies will end up charging even higher prices to cover the hail damage. I know, I drive a hail damaged 2015 GM vehicle. the...

Maybe we could run ice vehicles on cow farts. Ev is valid, but should never be mandatory. Let the free market decide without subsidies. 58 mpg is the green crowd mandating.

worse than volcanoes erupting and spewing hot ash and gasses for a long time?

Water proofing the walls might be a blessing to help keep moisture in. You want it to feel balmy when you go in there. Curtains might need to be reflective and insulated if installed in the interior. Kind of like a sun shade in a car window?

Good morning. A balmy 78F and humid this morning. Record heat yesterday over 100F. Have to say it felt "normal", although I stayed mostly indoors until the evening. Glad that at least the storm brought some needed rains to the eastern coast. Son got to go to the Aggie football game...

The Yamaha XT/TT series initially used the frame to carry oil. They have a dry sump engine.

In 1978 I bought a Datsun pickup.. I could cram my Yamaha 650 Special on one side, and my Yamaha 125 3 wheeler next to it. And I could chain the tailgate up over halfway. I got close to 25mpg when unloaded.

I'm glad you are your own contractor and we are learning together. Thinking out loud. I suppose moisture is a precious commodity out in the desert, so if rainfall gets in around the base perimeter, it would probably be a good thing. Will the internal temps be high enough in the winter to melt...

Blessed to have good neighbors here. We used to have a neighbor that was a wee bit on the wild side. Maybe some bad guys? Probably not, just being stupid/drunk. Bupps and wife, prayers. Bupps, get onboard with the other doctors to help you. I know it's hard to fit medical stuff into our...

so because of funds running low, yamaha utilized this engine in a bunch of motorcycles. This engine has proved to be a home run. The others that share this engine have done well. My former boss has ridden two up all the way to the top of Alaska on one of these, and then went and rode two up...

I have a 3M version at work, I really like it, but then again I'm in a room kept at 67F with 50% humidity.

Now the auto workers strike is going to force mfg's to offshore production. 40% pay increase. Who the heck gets that on a broad front?

Here's one for Rich.

Polycarb and acrylic aren't cheap. That brings up a good question. What do the greenhouse people in your area say to use? Diffused light might be better, and the insulating effect of the Ejoy might be even the best? I'm not sure, but I'd research it. Will you have a plan to partially shade...

My other buddy has 3 primary bikes. He has a 2nd gen Vmax, a custom turbocharged FJR1300 with 194 rear wheel hp, and a 2009 Ducati hypermotard 1100S. He says if he had to only keep one, he'd keep the hooligan hypermotard. I've seen him ride a wheelie for almost 10 miles from our town to the...

One of my buddies got a used KTM 690 Super Motard. Looks like fun.

What kind of birds? Shoot from the bike without dismounting?

Walmart had high Deet Cutter brand on clearance, also bought a small bug zapper, says it is good for 1/2 acre. They had that marked down from $33 down to $23. Ouch! No fun. Hurts when a breeze hits you if bad enough. Not sure about now, but it used to be the dentist wouldn't work on it while...

100% agree, if only mfg's would all make a deactivation button, to let consumers decide if they want their engines to last longer. Cylinder deactivation has cost consumers countless wads of money. It is a crock of crap. I bought a black box to plug in for long trips for my Yukon. A buddy had...

Squeezing more miles out of cars is difficult. Putting more junk on gas engines (like auto stop) will only put more vehicles in the scrap yards faster. (which pollutes more than the engine running).

I know there are 4 x 8 sheets, but I've never needed 4x 10 so you may have to go to a distributor. I would recommend some purlins. Mainly to keep it from warping over time. Make sure you predrill it first, then don't tighten your fasteners too tight, where it dishes the plastic. How are you...

WE GOT RAIN !!! About 1.25" this afternoon. Only 81F, but very humid and not much breeze. The ground soaked it up. Thank the Lord. Now the mosquitoes will come in a couple of weeks. Got the son out to put the dirt in the hole we dug to fix the dripping water line a few weeks back. I...

When you order your polycarbonate, make sure you specify whether or not you want UV blocker.

I see this year's model says 136 hp and 105 torque. That's really impressive for a twin.

Happy anniversary Ken and wifey. Prayers Buppies and wife.

My wifey made a pumpkin spice bread and gave me a warm piece with natural vanilla bean ice cream on top. :) Apple crisp sounds yummy. riptides, you might have to break that job into 2 or 3 quotes. 1 for breaking and hauling concrete, 2 for plumbing, 3rd for fixing pouring new concrete. Old...

Great fishing bait! We have them by the multitudes during the summer. Noisy at night. My buddy has a Takeuchi track loader, the biggest version they make at 111 hp. It has a Kubota engine. The computer that controls the regen went out and is normally $2500, but he found a NIB one on ebay...

Another round table discussion...Why is there DEF or purge cycles on tractors at all? There are some who won't upgrade to a newer Tier because their old tractors run better with less fuss. The previous tier was clean and ran fine.

You already answered but I was wondering about your long term scar. Nice tractor. $$$ Pictures? Is this the controller head, or the blend door actuator? Or something else? On the standard GM type, you can take the blend door actuators apart and sometimes turn the broken gear 180 degrees...

No rain here. Nice temps this morning tho'

Wow, a long trip, 2400 miles each way. Hope you had some family or something to visit along the way! Nice looking trailer by the way.

Sorry about the loss of your friend. That wet patch would probably last 5-10 years. They should make people who build ground level mansions (in storm zones) at 9' above msl, pay 25% (or more) of the value of the home every year. Just so they don't have to soak everyone else to make their...

It is 40F LOWER than our highs have been in the last couple of weeks!... So excuse me for needing a jacket in 69F weather. jk. 22 years ago. Never forget. enforce the border. 52 years ago, hurricane Carla hit Texas, went over my hometown of Victoria, I was 1yo. my brothers went outside...

May have been me, maybe I should go buy a ticket....pay my idiot tax. Hope you get some rain. Yep, here's yesterdays rain. Missed Don and Me from both sides bookended. Mostly, sorry about your flat. How do you get a ride from so far away? cell phone and mama to the rescue? I shot a...

David, use a small syringe to apply some 2 part clear epoxy under a stereoscope, maybe cyanoacrylate? I'll let the RC guys chime in. Peach pie with homemade vanilla ice cream. Yumm. New Mexico governor needs to get sued. Class action. against her, not the state. Take away her stuff.

Here's the new sign at our schools. It makes me thankful to be a Texan.

RS, those strawberries look great, I hope you can keep the deer out...I believe I can see them salivating in the back ground.

It will get worse...before there is any fix. Ditto on the weather forecast for here. ANOTHER BRUTAL HEAT DAY TODAY. Don, I hope after all this sale stuff, that you can get your knee fixed and it heal up well, also for you and your wife's loss. I'm sure dealing with all this, you have your...

We've been months now, without any appreciable rain. I was over in Bellville last week and the ground looks the same way as here. Huge cracks and dead grass. The trees are starting to die. :(

The biggest elephant are the new electric vehicles. People get home and plug in at the worst time. Even Elon Musk said there isn't enough energy to charge all the cars. Wind power creates large environmental dump zones too, with all the blades. Yep. RNG, I would maybe not have chosen the...

Mostly, how's your lawn mower situation? I haven't had to mow since June. I did knock down about 8 acres along the road to mitigate wildfires. But weeds have grown back. Johnson grass. Even it is dying to dehydration.

The boy's football team lost 0-12. The other team had huge O and D lines. Somehow our guys kept it close. My son finally got to play late in the 3rd, and most of the 4th quarter. His achilles were aching by the end of the night. They all need more experience. They haven't had the 2 a days...

Glad to hear you are going up the mountains again. Hope all is well. My friend lets his GPS tell him how to go...he says "the lady tells me where to go in real life, and on my GPS". Leaving to go watch son play football. It is 107F sitting at a red light in town. Gonna be a scorcher. Son's...

They said that Jimmy Buffet would leave after his cancer treatment, get on a jet, and go play a show. I saw him open for the Eagles in 1976 Hotel California Tour. Come Monday was my favorite. but many others were really good songs. ;(

Here's one for our bassists. PJ, your wifey is beautiful. Glad y'all had a great day.

Sorry to hear about. I keep liquid benedryl handy for stings. Also baking soda and white vinegar mixed for topical application Hope they can get the sugar levels and such figured out. We were wet until late May. Then nothing since except for almost 100 days over 100 degrees. Great pics...

Buppies, prayers for you and your wife. Prayers for LS and M7040 knees and joints, and Drew's neck/spine. My son's achilles are much better, with ibuprofen he can stand on his toes, but he says it is painful. He's doing homework today, since he has procrastinated doing it. Doing a full write...

Happy Anniversary to the other luckiest guy in the world! Hope y'all have a grand day. thanks for the prayers for my son. We are giving him ibuprofen in the morning before school, and when he gets home, to ease the inflammation. He's able to hobble now reasonably well, but he says it still...

Have a great day y'all! Don, you might be the busiest of us all. Prayers for your family and the outcome of all of this.

Thanks Mostly and Buppies for the prayers for my son, he woke up in much better condition. Now he can walk, just gimpy. I'm going in late today. Will leave in another 30 minutes or so. The other morning when it was 73F here, I nearly needed a jacket. Acclimated. Electric bill was $9 less...

Huge bummer, like Gordon Lightfoot's passing, this one hits me hard too. Love Dire Straights.

In the early 90's I went to California to do some desert riding. My buddy there had a 5 year old tacoma and he said the license plates were $600/year back then. Are they still that high? The proverbial Brick Milk house. She's a brick....house. Commodores. 2 days ago, you were a fiddler on...

Lou, that sounds a lot like an old post oak tree that has been sitting waiting to be cut for years. The inner core is like trying to cut rock. Times like this make you want to have a carbide tipped chain.

I wonder what will happen if they converge? Remember playing the spinner game, with the dished concavity arena? or playing with tops? One of the plastic spinners in the game was named "Tricky Nicky"

I wonder how the salt hauling boats don't rust in half....

I wish I had a Mcmaster Carr near me, and that they would offer a "will call" order system. Like curb service with orders...fast! TxDon, I hope you are doing alright. It seems hospice is fairing well. I am interested in your upcoming estate sale. Will it be an auction? Or just come and buy...

Sorry about your friend. On the hwy I travel to work, there is an intersection where one highway has a blinking yellow light and the crossing highway has a stop sign with blinking red lights. Tragically, an 18 wheeler loser, just blasted thru the stop sign and killed a young 24 year old woman...

My brother left behind an 82 IT 465 that a guy had gotten inspected and licensed. Gray area. Anyway, I could not keep a kick start return spring in that thing. It would break off at the elbow where it stuck in the plastic ring bushing. In hindsight, I should have tried to heat and anneal the...

Sorry, but it figures... yay! Figures... Kalifornia has set the standard for costing the rest of the nation a quadzillion dollars on all things CARB related. Yay again! WE GOT NONE. :( I could smell it, and we got some really high gusts....but not a perceptible drop. WOW! DIY chimney...

Another tragic Marine Corp Osprey crash, training in Aussie land. Prayers for the families of those lost, and for the injured to heal. I would NOT join the Marine Corp right now, if I knew I was going to have to fly on an Osprey. I sure hope the powers that be are witnessing the Ukraine war...

Me to. We can't have planes falling out of the sky. Figured out the wiring on my barn lights. Had to connect a black to a red for a pass through to my outside light that is on a different switch.

Bob Barker has passed away. Spent plenty of time watching him on the Price is Right. RIP....which is one of my favorite game shows. Also like Concentration.

He will need a spanner with 2 pins to unscrew the lower spindle bottom part. Then, the key word is extended set screws from Mcmaster Carr. Here's the standard sizes, if he has an import, he will need metric. McMaster-Carr 6 years ago, we endured Hurricane Harvey this week. Everything was...

I had a boss that had a flat 6 airplane engine in an airboat. It had 300 hp, and could really move out. Guess what, it's hot again today. We are going to Chili's to celebrate yesterday's anniversary. Hopefully go see Oppenheimer or some movie too.

Many Ranchers are selling off some cows, to thin the herds. The good news is they are getting great prices for them.

Many people I'm asking down here, say their A/C runs from 2-9pm continuous, and that the house gets higher than the set temp on the thermostat. Mine is set at 78F, and we are holding at 80F at 6:30pm. 109F high today, 106F now. Prayers Buppies. Prayers for comfort for you and your wife...and...

only .1" here, knocked down the dust that it stirred up.

Hope you get better, and take care of yourself as best as possible. Prayers. You would be a fun neighbor to have.

Bupps, prayers for you and your wife. I'm sure there is a lot of pain with it. Also for your toe to heal. That is fair. I'm paying about $2.10/day combined federal and state gas tax, just for my commute....so about $1.05 for just state taxes per day.

They are trying to wear me out. I come home "bushed". But the time passes by fast at work, and I love it. They have approved a "2nd Kyle" position, for which we are to start interviewing.

Speaking of electric vehicles...remember when the insurance industry and "pollution experts" were responsible for the demise of the muscle car industry? Todays electric vehicles can usually kick the muscle cars in the pants, when it comes to accelerating away from a stop light...also known as a...

In hometown, We got .1" in a matter of a few minutes. enough to knock the dust down. In College Station, the temp at 5:45pm was 104F had a worrisome evening last night. 23 years ago, I broke the bone in the tip of my ring finger. The joint at the distal phalange and the middle phalange...

Congrats on belated Anniversary LS, and your GS! I had to take my kid out for chicken tenders (his favorite) when he aced the Texas bench mark test last week. I still have to teach him common sense.

Popgadget, when my home in Texas got struck around 2001, I had Snake Farm insurance. They made me hire a licensed electrician, and turn in a report of all things messed up, to get reimbursement. Hope you get yours situated w/o too many headaches. Best, Kyle

I'm the same way, but I've had to tone it down now on hot peppers....but I had about a cup or more of serrano salsa today and it was great. Prayers from your Texas friend. Ugh hot, come on Tuesday rains, but not looking great for Tuesday this far north right now. Batten the hatches....Looks...

too much overwatch for me. I sometimes "nail it" to pass people. Would there be a problem for overflow of saltwater into your lawn? Humidity here has been abnormally low in the 20's late in the day, thus the high temps. Sounds like a sure way to attract rain....opening up a hole in the...

Air conditioning if down here.

Don's post doesn't apply here. It is only a cool 73 on my back porch. Nice. I'll take it. But tough to hear Buppies heat forecast. Fire danger is real in Austin area, officials are saying. Evacuation routes are important. One development took hours to clear some years ago. Homeless...

I'm always enjoying watching you on your projects. I sometimes wonder "Where the heck did he find something like that?" on some of your unique "stuff". Whatever happened to the wheeled excavator? What fast car do you have these days? Do you still have that rare yanmar or whatever thing that...

Happy Birthday Paul! Don't forget the cake!

I found out the reason why hamburger meat doesn't taste so good sometimes. The quality of the meat. Many ranchers when thinning the herd, will sell off old cows, that are just bags of bones, and they can barely make it up the ramp. These get processed into HB meat mostly, but there's more...

Thanks for the pics and explanation. I still like it, but if it is of no use. Maybe a cupola with a rooster wind vane? I drive past the original Slovaceks on the way to work when I take the hemorrhoid highway. They have pretty good stuff. My son is into jalapeno cheese sausage right now...

What does the Warden do? And yes, church's need volunteers. My wife and I currently host Wednesday night youth nights. I am foregoing another term of Sunday school teacher, for many reasons. Enjoy being the parade Commander! Someday, you'll have to give us some stock tips, since you're a...

Rip, please remind me again why the chimney needs to come down? Is it structurally unsound? They give such character to buildings IMO. Whatever you do, be careful. Sad, hope the deputy survives and recovers as good as possible. We don't get cooler morning temps until Wednesday morning...

Humidity started out at 91% before the sun came up, but went down to 28% at 5pm. :( I almost hate to mention it, but we have a chance of rain on 8/22. 9 days from now. I'll be praying. Sorry about your lightning strike. Often, they take out the garage door openers too.

I got to ride in a Pantera back in the day. They had cooling issues. The guy I knew had spent a lot of time improving the cooling with better radiators, circulation pumps with bypass too. Didn't ride in it but for maybe 30 minutes. Did not pick up any girls. No room for them if we did...

Yes, I'm praying too. It doesn't look good. They believe many are lost at sea. My wife found a Maui home owner's video that showed arcs and sparks when wind drove the trees into the power lines. Much like the Bastrop fire, if that is found to be the cause. RNG, I hope you have a good road...

I would hope too. Taking it easy today. Staying out of the heat. Driving home at 5-6pm the last 2 days, my car's accurate temp gage was showing 108F. Might be the highest since I saw 107 last year. No rain in months. Now we are in stage 5 drought restrictions with our water. Using more...

I know you were just kidding....I was too. Remember David Letterman and stupid pet tricks? Back when Letterman wasn't a ______________......

Thanks for the tip. A few years ago, I charged it by the superheat method IIRC, but I have slept since then. Isn't there a number that you can take the inside temp at the intake of the air handler, and subtract X from it and get the outside line temp? I remember taping my temp sensor to the...

I used to listen to them a lot, and Commander Cody and his lost planet Airmen. Happy birthday from Texas to Kilroy's wifey! We don't really get used to this heat anymore. I would guess you would have to live totally w/o A/C to get acclimated. We have a 4 ton A/C, and it is working...

Nothing that a nerf gun or squirt gun can't handle. My kitty scrams whenever she sees me getting the blue air line out to air up something. a blast of compressed air keeps her far away.

What kind of lights did you use? Are you happy with them? Armstrong brand cordless drills! Congrats on the home purchase! Hope all goes smooth as possible. I don't like signing contracts for long periods. Happy B'lated Anniversary to PopG and wifey! Today was productive. We put a bunch...

Missed a couple days and had to skip ahead to make an announcement.... Many fluorescent tube light bulbs like T5's etc, about to be discontinued in 2 weeks. If you have fixtures you might want to buy a couple of spares. Now I'm trying to figure out the best available barn lighting, and if...

Uh hum, cleaning up before the MIL comes over. Lou, a buddy worked in many of the biggest beef plants in America. He says the "hamburger cows" are culled old bag of bones old maids that can barely make it up the slight incline ramp chute. Sometimes they have to push them up. Need to hire a...

Drew, they make "wrist protectors" for roller bladers and such, also you might consider a neck movement limiter? Except they would limit your ability to check your blind spot. Be careful on that thing. Go slow when on loose gravel.

Did your kit help it out?

I wonder if you could put an apple tag locator or something like that on a leash, to alert you in case they get out into your orchard?

check the contacts on the centrifugal switch. They are supposed to come apart after startup IIRC. Hot and dry with no rain in sight. Crunchy yard. Wide cracks. Yes, we need rain from southern Ca to Texas. LS is in the middle of it. No rain here for over 2 months too. High winds have us on...

What percent are you below their original price? Or are you over the original asking price? I think your tactics are right inline, but I don't know the market. With all the people leaving the state, and with interest rates rising, it should be more of a buyer's market, but what do I know...

Prayers for you and your wife. OUCH!!! Most all of this stateside is a "follow the money" thang. Here you go, D-Air® For Racing - Airbag System for Racers Is the windshield crack from a rock chip? Or did the heat get it? Possible warranty? Has it occurred on others? Hope you get the...

Me too, a full face model, 3 times in one crash maybe. 4 lane boulevard road at an intersection, I pulled up and stopped to make a right hand turn, noticed oncoming truck coming straight from the left in the inside lane going the way I was turning. I made my turn in the outside lane and...

Wow, nice machine. How long has that maple leaned like that? I see why you are doing something about it. Take care. Been up late, now up early again. Twice this week. Running low on energy, but have to get going. Same as Buppies. Git 'er done work ethic. I need to find a cubby hole at...

Thanks, hope you get the old XT going for a run a bout utility bike. I'm thankful I don't have to work on that engine in the van. It looks like they shrunk wrapped the body and accoutrement around it. So many vehicles now are getting where you have to pull the body up, or let the subframe...

Chinglish at it's finest.

The drought here is starting to remind me of the 3 year drought back 2010-2011ish. Our town is on stage 4 drought water restrictions. One of the wells broke down, they are drilling a new well and they said it would be about 120 days. The other wells are not keeping up with demand.

Hope you weathered it good. Gale force is strong. 2 days is long.

2 days too long for that cuke! I really don't understand the limits on chainsaws. Maybe keeping very elderly safe, but give the saws a few weeks in the spring and fall to trim. Otherwise it can be quiet. I am seeing battery powered scooters and such that are riding on sidewalks and streets...

check for a twig stuck underneath the pedals, under the platform. WITH THE TRACTOR OFF!!!

M7040, I could venture a guess on your daughter's call up to the WH. Possibly because Russia is threatening to use Nukes...I honestly hope it's for a something good though.

Reminds me of you guys with pet bears....

Not mine, unfortunately.

It might be the unloader valve which regulates. Sometimes you can clean them if they develop some hard water deposits or corrosion in the bore.

Cheaper...until one gets snake bit.

.02 cents 1) Finding them used is not easy, I suspect they get willed to sons/daughters. 2) They are made with industrial grade pumps etc. So long term major parts availability can be sourced outside of network. 3) My 2WD 230 has thick steel fenders and is very heavy duty. Yes, you can still...

G'morning, first cup of coffee. Decaf of course. 79F going to feels like 105F. Ugg. Not much chance of rain in next 10 days.

I will be glad to look over things. I frequent auctions around here a lot. You are in the midst of what I'll be doing someday in the not so distant future, although my mom does not have many items of worth. I figure after my siblings take some keepsakes, that the rest is just old furniture...

yep. :(

Congrats on new grand daughter!

Peoria Illinois TT steeple chase races this Sunday. Wish I could go. I subscribe and watch on Fanschoice

Don, I have some tools you could borrow if you want to work on it yourself. Well, I didn't win the Texas Mega Million lottery. Haha, I did buy 2 chances. First time I've paid my idiot tax in over 15 years. Nobody won it, it's going to go over a billion. I have resorted to watering my 2...

That's a project alright! It's hard to find parts, but some are sometimes available on ebay. Many of the old 2 strokes need a complete engine rebuild due to internal corrosion. If it's corroded on the lower rod bearing, it means a chankshaft rebuild. OTOH, if it has been ran in the last few...

Sad to hear of Randy's passing. Eagles one of my faves too.

Flails, IMO, not the best for waist high thick grass. Check your radiator for clogging with grass debris. If no difference, put your shredder back on.

Put that thing on skids, you can always use it as an out house! :)

I'd be interested to hear more stories of how you all got into the line of work you did, and if you would recommend it for a young person in today's market? What did it cost for your education to perform it? Or, did it pay you back quickly? My daughter is 2nd guessing wanting to be a public...

Do you take the northern route, to avoid the big cities? Flat trackers were in New Jersey last week, close to a bunch of my PA peeps. This weekend headed to Peoria for the TT races. Rich, are you going to Peoria? Still on my bucket list. RNG, hope the process continues with fair winds...

Oh my I'm sorry Don and Karen. I read the small last minute obit in our weekly paper while at the barber shop. It was Saturday afternoon. I looked up online to find out the service had been that morning. I know its late, but please let me know if I can help with anything. You have our...

you might not need much. I sure hope you can recoup some of the $$$ you invested in your current home's backup system.

Poggadget is right. Can't really tell until you open it up. a few screws usually to open a cover, don't touch anything if power is on. Just observe, take a picture, use camera to zoom in on your photo to read the numbers. Good to buy the new contacts too.

I wonder about the economy of loading/unloading these huge ships, compared to a relatively short trip by rail around the lakes? Aren't all these materials brought to port by rail? Obviously they must be very efficient, but so are steel wheels on a hard rail. If they are coming from abroad...

Happy Anniversary Phil and wifey!!! 38 years calculates to 1985. Do you all like '80's music? :)

Thanks for all the bday well wishes. BTW, the cherries were on sale for .89 cents/lb. Wow they were good too.

I totally understand the hot heat you're talking about. Miserable. Watch a lot of shows indoors on tv/internet during the heat of the day.

I appreciate engineers that can do the things you do. Some got it, some don't. I don't. I can machine and fabricate, but not a good designer.

Rich, that bike looks awesome. Love the chrome, always love a thumper.

I bought mine at an online estate auction, not knowing, but finding out that it belongs to a kind lady at my church. Years ago, she asked if I'd be a pall bearer for her funeral. I couldn't say no. So good things happened and I was able to get her sleep number for less than $100.

For the bday, wifey made 2 chocolate cakes from scratch. I made cherries flambe using some good brandy. Cooking On top of cake and ice cream. Yes, I had 2 servings.

Finished another year around the sun yesterday. I had to work yesterday but I'm off today and tomorrow. the week has been special and productive. I got to give a tour to 20+ high school students and their teachers. I showed them some of our labs, and what our engineering students are exposed...

Buppies, a special prayer for you and family. Also for riptides daughter continued healing and weaning of pain meds. And all others I may have missed while trying to catch up.

I used to make spinal repair bone screws and hardware. We sure didn't get paid anywhere near that much for a set. Glad the surgery went well. Prayers for good healing to occur.

Way behind here. Saw this and chuckled. Woman treats herself to John Deere tractor for 97th birthday

Sorry about that. :( You must be really low on O2. I'm not sure, but I was thinking catfish could survive lower O2 than most other fish? Maybe I'm wrong. Some catfish on other continents can go dormant in the mud for the dry season.