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I cut the johnson grass and used round up on it. Immediately.

Businesses get to deduct equipment. Drones are no exception. I would like to see air time/ run time reimbursements.

Too bad about tractor. I think in the LS threads I have seen a few posts about ECMs. Have you read those?.. seem current.

Business content oriented towards running a business is what the regs are about.

The IRS should give flight hour/milage deductions since the FAA is collecting fees. It's a business after all. At least you can deduct the drone using 179.

70 outside this AM. Heading to 90. Will repeat that weather pattern for a while. Each day with get progressively hotter and more humid. Looks like pool and lounge weather for a while. Probably will end up in the Milk House this AM. Is like an ice cooler in there. Good thing we kept the concrete...

64 outside this AM, heading to 90. Pretty quiet weekend. Two of three daughters stopped by for Father's day. A pleasant surprise for sure. Heat expected to build up towards the weekend. Need to make sure the animals have ample water supplies handy. May cut grass one more time. Also need to get...

First thought is Camero SS or a vette. And that's about as deep into it as I go. LOL. I only ride 'em, don't know what makes 'em work. - Famous quote from a good WWII set movie....

63 outside right now, heading to mid 80's. Managed some catch up maintenance and care on vehicle and equipment yesterday. Also got in a few hours of work on the Milk House. LOL. Yeah...back burner project winner. Was going to make a road trip to Dad's place today. Think I'll pass. Have other...

71 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. I need to do some mindless task like wash the equipment down and get the truck cleaned up for another road trip. Frits, you have to play hardball. An immediate neighbor did some "landscaping" many years ago. We attempted to talk about the situation he...

My area next week. A pleasure to see for sure.

LOL. I have two boxes from an original move from our first house still containing contents from over 35 years ago. My original race car set and a serious (back then) stash of Alpine radios. A smart person would sell the race car set and rewire the Alpines to use in an outbuilding. Like I said...

69 outside this AM, heading to 90. Hope all have a great weekend. Looks to be warm and sunny here for a while.

I feel for you. Try and stay positive through the ordeal. Another issue for us is the general upkeep and repairs on the house and property itself. The fact they refuse to live with us also compounds the health and general well being as they are alone on a property that they can no longer live...

69 outside this AM, heading to upper 80's. Been in ketchup mode for a while on this forum. Just juggling as best we can. Spending too much time with the in-laws. Just up and back is over five hours a day. They have gone in slow motion with trying to get their affairs in order for their final...

64 outside right now, lower 80's expected. Sunshine will rule the day. Started working on the pool in earnest yesterday. More chemicals. Cloudy but aqua blue. Some muric acid may clear that up, close. Maybe swimming by the end of the weekend. Looks like a walk with the weed whacker is in...

Rooting for good outcomes on this for you, your Dad and family. It's just hard. Stay positive.

72 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. Rain expected today, later this afternoon. Yesterday a pretty big storm system moved just to the north of us and made its way up to the NE. It spawned numerous tornados, but nothing like the western or plains variety. A local TV weather station...

Yeah, we have a few like that in our family. My father's will be the latest addition. I have managed to find a few of his transfer and duty station assignments. I will add those the citation and medal letters to his collection. That way his grandchildren have some history on the price of the...

Dad did some tours in Vietnam. And surrounding countries. He did not come home the same man. I am still trying to track down his medals and citations.

70 outside right now, heading to lower 80's. Most of yesterday occupied with day jobs and tractor in the pastures. Trying to beat the rains. More rains any minute now and throughout the day. Sigh. Will need to torch the burn pile soon. Weather is cooperating for that. Neighbor called...

LOL. My mom and dad used to let bacon grease harden, then put it on fresh rye and add a sprinkle of salt. Both lived into their 80's. I consider that a success with their youth hardships and diets in later years.

I have been up on Windows 11 for a few months now. A cleaned Windows environment, but with OpenOffice running for the "desktop" applications. Using Chrome with no extensions as a browser. Using Windows Defender out-of-the-box. So far, so good on the cyber front. I also find the reliance of...

You checked what the school recommends for use? Wednesday and Thursday. They usually have deals on software combinations that they may use in class settings. That would drive your hardware choice. As well as their IT department may offer support services.

Pricey is Chilian Sea Bass. Saw it day before yesterday at 34.99 a pound. I usually cough at anything over 10 dollars a pound, meats included. So I eat a lot of chicken and lettuce. LOL

On bloatware..... My primary laptop had a Windows failure I could not get around. I ended up getting a new one. I am saddened by the constant intrusive updates, ads, feeds and general overall marketing that Windows now presses down to the "personal computer". I run various Linux/OpenOffice...

65 outside, heading to mid 80's. Hit and miss showers next few days. Day jobs, lawyers, grass cutting, more grass cutting and pick up sticks on the agenda. Need to check pool out too. No longer green, just cloudy. A shock treatment or two and it should be fine. While I was working on water I...

67 outside heading to lower 80's. Raine expected through out the day. Had a road trip day yesterday. Spent the day with the in laws. Somehow this w/e managed to get the pool open. Will take a few days to get the water right. At least it is open...needs serious concrete cleanup this year...

52 outside this AM, heading to 80. Maybe. In any case it will be a really nice day. More cutting today with the 7ft brush bull on the pastures. The horses though come first, it's farrier day. That will chew off a few hours this AM. Sigh. Somewhere in between all that, I have got to get the...

What's the orange light coming on before the stall? The ECM was re-flashed right? Can you get it to stall with you NOT in the seat?

Wow. A lot of you have some nice stuff. Me on the other hand am trying to get rid of tools. And implements, my landscape rake has been used once since I bought it and the bushhog is not the right cutter for the pastures. Seriously thinking about getting rid of both. I have two corded power...

Sorry for the loss. Hope that your memories can make you smile and laugh, soon.

56 outside right now, heading to upper 70's. Should be a really nice day. Lots of pastures to cut today and this weekend. Time for the morning chores. Hope all have a great start to the day. Be safe.

My own surveys of my properties don't align. And some apps get confused with Gps and 3d layers.

Good luck with the tractor. Hope it is fixed.

54 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's. Should be dry for a few days. Storm that came through last night left lots of branches and sticks to pick up. Today is pick up day. I'll have to think about setting the burn pile off since it has gotten really big these last few weeks. Hope all have a...

Managed to just find that mowing window of opportunity. Just finished as the sky opened up. And the mower started acting up again. Only runs full throttle. Time to tear down the fuel system again. Hailing now and power just tripped. Wow.

55 outside right now, heading to mid 70's, Rain expected later. Thought I could start and finish mowing the "yards" yesterday but the fast moving rain storm brought an end to that. Might have a small window of opportunity to finish it today, if it dries out. Off to do the morning chores, no...

68 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. In ketchup mode. Storm came through Sunday night and knocked over two trees. One by the koi-less pond, the other on the back pasture fence line. Monday was a hard day of labor. Not what we had planned. Still no open pool. Just don't have a mastery of...

Good luck. Sawzall probably easier to work with.

63 outside right now, heading to upper 80's. Lots of walking yesterday. Memorial event and weed whacking. More of the same today. First time ever, pool is not open on this holiday coming up. I should tackle that today. Maybe. Hope all have a good weekend. Remember those who paid the price for...

Time for an estate or beneficiary.

Morgan Spurlock, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Super Size Me" that showed the effects of him eating McDonald's every day for a month, has died at 53. https://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-spurlock-director-documentary-super-size-me-dead-obituary-2024-5

67 outside right now, heading to maybe 80. Rain expected. No yard work yesterday. Met middle daughter for late lunch to celebrate her 30th. Ate at our fav restaurant, the sushi palace. The place has been around for over 20 years and it was packed yesterday. They know their fish and their...

Took this pick on the way up from the driveway this AM. One of my wifes favorite. The flowers this year (all around) just were something special. And it started raining...again.

Ken you use any cleaning agent for your concrete power washing? It is so time consuming here, I am looking for an easy out.

69 outside this AM, heading to mid 80's with rain expected. And the wet weather looks to continue for a while. Took the weed whacker for long walks yesterday. Did not managed to finish up. Still have a few miles of fence line left on the pastures. Around the house and buildings all is well. Too...

Loud is right. There were two of them, cool to watch. Especially when you can see the pilots. LOL. Here is a black helicopter checking things out a while back.

61 outside right now, heading to upper 80's. Had an ice cream date with the wife yesterday, then attacked the grasses. Still more to do today, need to make some miles with the weed whacker around the perimeter fence pastures. Not much else on the agenda. More legal stuff, need to go collect...

Of bird and man. Lots of air activity this AM.

A good puppy pic is always the way to start a day! My pool pressure usually run high when the filters are clogged up. Maybe the pressure gauge itself is whacked? Air in the system? I looked at our pool yesterday, yep, still covered. You all are shaming me. LOL.

59 outside right now, heading to lower 80's. Should be a nice day, looks to be a clear sky all the way to the horizons. Managed to get some grass cutting in late yesterday, more today. And then the weed whacker needs to make an appearance. More lawyer/estate work also yesterday...sigh... I'll...

Sorry for your troubles. Same boat different oar. Wifes parents in the process of cleaning out their house. I just got 20 bottles of spray paint the other day. And a fit was made about giving them up. On my dad's estate....5 months in and still dealing with lawyers and cops. My kids are not...

Sorry you and the SO are dealing with this. It is so stressful and don't neglect yourselves when dealing with this. Good luck to you, all.

So many with talent here on TBN. Amazing group.

My return...LOL. No when they see me, it is indifference. Some move, Porch mat cat, is a step over. I know the wife went into the house. When she is out and about the cats follow her like pied piper.

57 outside this AM. Heavy fog in the area. Cannot see the cats. LOL. Not raining, so it is good. Should get to upper 70's today. When it dries out, the mowers come out. Managed to get the shower pan framed and dry packed yesterday. I thought I hated dry wall work, working with 500 pounds of...

Late yesterday.... This is what I have to fight through to get into my house. Slouchers.

Good to hear you were alert and made the right moves.

My day not starting off right. I think I pulled a neck or shoulder muscle. I actually started popping pills. Ouch. WTH. Time to reaccess plans I guess.

61 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's. No rain. Yippie. Did some running around yesterday and some household maintenance here and there. Did put up a chain across the driveway. Had a visitor the other night. Only the second time in twenty years someone has come up the driveway. There was a...

Ugh. They are expensive. I will walk the trails tomorrow in the hopes of finding it. Another one is on the way from my dealer.

Polaris. I have their basic model. Been running them over 30 years. This one has maybe 20 years on it, Polaris 360. Just needed new plastic parts for the sweeper hose as they literally wore out going back and forth. LOL. They can get expensive, I don't see why. The cleaning methods are...

61 outside, raining. Sigh. The temp may be the high for today. Not sure what I will get into today. Lots of day job, ketchup (LOL). Boss wants answers. Must be important stuff. Hint: After hours and weekend, is important. No big deal, it's a washout today. Ordered new lens cap from Messicks...

Autotrader.com even has a classics site.

Just came in from another perimeter run with the tractor. Lost a hazard lens light cover somewhere. Man that sucks. Manage to move the two trees off the trail path...no chainsaw needed. Continued to mow. Grasses were way too tall...should have been cut weeks ago. Is done. Will have to seriously...

59 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's. Grey outside, clouds moved in ahead of next weather event. Yep, more rain coming in later. Not much happened yesterday. Day jobs, lawyers, paper work. Started dodging the baby birds that seem to have started flying. Or attempting too. Some cat already...

Loans have gotten out of hand, for a while back. Heck, accreditation for a lot of colleges is suspect. Again, for quite sometime. Those issues should have been fixed a while ago, now the current administration kicks in and wants to fix them using the taxpayer. The issues themselves, remain...

That's a family message that was missed. Obviously they did not prepare him for the real world.

Identity theft.

Before or after taxes?

55 outside this AM, wet, fog rolling in, humid, heading to upper 70's today. Suppose to be rain free today, before another round starts. Mushrooms are popping up all over. With the rain yesterday, nothing got done. Just tended to the animals and did household chores. Today, well late in the...

I am all original except for a a couple of plates, screws, coral and plastic. LOL.

59 outside this Am, heading to upper 60's. Rain. And raining. Not heavy though. Could send some to Buppies. Not much on the agenda today, nothing really accomplished yesterday. Time to start the morning chores. Have a good hump day all. Be safe, get or stay healthy.

60 outside this AM, heading to upper 60's. Rain, again. And expected for the next 5 days....sigh... Had a window of nice weather yesterday so we took it. Went running errands for the wife, then came home and yep...cut grass. ZTR was a pleasure running full throttle. Only a few bruises as I was...

L4N, thank goodness you got help. Speedy recovery to you. Stay positive.

43 outside this AM, heading to upper 70's. Got tied up with house chores and maintenance most of yesterday. More of the same today. Managed to finish the one wall in the Milk House with the reclaimed wood. Moved some repurposed furniture in for cabinets. Need to do some carpentry work for...

Five years out and your seeking what updates or improvements need to be done. None. Maintain what you have. When the time gets closer to putting it on the market, say one year, see what's popular.

I paid for my college hustling three jobs and eating lettuce. A lot of lettuce. Tuition assistance was another side hustle. I don't recall if my first employer even offered it. It was short term contract work from them anyway. Times have changed now. All I have to do to get more money for...

49 outside this AM, heading to mid 60's with more rain coming in late this afternoon. The grasses...the grasses....LOL. Perfect weather for grass. I need to get busy today. Only goal is to finish the Milk House bathroom wall. But then there is the normal chores to do too. No Northern lights...

DC area...great for jobs...great for house values..great for BS.

We do out best work in the middle of the night. Sets off less alarms if done right. LOL.

Thanks but no. Reality for us is simplifying and downsizing. That included the vehicles when we went all in on the wifes truck. I laugh out loud saying that with two properties, and multiple habitable buildings on them. Those and also including my Dad's estate. Simple it is not..... But we...

56 outside this AM, grey, wet, more rain later, heading to lower 60's. Got all my errands run since I had the vehicle yesterday. Sometimes I miss not having more than one, other times, not so much. I think we have adjusted accordingly. Managed to get some grass cutting in between the rain...

5x that here. Just had one put in about two years ago. It was a bureaucratic nightmare. Architects, Consultants, Designers, Builder....County People..... Horrible, took way too long. Really no help. Without it, they condemn the property.

61 outside this Am, heading to upper 60's. Rain expected. Not much accomplished yesterday. Day job sort of ruled the time. Wife got back home, so today I get to run my errands for gas, beer and food. Did not even manage to look at any project yesterday. Sigh. Hope all are on the mends. Be safe.

Was it a black ops helicopter? They might have got the address wrong.

Big project. Working with old outbuildings and oak boards I have found nails to be unpredictable in how they come out. Some are easy, others are stubborn. Some do more damage to the wood coming out, if at all. Don't have much to add other than wear gloves, and best of luck.

Wow, always so cool to hear history from people that lived it. I was fortunate enough to purchase our place from only the third owner. Even then, there were questions that remained unanswered and to this day. So much changes so quickly.

65 outside this AM, heading to upper 80's. Humid, chance of rain later. Trying to get accustomed to new coffee mug. LOL. Not working, too heavy, and just a tad bigger than the Keurig puts out. Did a preliminary survey of what is left available in the cabinets looking like Goldilocks for the...

My coffee took a dive off the desk this AM. Hit the floor and shattered into a quadrillion pieces. At least it missed the laptops on the way down, the server though got a good splash. That was the last of my favorite coffee mugs. Rough way to start the day.

66 outside this AM, heading to upper 70's. Humid and damp with rain expected. Again, seems to be the pattern for a few. Wishing for the sun so I can get some pics of all the blooming flowers. So pretty and colorful. Not much on the agenda today. Need to recover some more barn wood for the Milk...

Clean water. Mostly for animals is a bigger concern for us. I need an xfer switch just for my well pump. That would do it for us. I do have a hand pump... but lugging water is too much. Plus.. who knows what's up with that.. being a 100 years old. Gag.

Yep. Sounds about what we went through. I think they purposely create this process just to weed out potential development.

You sure you can rezone? My county put minimum acreage requirements and a slew of other requirements that would impede if not outright discourage zoning/development changes.

Sorry for the troubles. Be porous. Let it flow through you. In a positive sense. Hang in there.

63 outside this AM, foggy, heading to mid 70's. Rain expected today and for the rest of the week. Busy weekend, today will be no exception. Neighbor was cutting their grass yesterday, in the rain. Amazingly weird. I heard their lawn mower self destruct after a few hours. Bet that wet grass did...

Kids are priceless.

Super expensive in that area now.

Generational transfers is really the only way home "ownership" is returning on investment if one has a thirty year mortgage.

52 outside this AM, grey, and raining. Next ten days looks to be about the same according to the people who attempt to predict weather. No loose horse this AM. Fence showed no sign of where she got out yesterday. And the electric is good. Luckly there is enough to keep all the animals...

LOL. Unless your a dumbass like me and purchase a money pit that used to be a dairy farm and sink 20 years and a few hundred k into "renovation". No worries here about capital gains or selling if that time comes. There are enough bad memories to out number the good. LOL.

The time you spend trying to beat down 5 foot weeds with a ZTR would have been better spent on the tractor. Maybe don't let it get that high to begin with and then use the ZTR, after attempting to smooth the rough spots with the tractor.

60 outside this Am, heading to upper 70's. Had to go round up a loose horse this AM. Not a fun way to start the weekend. Looks like fence work will be the order of the day. Hope all have a great start to the weekend. Be safe.

55 outside right now. Low fog banks over pastures. Barely see the horses grazing in spots. Should reach into the upper 80's today. Yesterday was pasture cutting time. Rescued SO from getting stick in mud. Showed her the FEL trick to unstick. More weed whacking on tap for today. Also, one more...

Ahhhh... productive day. The SO broke out her tractor and started cutting the back eight acre pasture. I washed up the reclaimed barn wood and let the sun dry it. Will have to lay it out and start cutting in the AM. Looks like grass cutting season has officially started.

62 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. Foggy outside too. Cannot see front pasture. Quick burst of rain last night. Yesterday mowed the grasses, that's the fourth full mowing of everything so far this year. Even took the weed wacker for a walk. More of that later. Post Office saga...

IMHO, suspension comfort is related to speed. Speed to me is time saved, so I went for speed and cut width. I have sort of figured out the areas to slow down on, but you know, when you hit a rough spot at speed your glad you have all the safety features, a robust deck and a forgiving body. LOL.

61 outside this AM, heading to lower 80's. Warm. Nice. Switched over to a/c mode on the upstairs yesterday. Nice and cool for bed time. Did not sleep, LOL. Yesterday was busy with environmental impact meetings, power line and data center meetings and lawyers. Nothing new or productive came...

That lime green HD hose I bought sometime last year, sprung a leak last night. POS. LOL for me.

Wife mailed something certified through USPS two weeks ago. It has been bouncing around between/around facilities since it left her hands. I could have driven it up to the recipient faster. Even the status messages she gets are of no help in locating it, "...arriving at next facility..." What...

I have heard that 1000 hours seem to be the watermark for Kawasaki engine "maintenance". What's the deal?

Around here, these appear to be city dwellers and relocators who have cashed out. Plus the stray lone proprietor whose business is doing well. Half a mile up the road, 10 acre lots (used to be farms) 1.25 - 2.5 million dollar range. Small builders. Further up the road seven miles, hundreds of...

Rent prices exceed mortgage amounts in my area right now. A decent apartment will run one close to 3k a month. Availability exceeds supply. I'd say another factor in the OP choices is employment. That could dictate area/location and quite possibly size of homestead.

Personally we have not planned to move or have made a move in 30 years. But speaking from experience with current and past family members, the sooner you start making formal plans to move the better. For you, that seems like now. One does not want to get to a point where one has to: - move...

58 outside this AM. May touch 90 today. The heat is upon us. Road trip to in laws yesterday for cleanup. Not good, either dealing with in laws or with their stuff. Pointed out a hornet infestation in their house attic. Reiterated that a professional needs to come in and help out. Lots of...

42 outside this Am, heading to lower 60's. Nothingness on the agenda today. Will putz around and see what I can get into. Hope all have a great start to the weekend in a few hours, LOL. Be safe. Those in need, positive and may you find solace.

LOL. So it is a really interesting subject. They have air gaps now. And they really don't transmit to China. They transmit to either Chinese owned or hacked locations. Barring that they hack globally and steal what they want, when they can. Why set up an infrastructure when I can just "use"...

Yes, by Executive Order and the National Defense Authorization Act , FTC, GSA, NSA, Pentagon, Treasury and Commerce all have info. I think they are in the process of selling to Taiwan to escape sanctions. Don't follow that anymore.

Cloud stores are oversold and over marketed. There is enough technology available today at agreeable price points to where storage should never leave your property. I am talking terabytes available under 100 bucks. Unheard of 5 years ago, dreamed of 10 years ago. LOL.

49 outside right now, heading to upper 50's and that is about it. Weather needs to return to averaging out and get over these wild swings from hot to cold and cold to hot. Speaking of trees, looks like my favorite tree service will get some business again from us this year. I have three that...

Dahau is a banned manufacturer in the USA.

Always include a fake camera where someone can see it.

Probably tied to insurance requirements. IMHO, the bane of medicine.

First, sorry about your Mom. Cudos for you trying to find a solution. Second, nip that neighbor crap in the butt, hard and fast. Leave no quarter or doubt about their relationship with your Mom and family. None.

58 outside this AM, heading to lower 70's. Easy day yesterday. Vet visits for horse shots and some barn wood lumber scarfing. I think I have enough collected to do the wall. Just need to lay out a pattern to make sure they are as straight as can be. And, clean them up a bit. Not much on the...

Sorry, too many red flags. If they were interested in selling they would have a package at hand ready for a prospective buyer. That includes survey, plat from county, health department paperwork and standard area/plat information.

We have a 100 year old dairy barn that has been converted to horse stalls. No equipment goes in it. I have had two friends that their barns burned down from hot equipment. Since our barn is so old, the equipment, even lawn equipment does not get housed in it. It's irreplaceable. That said, the...

I'll just add, easements, ROWS and HOA's, I would stay away from (inspect utility easements). Last two purchases of property we spent some time at the court house looking over deeds and tax records. Amazing what one can find in older documents. Also for rural lots, survey paperwork and...

39 outside this AM, heading to lower 70's. We have some significant changes in the weather here these last few days. Either way above average, or below average. And yes, the body feels it. Frost on the ground again this AM as it were yesterday. Turned out to be an outside day with the weed...

I stay away from boney fish. We like Rock, Salmon, Orange Ruffy, Flounder and Catfish. Tuna, I can never get moist on the grill where most of our fish are cooked. Gave up on Haddock and Cod, just never either got a flavor or taste that we like out of them. I like Monk Fish too, a poor mans...

37 outside right now. Heading to lower sixties. Bad day yesterday for a neighbor. I am sort of overwhelemed at the moment and yesterday proved just how crazy things are are around here. I was working on recovering some barn wood off an old outbuilding when I heard someone yelling. I thought...

45 outside right now. Done with the morning chores. Yesterday ended up being somewhat productive. Took the wife out for ice cream. Big win. Because ice cream makes everything better. LOL. Managed to start tearing into outbuilding, reclaiming wood for the Milk House wall. Unfortunate, not as...

Good one. We all appreciate the lack of time progression....in some things.

Replacing two existing 500kw lines. Adding a third with the new ROW. I think the twin towers are 120 feet tall. The plan looks like it calls for what they say is a mono-pole. Lawyers...lol. I have been engaged with them for literally years. Various issues. I need some shark repellant or a...

Yeah...disappointed it did not show up on the radar a lot earlier. But then 30 minutes up the road it is a different world. What used to be farms is now 1,000's of homes, shopping centers and over 30 data center projects. That project means more than one building. That county has made national...

Just like wngsprd this AM. 55 going to 71. Yesterday it never really rained, and the sun never showed up. Those conditions -cloudy, prevented me from doing any grass work. Today does not look any better for that job. I'll need to find something else to do today. Maybe it will dry up later. In...

It's irrelevant, because life conditions a million years ago are not life conditions of today.

I get tired just reading your postings of activity @rswyan. I think you have a mastery of time.

Abiogenic petroleum origin hypothesis. Postulate accordingly.

Views are fleeting, unless there is a view easement. Growth comes from unexpected sources. For me, it's gotta be about adaptable to life changes. I see that with my FIL whose house he cannot maintain and I saw that with my Dad nearing his end. The properties became a burden for both.

Not a relative, not a friend, not an acquaintance, passing or present. Have no idea who this person is. Except for their criminal record.

54 outside this AM, heading to mid 60's. Cloudy and quite a difference from yesterday. Day job and more yard work on tap when the sun comes up. Kind of sore this AM from the weed whacker. I forget how much fence line is out there in one pasture, but it is done. Around the koi-less pond, I...

Just got in....weed whacked the middle pasture fence lines and all animals fed. Time to kick back and have a cold one. Or two. Tomorrow....day jobs and maybe the ZTR will make the third run of the season.

No. It is just me. The will produced had chicken scribbled my name over the beneficiary. One conversation which my wife recorded (wife felt something was wrong) my Dad was adamant about me taking care of his estate. There were and are other red flags but obviously the will is the issue. At...

Too much money in the economy. 20Trillion available. The EV/ICE battles will continue for the foreseeable future. More upside to all things related to - electric. The party will continue. LOL.

My tours in Saudi Arabia, it rained mud. At least once a year. Dubai, I hear it was self inflicted, cloud seeding.

Good for you. I have a gold digger involved. Someone whom I never met, nor did my father talk of them (to me). And they produced a will.

Depends on the enforcement policy or procedure attached to them. A mandate is not a law.

55 outside right now, heading to upper 70's. Yesterday I hopped on the tractor even though the ground is soggy and made my way to a back pasture that promptly got bush hogged. That burned a few hours and got my mind off a lot of things for a bit. After cutting I had to get the blower out to get...

Yep! Them saw blades are bestest! Good recommendation.

59 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's, Wife road trip today. Sigh...cleaning out her parents house. It's overwhelming. More lawyer stuff for me. $$$$. It's not looking good for me (right now) trying to settle my Dad's estate. Played pick up sticks yesterday. Burn pile area is still soggy...

Condolences to you and your family.

65 outside right now. Heading to lower 70's. Ran into and through a hail storm yesterday while on the road. Yikes. Talk about loud. Eyeballed the wife's truck and we escaped damage. Trees and bushes got clean up, a lot. Lots of sticks around for the burn pile. Another road trip on the agenda...

So is it the front or back? LOL. So many red flags on that pic. Patio, shutter, as previous poster noted, fireplace? Garage? Not a good look. Sorry to say.

65 outside right now. Heading to lower 80's. Wide awake so... LOL. Mowers all better. Replaced fuel filter that came in Sunday at 5AM. Finished yards up and then broke out weed whacker and push mower to finish up. Looks like grass cutting has started in earnest. When the sun comes up guess I...

Hmmm.... my ZTR has picked up Davids issues. Sympathy pains. Was mowing and just stalled out. Started right back up, then died a few minutes again. Had to run it back to the house under full choke. Must be something in the fuel line or system. Ordered new fuel filters, should be here in the AM...

I had a bad diagnosis on that one. I ended up going elsewhere for a second opinion which they said it was just a capillary had busted. Saved me injections and what not. Ended up staying with that second opinion doctor and organization. I get monitored every six months. Just because.

I have had nothing but legal issues and $$$$$ coverage issues with BC/BS in my state. I think there are multi-plan state by state, group by group, member by member differences negotiated behind the scenes. As far as eye issues, lost one in a tractor accident. The other retinal hemorrhages...

Virginia has a trade in program for certain pears (Callery) since they are considered invasive. I can attest to that since we have acreage going back to wild and those pears are dominating the landscape.

I had to laugh at hanging xMas lights. My house sits under some big maples. My neighbors house is clear. The one year he spies me maneuvering around stuff he asks if I can come over and help. I responded with do you have any obstacles? He says "no..?" questioning the response... I say good "then...

54 outside this AM, heading to mid 60's. Should be nice out according to the weather apps. But there is a serious big gray cloud bank over us right now with a clear demarcation line just to the north. That big dark cloud over me is so appropriate right now. I have to laugh. Spent most of the...

I have on that goes up to about 40 feet with around a 16 foot reach. A 360 degree coverage. Capacity is rated at around 500 pounds. My use is trees and roof work. I have flat ground but even then the stabilizers are used. My only issue is it is not everyday use so it sits months on end. One...

60 outside right now, may head to 65 for today. Rain passing through right now. Not much on the agenda today, or the weekend. Probably yard work and mowing when it dries up in the next day or so. And...the dreaded Milk House project. Daughter made it to Glacier. Unfortunate camp ground hookups...

Climate change has an interpretation all its own according to a person studying or collaborating on it. The thread is about EV's. I'll stick to the science of battery tech and general physics of vehicle models.

Agendas change, physical science...not so much.

63 outside right now, heading to upper 60's and that's it. Rain expected later. Need to cut the grass again in a day or so. Wow. That chore just started. Wife back from road trip. My turn in a day or so. Not much on the agenda today, day jobs, dump runs...exciting. Hope all have a good day...

An TBNers StarLink RV customers out west around MT, ID, WY areas? Interested in coverage and speeds.....please tell all. Thanks!

Here is a funny pic. A whitewater rafting outfit in Wyoming. I think most places are still closed for her. She already had to make new arrangements for tomorrow's stopover. Having fun though. New sights...a great country!

60 outside this AM, heading to mid 70's. Quite warm yesterday. Managed to escape road trip, wife went by her lonesome. Parents house cleaning time since they are back from FLA. I estimate at their pace and place, over a year before it is cleaned out. Without professional help. My dads place just...

My contribution.

55 outside this AM, heading to lower 70's. Managed to wash equipment yesterday, ZTR & RTV. Our place is still super muddy so the equipment was happy. Got a few pics of the eclipse. Did not notice or hear anything different. Even on the pics. Today, a road trip day. Got taxes done. I owe, I...

Nice. I would use that for trail prep and base back into the woods.

We are in an 80+ percent view area. Broken clouds. Of interest is NASA is launching three sounding rockets that will pass overhead during the eclipse. Now that should be a sight to catch.

34 outside right now, heading to lower 70. Could use the warmth. Lots of tile work yesterday, setting 1x1 down along the wall edges. Two more wall edges to go. Each piece is custom cut due to the wavy concrete walls. Time consuming and lots of walking back and forth. Tile cutter, wet saw is...

Condolences to you and yours. Always great to hear about those good parent-child relationships. Yours sounds special too. My thoughts are with you in this difficult time.

40 outside right now, may touch 60 today. More tile work this AM, after checking on animals. Yard work started yesterday. Took the ZTR for a spin. LOL. Ended up cutting everything except around the houses. Hit lots of water and left quite a lot of tracks. Wow, the ground is super saturated. Had...

39 outside this AM, heading to mod 50's. Rounded up a loose horse this AM, must be getting under a hot wire somewhere. SO more fence work on the back forty this AM. Sigh. Filled up tire with air on the ZTR, tire pressure gauge is MIA. Sigh. What an odd day weather wise yesterday. I got...

No way I have your skills or work ethic. I am just trying to juggle and maintain. If and when I get rid of the day jobs, then I can do stuff even slower but with more - perfection.

LOL. Thanks. Sore subject right now. Knees, back. Will be up close and personal to it in the day light. Too bad she has moved furniture into the room, I would have liked a clean picture set of the overall project. Going on 18 plus months now....sigh...I worketh slowest. LOL.

35 outside this AM, heading to mid 50's. It's NOT raining. LOL. Gosh, felt like we were in the tropics these past few weeks, minus the warmer air of course. Grasses and fence line maintenance is in order for today and this weekend. ZTR looks like it is getting a flat so will have to check that...

I have had thermal issues on flipping cellular hot spots. The batteries suk. Poor quality.

pandemic fallout - A reset on what is important to ones life and well being. Many people took that as an opportunity to get to their "goals" faster, on the other hand many did not.

8mpg with the 2500hd diesel pulling a Coleman light. Winds suck.

37 outside this Am, heading to mod 50's. More rain expected later. Had a nice creek running through the front pasture. Grounds are squishy. Don't step on a mole hill or tunnel. Mud volcano! LOL. Eldest is in Kansas now, survived the high winds. Trailer fender was the only damage. Blew off part...

My work is all remote until reporting is due. My coworkers took advantage of remote and went remote all over the world. They absorb the cost of world travel for reporting purpose. Even write it off. Smart people. Happy people. Let's all sing Shiney Happy People....

Before or after this news? https://bigthink.com/hard-science/us-largest-known-lithium-deposit-world/

Too late.

That's scary and too bad at the same time.

Where I am is where I want to be. Better with the SO. Fortunate to have enough living space where we can accommodate our families needs or our own "down-sizing" needs if applicable. The property has afforded us many different directions to take. It's all about finding options and having long...

It's a trap. No win. I see that. LOL. Just spent hours on my hands and knees laying them. LOL. I have worn a hole in my jeans knee caps. I doubt she will get on the floor to recolor. I am hoping to find a solution that I can dump on the floor, mop it around and presto - done. Most research...

48 outside this AM, heading to mod 50's rain. More rain, rain....and you get the picture, Yesterday was kind of stressful. To say the least. The daughter heading to Montana promptly ran into the severe storms in Kentucky. Luckly she pulled under an over pass as what she described as a tornado...

Sorry to hear. Hope for healing and recovery.

So is it a farm or a home according to the insurance?

50 outside right now. Heading to mid 50's today. Rain came in early this AM and will be with us for a while. Eldest left for Montana yesterday. She's one year post op, got the green lights from all the doctors, packed her camper up, took the dog and is heading west. Good for her. Major...

That suks. At least my carrier gave me a reason in my more than doubled premium a few years ago. And, is your house really classified as being on a farm? As you eluded to in a later post? Is that a difference maker between you and the insurance company? Farm with home? vs Home

52 outside right now, heading to lower 60s. Rain...off and on today. Last nights sleep interrupted by loudest thunder clap I have ever heard. Sounded like a USMC jet decided to go on multiple bombing runs with our house as the primary. Dang. Last minute camper modifications ruled the weekend...

Happy Easter, to the GM crew and TBN community.

37 outside this AM, heading to upper 60's. Should be a nice day. Need to get really busy. Way behind on the farm/home projects. Other life events keep happening and the day jobs have been consuming more and more life time. Need to find that work/life balance. Again. I see the horse are waiting...

Sounds like what I go through. Had an issue with my ZTR stalling....turned out to be sediment in the fuel line that would of course back itself out of the way during diags and refills. Ended up disassembling the whole fuel system and cleaned the tank out too. I am hoping you have a positive...