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69°F and .01 inches rain Finished mowing that area yesterday, seeing more improvement. Invited to neighbor Dwayne’s for dinner last night along with 2 other couples that had never been there. The road to get there somewhat an adventure, single lane curvy, up and down hill with a bridge and...

70°F and .14 inches rain Squeezed an hour mowing in yesterday. Maybe today I can finish that area. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

This one seems to act as an on/off switch. Opens to allow fuel, closes to shutoff fuel and kill engine. Yup, got replacement off Amazon

69°F and .65 inches rain Another good day mowing yesterday, just not as much as anticipated. Went out as soon as dry enough and made progress A couple hours. Took a break for lunch. Just as we were sat down to eat got a txt from LA friends asking to meet them for early dinner, and their treat...

70°F and .08 inches rain. Sophie’s Scag running well with new carburetor. Spent the afternoon on the LS and got a good section mowed. Looking better and better every iteration but still long way to go. Would like to get other side of drive mowed today but wx showing passing showers until...

71°F and .16 inches rain Got the new carburetor for Sophie’s Scag. Will get that installed today. That solenoid piece at bottom was sticking. Gonna cleanup her Sear mower and put that on CL. Mowes well, but that is the one she brought the frame I mended. Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

71°F and .58 inches rain Divine intervention guided me to energy conservation yesterday. Who am I to argue Need to mow the Cottage area. Our Canadian friends coming in Thursday for a short stay. Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

72°F and .01 inches rain Got the new microwave swapped in yesterday. Same as old just newer. Old One starting to rust inside and door button sticking at times. A bit disappointed that a scheduled Lowe’s delivery was rescheduled for another 12 days. Sophie’s burger and dogs BBQ a great success...

73°f and 0 rain A very good day yesterday, when all the little things just came together. Quite impressed with the VA Clinic. In and out less than 15 minutes. Lee in a cup and blood draw. Super nice staff Out of there so quickly got to take Sophie out for breakfast. iPhone fixed with new...

Happy Birthday And wished you never have another KS

71°F and no rain Off to town this morning. Trash run, PO run, some shopping. Begin a new adventure. 1st appointment with VA med clinic. Lab work ahead of my appointment next week. Not sure extent, but fasting. Have appointment for iPhone repair also. Prayers for all Be safe Have a grea day

68°F and .01 inches rain Nothing big planned for the day. Piddle around, some maintenance stuff Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Prayers for your Dad, Dennis

69°F and .08 inches rain. Long day yesterday, made longer by own inattention. Get to brewery on way home, prepared to pick up new keg after enjoying a nice lunch and can’t find my wallet/phone. Watch shows it not connected. My friend, Dwayne asks description, says I think in may have been in...

70°F and .05 inches rain Off to Kona this morning Neighbor rented a dump truck to be returned and I’m his ride home. Of course a stop at Costco and the brewery. Will make for a full day as not leaving until later. Nice in town Happy Hour. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

72°F and no rain Good progress yesterday, but not quite finished - today. Happy Hour in town. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°F and no rain Good progress mowing yesterday. Hopefully finish today On of the neighbors had a small gathering with live music. A fun time. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

70°F and .17 inches rain. Gonna watch my friend compete in masters swim meet again this morning. Fixed the fwd drive shaft on Sophie’s BX. Forgot that you can’t drive over that deck without 4wd. But I have figured out how to remove the deck, just a real PITA. Back to mowing with my LS...

68°F and .09 inches rain Mowing continues. Too much time on computer and phone yesterday over a banking issue. Hopefully today I find out if finally resolved. Watched my friend John compete in his swim meet. Didn’t place as high as last year but kudos just for being there. Good meet up...

72°F and .02 inches rain. Still mowing to do, but so happy I was able to remount tire Need to take my iPhone to Apple Store. Guess I dropped it 1 too many times and have a series of very bright streaks running top to bottom that don’t turn off. Meeting friends back from LA for another visit...

Almost, a couple hundred feet from tractorshed

Ahhhh, the memories 😁

Success Shot of ether/starter fluid and BOOM. Seems to be holding at 23 psi. Of course started raining just as I finished.

71°F and .03 inches rain. Interest, but not in best way day yesterday Managed to dislodge rear tire off rim, broke bead both sides. A 15 minute job for sime of you guys, not me. My first task this morning Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Just don’t understand all these folks getting older !!!!

69°F and .01 inches rain Nice Happy Hour in Town yesterday Need to make another PO run today. Actually forgot to mail my taxes. Looks like a good day for more mowing Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

70°F and .54 inches rain Mostly energy conservation yesterday although I did get the dogs area mowed. Trip to PO this morning as tracking indicates delivery. FWD drive shaft has come off Sophie’s BX again. Can’t find the pin for the universal so need to pick one up at the Dealer. Somewhat a...

My sincerest sympathies

70°F and .05 inches rain Yesterday’s property tax seminar was very well done and lasted almost 3 hours. County has been trying to revamp this almost 3 years and some of prior meetings have been borderline fiascos. They appear to have finally gotten it together as implementation takes hold. Has...

69°F and .12 inches rain and raining. Dried enough after yesterday showers I was able to knock down the rest of the guinea grass area, most of it 3ft, some 4 ft tall County having a zoom presentation this morning on the new ag property rules. Wrote my check for half of this years extortion...

Happy Birthday, Ken And many more

What about Fastenal?

71°F and no rain. Nothing earth shattering for Sophie. Some bursitis in the hip. Gave her some home exercises as she declined PT. Doesn’t feel there is a problem with the almost 27 yo hip but trip to ortho would be next. Going back on her CPD tincture. Guys won H&F Should get back to mowing...

71°F and .0 rain OurThai restaurant adventure was interesting. 11 of us and we took over the place - literally. No more room, owner could only serve take out other than us. But no complaints as we took good care of them. The wife is the chef and boy the food was excellent. Our friend Dwayne...

73°F and 0 rain Success mowing yesterday - until I lost a stabilizer pin. Managed to limp back to tractorshed and call it a day. Will scrounge around and look for another but not much hope. Guess everyone has heard our Tsunami warning garnered most of the attention starting yesterday...

71°F and .02 inches rain Got a good start on Hilo side mowing. Picked up oil cooler at PO and mostly installed. Need to finish that and top off hydraulic fluid then resume mowing. Nice Happy Hour gathering at the golf course. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

71°f and .0 rain Finished up mowing on the Laupahoehoe end of property but I swear it’s already tall enough to redo hehe, but not this week. Now to mow Hilo end. Need to make PO run, hopefully my oiler cooler will be off Waikiki holiday. Happy hour in town this afternoon at the golf course...

69°F and .96 inches rain Good progress mowing yesterday. At least until overcome by the light drizzle. Just need to trim by the coconut trees to finish that area. Hopefully it dries enough today. Oil cooler didn’t make it from Honolulu, weekending in Waikiki I guess. Prayers for all Be safe...

68°F and .0 inches rain Refilled 5 5 g of diesel. Got some other errands. Oil Cooler from Messick in Honolulu according to USPS tracking More mowing today Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and .01 inches rain A successful mowing And after Guys won H& F, gals not pleased. 😁 Need to refill my diesel Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

71°F and 0 rain. Another day of progress mowing yesterday. Met the SIL of a neighbor with his new 60 inch, Diesel Kubota mowers, the over $20k model. He was mowing my next door neighbor’s. Nice machine. He has a side mowing business. He did admit he wouldn’t tackle what I was doing. Hope to...

Absolutely, here is the one we got 20+ years ago when we rescued Jack. He came with bad separation anxiety. This is a current pic(Makana), taken just minutes ago. 26 boxes and 3 cats have found refuge there. The current 3 + 1 still do, daily.

71°F and .0 rain Good progress mowing yesterday, interrupted by a trip to town to buy shear bolt. Still have overheating issue, but I paid much closer attention. Situation occurs when under heavy load, mowing tall, thick grass while driving uphill in 2nd range. Recovery much quicker ( about 2...

69°F and 0 inches rain. Looking like a great day to get some mowing done, so that’s what I’ll be doing. Do need to make a PO run at some point and UPS is due for a delivery. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

LS has all new fluids and filters, ready to attack the guinea grass again. I may have mentioned having some overheating. Could be the non oem hydraulic cooler is smaller than the OEM, don’t have specs. So added a 4 inch, 12vdc fan in front of the cooler. Controlled by the ignition switch. We’ll...

Hard to believe my baby boy turns 5yo today. And getting so gray. Still a pup at heart.

Looks nice. Good job Dennis

Has to be 100% here. I’m only 60%. No partial exemption. Civilian disability is also 100% and a set dollar amount, $100k

County does. I haven’t kept up with new rules, not sure they are final yet. Grazing pasture used to be valued $200/acre, lowest on the scale.

71°F and .28 inches rain. Yesterday morning finally dried out enough for a later start and made some progress. Then a call from a neighbor. Kelvin is a local, retired police officer, has lived at bottom of the hill since way before we moved here and raises beef cattle. He had cattle on our...

69°F and 1.2 inches rain. A wet one Pretty much an inside day yesterday and today could be a repeat. No problem. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Birthday, Kyle And many many more

70°F and .05 inches rain. Successful trip to town yesterday. $223 for 10 g of Universal Tractor fluid and another $98.50 to top off the Tundra. Had a late lunch when we got home, a nice salad with shrimp. Then it hit me, apparently my motivation missed the ride back from town. Had to call an...

Usually when it broke

71°F and .73 inches rain As expected yesterday just sort of dwindled away doing little stuff Guys valiantly lost at cards, giving the gals bragging rights for the week, but in spite of them leading from the get go it came down to final count and we almost pulled it out. Need to go into town...

69°F and .23 inches rain. Trip to Costco pretty much as planned. Adding in gas and lunch and the CC is another $800 heavier per usual. Just seems we get less. Need to piddle around a bit but hopefully get some mowing in. H&F at friends this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

68°F and .2 inches rain Got a good start mowing Laupahoehoe end of property. Longish day ahead. Pilgrimage to Costco to make our periodic contribution. Taking Sophie’s Ascent Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Thanks for update, Drew

69°F and .19 inches rain. During my coffee yesterday Sophie said I needed to look at her BX, that it wasn’t cutting well last time she used it. Something about me probably cutting a palm frond. Turns out that the middle blade was quite loose. Not able to tighten with a socket and unable to get...

Awesome Buppies. When Sophie was in hospital from her accident we had our 1st boxer, a white male. Early on, I got permission to bring him to her room. He wasn’t a trained therapy dog, but i couldn’t bring him in more than few times a week as it would take me half an hour or more to get to her...

68°F and 0 rain Not a big day planned, most likely start new round of mowing. Happy Hour will be at county park this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

This has been a very interesting day. You might recall, I finally got VA Disability last fall, 10% for tinnitus. Was also able to determine everything else was denied, but denied without any sort of records. Disheartening, but I resolved to file the Supplemental and supply everything I could...

Sounds like a great celebration, Ken Definitely a great reason to celebrate.

Best mod to my 20T press was the air hydraulic jack. So much better than pumping.

68°F and .42 inches of rain light drizzle throughout the day made for an inside day We missed it. After we were in town this huge banyan tree uprooted Otherwise a quiet day here No big plans for the day. Piddle around. Maybe see why Mule is acting up again. Prayers for all Be safe Have a...

70°F and .06 rain. Finished that round of mowing. Likely give it a day or 2 before starting again, but to be honest it has grown enough I could just keep going LOL Likely go to town today, need a few staples and need to replace the head of kitchen pull down faucet. Do’t see how to possibly...

67°F and .08 inches rain A bit more mowing done, more today My one pot chicken Alfredo was a hit. Likely make it again someday. Guys won H&F, but not a runaway. The girls kept us on our toes. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

I remember that term from when I was a kid. Where they kept the trucks and equipment.🤙

Don, you check out that EGO zero turn yet?

Happy Birthday, Happy And many more

68°F and .1 inches rain Got a couple hours mowing in the afternoon. Boy a lot of the far side was over 3 foot tall. Amazing what a bit of rain, sun and time will do. Will continue today. Sophie found a 1 pot chicken Alfredo she wants me to attempt. This afternoon is our H&F. Makana is...

Happy Birthday Mostly And many more

68°F and .03 inches rain. Air fryer came out nice. Radiator hose arrived. Should get installed today. Very nice lunch with friends Update on mower: EGO POWER+ Z6 52-in 56-volt Lithium ion Electric Zero-turn, not 54 inch. On sale $1000 off at Lowe’s. Nice looking machine. Super quiet. Very...

Definitely Don It’s the 54in. Was on sale at Lowes. Many of us curious as this is a tough environment. He’s not mowing a golf course.

Glad your pup is adjusting Buppies. Prayers Ours still adjusting

69°F and 1.04 inches rain $.63 thermal cutoff seems to have done the trick on air fryer. Let Easy Off work its magic over night on some particularly stubborn areas. Will reassemble this morning. LS radiator hose didn’t make it over from Honolulu, maybe today. Successful trip to town and...

70°F and .43 inches rain 1st task is attempt repair of my air fryer. Suspect it is the thermal resistor. Had this happen with 1st one a few years ago. They refunded my money under warranty and I bought this one. Then I found the fix on YT. Replace the thermal resistor in power line. I have a...

67°F and .26 inches rain Interesting and just started coming down pretty good. Enjoyed my recovery day yesterday. Looks like I might enjoy a followup depending on this weather. Of course I see that the grass growing isn’t taking a break. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

69°F and .17 inches rain. Another successful 4th of July gathering. 40 people Too much really good food and great company. Just a tad more clean up and think today will be a recovery day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Birthday America Happy 4th of July 68°F and .17 inches rain. This will be our 16th Annual 4th of July gathering. Expecting about 40 people. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°F and .14 inches rain Interesting 4th of July prep continues. Some pw sometime today. Less than traditional, Sophie made some stuffed cabbage, 1 turkey, 1 beef/pork. Those will cook slowly and be ready. Cabbage was local grown by neighbor. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

69°F and .1 inches rain Interesting exercise brainstorming the Quonset hit build. Not sure there is 1 true right way. A couple thousand nuts and bolts a challenge. That metal sure is flimsy and they recommend less than finger tight. Today I’ll start prepping for our gathering 4th of July...

67°F and 0 rain No mowing, a tractor break. Have to replce lower radiator hose. 3-4 weeks to get locally. Will order from Messicks. Good happy hour. Brainstorming session at friends on how to erect his quonset hut. company provided 3 sets of instructions. Need to determine safest way for the...

68°F and 0 rain Another section mowed, but some energy conservation yesterday. A nice day. More mowing today. Happy Hour in town Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Thanks Dennis, I run E0 in all my gas stuff including truck and car.

Took a chance and drove the Mule about a mile up the road to check on a friend’s property. combo Hi & Lo, 2wd & 4wd, reverse. So all in all a decent work out. Uphill going downhill coming home. No issues.

Don’t be a stranger. we’ve missed you.

Taking free feeding to another level

Hard to believe this not so little anymore girl has been here 9 weeks. About 99% house trained. From time to time she doesn’t make it off the concrete to the grass. Poor timing or lazy, can’t tell. She does not like being scolded. Otherwise in true to form female boxer fashion she has assumed...

Condolences Drew, you have written of her often. 12 years, time flys.

70°F and .01 inches rain Some good progress mowing yesterday Looks like I might even finish up the area today. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Update on my 2022 Kawasaki Mule 4010. Thanks for all the input. As stated my primary suspect was fuel delivery. Replaced fuel filter, checked lines, tested fuel pump… Started and ran a few times, trying to pay attention to the sounds and except first run would stop before the stall. Looking...

We are about an hour drive. Unless VOG, we don’t smell it. glow was visible faintly at neighbors at the big eruption a few years ago.

68°F and .14 inches rain Very enjoyable day playing tour guide with friends yesterday. We had’t been in Volcano National Park main area in a couple of years. Lots of construction going on. We were invited on board ship for late lunch. Very good. Oceans Insignias, one of the smaller cruise...

68°F and .12 inches rain. Guys won H&F last night Off to pick up friends at Hilo port and play tour guide for the day. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and .71 inches rain. Did a bit of mower maintenance yesterday, but never dried enough to mow. Mule still driving me crazy. It will start, run for 30 seconds or so, sounding good then sounds abit rough and quits. Quits sooner if given gas. Will not restart unless it has sat an hour or...

68°F and 47 inches rain Busy day yesterday. Doctor really pleased with her eye healing. Next appointment not until September 25 g diesel one $100, fill up Tundra at $4.70 almost another 100. Terrific meal out with friends. Shared a family style meal for the 8 of us. Probably didn’t hurt...

Happy 50th Anniversary, Don and Mrs

68°F and .8 inches rain Able to get friends port schedule sorted out , they arrive Friday morning. Spent a little maintenance time on the LS. Nice Happy Hour in town later Busy day ahead. Sophie has eye doc appointment. Need to pick up my beer gas bottle and refill 5 diesel cans in Hilo...

Glad your son and everyone good, Ken

Sorry about your friend, Phil. RIP

not really, Drew. Drains really well. Now, a smaller dozer, hmmmmm

67°F and 1.13 inches rain a wet one, still raining. Some mowing yesterday , until tractor started over heating. Need to investigate. Today a big ?? at this point. Received a very short and lacking detail email from friends on a round the world cruise saying they would like to meet up in Hilo...

Hmmm, hadn’t considered taking off back set and fluff is good description of what I have in mind. i don’t figure the disc need any additional weight as I’m looking to disturb not destroy the surface.

Catching and turning up the larger rocks. Using rippers even worse. My thinking in the disc harrow was to just loosen the top enough for land rake to be effective. No need to disturb the base, just need to smooth out.

Thanks, Ponytug. I should have said 1” minus. The fines are important.

If I could poke our TBN brain trust. In Jun 2014 we redid our lower driveway. Base in an old cane road, topped with 1” minus stone. 11 years has taken its toll. While tempted to just bring in more rock, I think some prep in order. A bit wash boardy in places. Years before the redo, I...

Learned years ago securing plastic in truck body can be tricky. Bought a number of those 1x6 pvc boards for some finish work. Drove all the way home, 20 miles from HD, no hurry to unload. Next morning Sophie went for her walk, came home and announced, “ you know one of your boards is in middle...

Congrats on pup, Buppies. Enjoy Ours exploring new territory Figured out how to make it onto bed while Sophie was attempting to change bed linen.

69°F and .19 inches rain God Bless the USA Laupahoehoe end basically mowed, some trimming around the coconut palms Hope to start Hilo end but may get rain delay. Another 8 hours should pretty much do it. RSVPs for 4th of July coming in Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

72°F and no rain Another very good day mowing. But what a slog, really paying for letting it grow taller and thicker. Still not as bad as the original cutting though. Will continue today. Finish up the Laupahoehoe end of property. Maybe, but only maybe get started on Hilo end. I did get a txt...

69°F and .05 inches rain Excellent day with the BX mowing. Got all my interior sections mowed. Today I’ll switch over to my LS and attack the extetior portions starting on the Laupahoehoe end of property. Almost embarrassing how high and thick it got while Sophie was away. I’ll be paying the...

68°F and .16 inches rain. The wetness won yesterday. Finally dry enough early afternoon only to have skies do another dump just enough to soak me before I could get back to tractorshed. Gave up Plan remains to resume mowing today. Scotty, hope those stones pass. Ouch Prayers for all Be...

Happy Birthday, Ron. Quite the milestone.

Dennis, Thanks Imagine 9 retired guys, the youngest with bad enough back it was reason he retired. 😁

68°F and .8 inches rain. Fun day yesterday, 😁 Got the concrete mixed and poured for friends catchment ring. The good news is we all still friends and talking nice. The owner friend is an engineer. Does not like deviation from his plan until he accepts it’s not working. That would have been...

67°F and .69 inches rain and raining. Got a good start mowing interior areas yesterday. A more challenging effort was trying to get a signature guarantee. Struck out 4 places. Guess I will be calling around. Nice HH gathering Plan for the day is to be part of a concrete mixing and pouring...

68°F and .31 inches rain Nothing accomplished yesterday. Just an easy, chill out day with Sophie interspersed with little stories of her and her sisters. Had a really good grilled Ribeye Need to start new round of mowing. Happy Hour in town today Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Happy Father’s Day 68°F and .59 inches rain. Really enjoyed watching the Army birthday celebration. Spectacular, positive event compared to the hate mongering and rioting celebrated by the media. Local coverage even more biased. Sophie back home. life is good. She likes the newly painted...

69°F and .13 inches rain Looks like yesterdays post didn’t go Got the new LED lights installed in 2 bathrooms. Nice. Sophie comes home today. She is on the plane. Life will be back to normal. Sure have missed her. Need to tidy up just a bit. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

68°f and .06 inches rain Impressed with the new carpet machine. Does excellent job extracting the water. Afternoon didn’t get off to great start. One furry little girl managed to get diarrhea before we even got to the PO. Fortunately had some paper towels and able get her cleaned up and...

72°F and 0 rain Frustrating day with the pool vac yesterday. Put together twice. First time I got to the last piece and it didn’t seem right so totally disassembled again Turns out the error was my memory. Reassembled. It wanted a software update. Kept getting stuck. And time out. To be...

70°F and .05 inches rain A bit of clean up piddling around yesterday. Replacement board and rollers for Dolphin at the PO Will be putting that back together today Newest addition to our little group, moved from Florida, got 55 yds concrete delivered. $340/yd. Didn’t have the heart to ask...

71°F and .06 inches rain. New hardware installed on the doors. Need the pickup a new razor blade scraper. Guess it has been years since buying single edge blades. Homemade sliders at neighbors a treat. She makes really good kimchi too. Need to make a PO run and dump. Happy Hour in town...

68° and .1 inches rain. Finally, all the doors painted. Need to remove masking and reinstall hardware on the last sets Maybe my task of the day Invited up to neither for burgers later Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

66°F and .09 inches rain. Long, tiring, but successful day yesterday. I honestly thought I was going to get all those doors painted, but by the time I was done only 5 sets, 10 doors. At least they look good. Plan for the day is finish the other 3 sets, 6 doors. Doable [emoji1] Prayers for...

66°F and .30 inches rain Interesting never a hard rain, just light and intermittent Didn’t get any painting done. Prep. 8 sets of French doors, that’s 16 doors. Remove the handle and lock hardware today and maybe some touch up sanding then I can paint. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F .44 inches rain Good trip to town, took longer than anticipated. Apparently the PCB in my pool vac is toast. Same error as when I started. Turn it on, says it is running, but isn’t, says not communicating, then quits. Replacement board ordered. Hope to get started on a painting project...

68°F and .45 inches rain Interesting Gonna load the furry kids into the truck. Had and some errands Half way through Sophie’s sister visit. sister doing well. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Apparently mine no longer a current model, definitely out of warranty. Spent too much of the morning disassembling and cleaning the motor box. Fair amount of corrosion. Did get it all cleaned up, but gave up finding my tube of silicone grease. Good chance I just used it all. So will have to get...

I have a repurposed tote cage as well. Like it.

68°F and .43 inches rain Interesting day Curious as to what a Dolphin Sigma pool vac looks like That’s about $1200 worth. Did find a bit of water in the motor box. Motors tested out fine with a battery. Dried out pcb but not tested. So today I will put back together [emoji1696] Very nice...

69°F and .07 inches rain An almost relaxing day yesterday. Our Dolphin pool vac has been hit and miss, mostly miss. So decided to troubleshoot. It’s out of warranty Power supply and cable check out. Good thing as I’d pretty much decided I wasn’t spending $300 to replace the cable. So as of...

69°F and .27 inches rain Another rule broken And the best place to spend the night Oh well, chair has aged and worn, She wins. Plan is just piddle about today Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Hey Drew, what about a remote start?

69°F and .22 inches rain Eyes good for another year. Interesting appointment. Dr had moved to new location since last visit. A than the, annoying to me, fill out 3 pages questionaire, not just update. This one was about 50 pages past the toner running out, barely readable. Had to ask the desk...

66°F and .22 inches rain Friends concrete pour went fairly well yesterday. 3rd truck was a bit late but should be ok My life still a bit disjointed with Sophie gone, but really due to one over exuberant little boxer girl. She is still small enough to slip through the stiles of the house (pool)...

Nor mine 😁

I keep getting solicitations for fiber. i can see the tower, but last look they wanted over $50k to run to property, to house supposed to be free. Can buy a lot of Starlink for that.

Drew, I could be wrong here, but it seems your history with used vehicles leans expensive.

Yea, pretty much https://hawaiiancement.com/history/

No problem Scotty, the bank didn’t forget.

69°F and .3 inches rain By all reports, SIL’s back surgery went well and back home recovering under the care of her loving sister. Headed over to my friend John in a bit. He is getting a concrete pour for his tractor shelter, one of those quonset hut type steel structures. 19+ yards. Only...

Thanks PJ

Mine seems to be on hiatus today. Still on 2nd coffee.

Too late Scotty, Got my Tundra in Nov and Sophie her Ascent in Dec last year. Ascent already has 500 miles 😁😁😁 I will admit that I’m following the Slate truck.

Almost criminal the price of new vehicles. ☹️

67°F and 0 rain Very nice Happy Hour yesterday. My homemade coleslaw a hit A CL buyer scheduled for this morning. Hopefully she buying my dorm size fridge. Will take another look at mule today. Neighbor gave me suggestion. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Memorial Day - Thanks to those who gave their all 68°F and .47 inches rain No big plans for the morning, piddle about some small tasks Sophie made it to sisters in AZ Happy Hour at friends this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Nice, Would you be offended if asked the $$?

Paul we have had a similar crate since 2000. Has been the “fort” and safe place for 26 boxers and 3 cats. That includes the 3 litters. Simba, the cat mixes it up and lies on top instead of inside sometimes. They use it everyday, each taking their turn. Well, the new girl, Makana seems to be...

66°F and .37 inches rain Squeezed most welcome be my friend that poured small concrete pad. Changed fuel filter on my mule, not the problem, but glad I changed it. More investigation. Get to spend a few hours with Sophie before taking her to airport. Headed to Az to play companion/caregiver...

67°F and ,04 inches rain. Rudely awaken this morning by an unwanted cat visitor. Gawd awful sound. Simba does not like other cat visitors. Suspect it was Tawny, a neighbor cat who does visit. For some reason he has adopted our Canadian friends who stay in the cottage. Actually, he has a tough...

Thanks Good looking pup, Buppies

An acquired taste. Grew up drinking cream and 2 sugars, switched in the army.

Condolences to you and family, Ken

Mine seems to be involved. thanks

TGIF 66°F and .43 inches rain Squeezed in haircuts yesterday. Much needed Makana got a pool lesson yesterday Swimming is instinctive, but we always teach to swim to the steps so they can get out. She did well. Sophie made a very nice fried cabbage medley using other fresh veggies we get...

67°F and no rain Vet appointment went well. Except annoying to have a 1:15 appointment when they reopen after lunch at 1:15 and you don’t leave for an hour and less than 5 minutes with the Dr. thought that completed puppy shots but 1 more. Otherwise not an overly exciting day. Had hoped to...

I thought Expired meant empty.

68°F and no rain Finally, my 1st full night sleep. Current round of mowing is complete and looking good. Have to make a PO stop today. The littler girl, Makana, has vet appointment this afternoon. Think this may complete her puppy shots. Her stressed life continues Prayers for all Be...

Tundra service was really quick. I was 1st one in. Was so fast I got excited and came right home, completely forgetting about HD. No problem, have another appointment in town tomorrow, so will just get mowing earlier today.

Hoping you have a better day today

67°F and .05 inches rain Another area mowed yesterday. 2 more to go. Nice Happy Hour in town yesterday. Drew, HH is just Monday’s [emoji1]. But have had some bonus gatherings of late. No luck getting Mule fuel filter at dealer. It is a special order item. Don’t think this is really a full...

67°F and .06 inches rain Not quite the do nothing day yesterday. Took advantage of the beautiful day and got some more interior mowing done. Looks like I’ll get more today. Almost got my 1st full night’s sleep in 3 weeks, let the little girl sleep outside her crate for first time. She was...

Friend of mine converter his old Gator to LiFePo battery. Very happy with it

66°F and .98 inches of much need rain. Able to get some interior mowing before the rain. Once it started it was more a good drizzle, so good. Burgers and dogs came out good. Stuffed again. Just realized this morning what a diversified group we are. Dwayne young retired software guy, born in...

68°F and 1.20 inches rain Have fuel filter for Mule on order. Might be able to find in town on Monday. Should be dry enough to open up the gate controller. Need to start some interior mowing. Friends coming over this afternoon. Gonna grill some burgers and dogs. Prayer for all Be safe...

67°F and .1 inches rain. Didn’t solve my 2 issues of yesterday. Did get mule started but stalled out. Have it on battery charger. My big success of the day, White Mountain Porter in the kegerator. Got another kegs not available from brewer I had linked up with. But also got email from...

68°F and 0 rain Two mysteries from yesterday to address today. I had moved the Mule to the house in preparation for a follow on trip. It started and died and didn’t restart. Attempted to open the driveway gate with the remote App on Telegram. No success. Canada Dave had built a custom board...

Another beauty, Phil

70°F and .63 inches rain Good dental appointment except I gave a fractured filling that needs replacing. Only been there since the 80’s. Appointment end of Oct. Got the grass in dog’s area touched up so not to tickle their butts. Enjoyed a nice burger in town after the dentist. Having...

Stressed out

66°F and.35 inches rain Got another pass at my other Guinea grass hell with my ground engaging rotary mower with pleasing results. Still lots of material yet to be decomposed but progress. Made drop at PO, Wow, guessing the postage was more than content cost Noice Happy Hour at the Golf...

I don’t envy that one bit.

Nice. Wish you better luck than the Ford.

68°F and .05 inches rain A good start mowing the Laupahoehoe end working the guinea grass triangle. Getting marginally better with each iteration. Will continue that end today. Need to make a po run, ship a box of stuff to Dave in Canada. Happy Hour in town at the Golf course later...

What about that spray in foam, then seal?

Happy Mothers Day 66°F and .20 inches rain. A great day mowing yesterday and hope to continue on the Laupahoehoe end today once it dries. Otherwise nothing big planned. That little girl still requires lots of attention during the day. She has figured out she can slip between the fence...

Absolutely

67°F and 0 rain A great day on tractor mowing yesterday. Everything performed as it should. Do have to clean radiator of the fine material and dust. Should get rest of the Hilo end of property done today with another couple hours. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day.

Scott, there are a number of free practice exams online. I did a bunch of them. Took about 10 minutes for real test, 100%

67°F and .03 inches rain My Dr appointment pretty much a non event. She simply took my blood pressure on each arm and each ankle. Elevated some. Met our LA friends for early Mexican dinner. My fajitas were very good. Looks like a great day ahead for mowing. Prayers for all Be safe Have...

66°F and .84 inches of solely needed rain. Never got to mow yesterday, but I’m ready. Have a late morning Dr appointment in Hilo. Another VA evaluation for my disability claim. Same Dr I saw in March. Need to pick up some universal tractor fluid. I had lost about a gallon from oil cooler...

Happy Birthday,Frits And many more

Tractor ready I’m sorta ready RAINING And I am more than willing to defer to the rain, still so dry here.

Almost back in business tractor wise. Oil cooler replacement done and working, just need to reinstall the radiator shrouding. Unfortunately yesterday needed a trip to the hydraulic shop. LS tractor tech just left, replaced my fuel filter housing piece that has been on back order, so 🤞that issue...

65°F and .26 inches rain. Should get to mowing today but will happily defer to rain. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Quiet again I think. Had a few hours the other day, #19 I think. Gets reported on the local news. Always exciting as it’s pretty spectacular. No drones except as permitted by the NP Videos, they keep current https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

65°F and .09 inches rain. My energy conservation consultant continues. well, sorta. Getting more steps in walking Makana. Cinco da Mayo Happy Hour at neighbors this afternoon. After food list was published one friend offered to bring the Tums. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

PJ, 100% agree. passed one last Nov. Fortunately 57 years since 1st.

Mostly little girl puppy so much fun, so much work, requires so much attention - love it. Can see changes daily The boys have accepted her and she is on her way to ruling the roost. I have no doubt she spent most of her 10 week life in a very nice kennel as the owners ran 2 restaurants. Here...

Not yet Drew. the oem cooler has 3/8 npt fittings, the replacement has 10AN, so needed adapters. Ordered off Ebay and sent incorrect, male vs female So now I’m waiting for the fix, Female- Female 10AN Likely not receive until end of the week 5/9.

69°F and .13 inches rain more needed Enjoyable dinner with our LA friends Need to mow the dogs area today. Otherwise, just some Sunday relaxation. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day.

67°F and no rain. Another low effort day, high puppy attention day. Our friends back from LA for a stay. Will meet for dinner this afternoon. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

Last time I was at HD they had a cashier at the self check outs. She told me no more dyi checkout.

67°F and a scant .01 inches rain Sophie’s Dr appointment went well. Guys lost at H&F. Gals took early lead and never looked back. Chicken tacos were excellent as was my very mixed salad concocted with 4 variety of greens from neighbor. Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

67°F and .33 inches rain yeaaaa Stitches out, shots, microchip, official weight of 11.8. Makana had a good vet visit. Got another 2 bags fresh veggies from neighbor. Sophie has her on gym, bone density this morning. H&F at friends this afternoon Prayers for all Be safe Have a great day

So so close to a great day. Was pleasantly surprised to get tracking update saying my oil cooler fittings were delivered. Except 10AN male were shipped, not the 10AN Female I needed. ☹️☹️☹️☹️ Supposedly the correct ones are being shipped ASAP. Another entertaining day with the new pup. Off...

Ten bags of concrete, that’ll fix ya. 🤙