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"Wife left for 3 days" Scootr, I hope you are a man of more imagination than me. The last several times my wife left me home alone I couldn't think of any trouble to get into. :cry: Chris

Kyle, TV will rot your brains. If you are watching Love boat and Valley of the dolls I fear for you.:ROFLMAO: Chris

5 minutes ago the sky was blue and the sun was out. Now the sky is full of big white flakes. Interesting weather.

Flooding in Maine. Today around 11:30am was the highest high tide of the month. In the last storm which I guess was Wednesday the causeway onto Deer Isle was closed for 2 hours because it was underwater. I hope there wasn't too much damage. Chris

Isn't there an ignore feature on TBN that lets you put somebodies name on the list so that you never see their posts again. Anybody know how that works?

It takes 2 to argue and the argument is where things go off the rails. If you don't like a post report it to Muhammad. 5 strikes and they are in time out. It is obvious that we have a lot of opinions here. You would be wrong to think that everyone thinks the same as you. The only way to avoid...

Don, That has to be one of your funniest posts. It probably applies to a lot of other places too. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Hey Scott, Isn't the snowpocalypse supposed to hit this weekend? Aren't you heading the wrong way? :eek: Chris

Mostly, I have to agree with Drew. Nice work. (y) We sure a talkative group.:LOL:

If you want to go political there is a place for that. TAKE IT THERE!

How about some music to start the day.

Isn't it odd? The price of groceries is up the, the price of cars is up, and the price of houses is up but the price of gas is coming down.

43F the sun made a short appearance but now it is cloudy again. The 2" to 5" of snow the weather guessers were forecasting turned into about an inch of slush. We pushed it off the driveway but we could have waited and it would have melted. One of our neighbors developed diabetes recently. I...

33F and ********. It's pretty. Weather says it will turn to rain later this afternoon. Sad day.:cry: Our Christmas tree is down and out. We might have kept it a little longer but it was really dry. There was a rumor going around that Christmas trees would be in short supply. Was that the...

It seems like every weather service has a different forecast and it changes every time we look at it. Snowblower is in the barn. Should I go get it or not? Chris

Hey Pop, Just 74 days till spring. Just saying. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :LOL:

Happy New Year. 33F and sunny. The air outside this morning smelled like bacon. Now there is air pollution I can live with. I'm not optimistic about 2024. The world seems pretty messed up. But here at our house things are going pretty good. (knock on wood) Both girls made it home for Christmas...

Man! Buckeye, What ever got you really GOT you. Hope you feel better soon.

"You know that as soon as you dispose of those tools, you will need them." That has been my experience.:cry:

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Apparently antibiotics don't have much effect on viruses. Our local post office has a sign on the door recommending masks inside the facility. I don't see many masks when I am out and about. Chris

Looks gray outside 54F. The time the rain is supposed to start keeps slipping back. Got the yard cleaned up and it is looking pretty good. Just a matter of time till more leaves blow in. I drove by the Toyota dealer Friday. They must have 50 cars on the lot which is the most they have had in a...

Yesterday afternoon got up into the low 50s. Cool but not bad for working outside. I chopped leaves at the farm. The last two oaks finally dropped. There are still some leaves on the beeches but they will have to take care of themselves because I'm about done with leaves. I hope to give the lawn...

Back in school they used to talk about stand up meetings. The idea being that most people get tired of standing which makes for nice brief meetings.

My wife is baking chocolate mint brownies for Christmas. There is a certain temptation to do some quality control sampling. :giggle:

"It will be really hard to keep my opinion to myself today" I can't tell you why I can remember the times when I should have kept my mouth shut far better than the times I was glad I said something. Chris

Haw about a little different train video?

I liked this video. I think some of you have taken the ride.

RNG, I run onto people from time to time who ought to be fired including almost everyone in (oh wait. I can't say that here.) I guess most of us are too good hearted to throw them out on the street. I remember my wife having to fire someone and it didn't turn out well and she felt pretty bad...

"Should I bring my trailer up there?" Remember the guy on here Farming with Junk? I think I could be his poor cousin. What would really be helpful if someone brought a dumpster. :LOL: I'm going to start with the low hanging fruit. There are a bunch of bottles of waste oil in the corner that...

31F sunny with light wind. Radio weather is warning of snow showers. I went to look at a John Deere X595. I liked it and it was used enough that I could afford it but I didn't buy it. Good thing cause when I got home my wife and I had a conference. No X595. :cry: On top of that she thinks I...

"Had some people comment on black kid not speaking "black"" What I think is really amazing is people who can switch back and forth. I have heard British people who speak both english and american. I guess some people just have an ear for languages.

35F windy, sun and snow showers. I had a productive afternoon yesterday hauling logs. Hauling the bigger pieces out in the woods may be a challenge. Two weeks ago the fields were dry as dust now they are a little wet. Leaving tracks on the lane. Saw a 6 point buck watching me from the edge of...

"I admit I worry these trip diaries clog up this thread and maybe I should move it somewhere else" I like your posts. Real content. Type away. (y) Chris

Nothing much on the agenda yesterday so after lunch I ran up to the farm and cleaned up after the fun we had Thursday. Since I was there I hauled some logs up to the staging area. I envy Helo's log trailer. Still plenty more to do. Ground was fairly wet. Have a good Sunday. Chris

We had a nice Thanksgiving but the best part was when the little boys and I went out to the barn after dinner. We played hook up the tractor that involved every chain,strap and bungie in the barn. We could play happily out there all afternoon. My wife said their mom enjoyed a glass of wine and...

"That’s akin to my signatire…" I always liked your signature. This morning I was thinking about whoevers signature is about God must have loved stupid people because he made so many of them. Adding old on top of stupid ain't that good.:cry:

"Bailey has been sitting by “her” door of the Subaru every time we let her out and has been reluctant to come back in the house - there is no doubt what signals she is sending!" My Mom had a mother cat and of her last litter we kept 2 males. They grew into big cats and the mother cat was small...

"I have to tell you, I've had a lot of error codes in my life" That is a classic. I guess a lot of us could use it for our TBN signature. :giggle: Chris

36F cloudy. Nice sunrise. Accuweather is calling for snow. The other guys are calling for rain and sleet. I worked on chopping up leaves at the farm but ran out of daylight before I ran out of leaves. If I had a bagger for the Simplicity zero turn I might think about bagging. Very dusty. Take...

A .22 can be dangerous too. My father in law was a pathologist. He had a case if a young woman who turned out to have been killed by a .22 to the head. The shooter turned out to have been more than a mile away. People act like guns are toys. Chris

Mostly we like your posts but don't worry about it, we'll be here if you feel like it. Chris

Ron I'm not so sure about squirrels but that is a nice picture. (y)

"I'll just whine here" I think I have said it before but, When the complaining stops check the pulse. Whine on. :LOL:

Blue sky, in the low 40s. I thought I would take a day off yesterday although the down trees at the farm were calling me. It cleared up in the afternoon so I couldn't help myself I worked on leaves. The leaf pile at the back of the property here seems huge this year. Friday I hauled more logs at...

Looks like it will be another nice day here although the air quality is poor. People here blame the coal fired power plants in Ohio. Yesterday I hauled logs at the farm. It was a very satisfying afternoon. I think it must have been in the sixties. I was working in shirt sleeves. Man, those ash...

Those African pictures are GREAT. They sure don't look like Lancaster. Thanks to you both. (y) Chris

Mostly, You have my deepest sympathy. Chris

"Should have maybe cut the apple pie pieces smaller" OMG. That's crazy talk. Next thing you know you will be cutting back on the ice cream. :LOL:

Don, you got that all mixed up. you need to deport the lawyers and keep the physical therapists.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

"Leaves are still coming down but end in sight" Same here. I have been using the EGO with the bagger to get the leaves up here. I have been doing it every 2 or 3 days. In the past I have mowed into the middle of December to get the last of the leaves. The farmer harvested the soy beans at the...

Nice to hear from you again Helo. We were wondering how you were doing. (y)

Endless Summer. (y) Leaves have started to fall steadily. Looks like I will be moving leaves for the next couple of weeks. Have a good Saturday. Chris

62F, overcast, poor air quality. Yesterday afternoon was tee shirt weather. Very nice for late October. I mowed at the farm. The grass has slowed down and there were not too many leaves down. Went pretty quick so I got the lane and the meadows done too. I can probably stretch the mowing out to...

Drew. I bet Landseers love to chase deer. When we were dog sitting my nephews great dane, one time she spotted the local deer herd in the woods. It was a majestic chase. You really see what a dog is when they are hunting. Sadly no venison for dinner. Chris

I bet that 2 Landseer puppies would be way more fun that a barrel of monkeys. (y) Chris

How about this? https://www.digitalbuyer.com/hsm-1528-profipack-400-tabletop-single-layer-cardboard-converter.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv_je9v6JggMVrVRHAR39sg3QEAQYByABEgKVsPD_BwE

Here is one honeycomb machine. Thanks YouTube.

Speaking of honeycomb here is an interesting process.

I think it is called Honeycomb Wrapping Paper. You can buy it at Amazon. I haven't seen the machine that makes it.

"why did it post twice don't know" It is a sign of the awakening consciousness of all the computers on the internet. They are starting to exercise their free will and do stuff. We may already be too dependent on them to stop it. :eek:

I like the way this guy plays(played).

Rain is supposed come sometime today. We have had a couple of days of real nice weather. Yesterday the tree guys came. They took down 2 big oaks. I hate to lose them but one was dead and the other dying. They have really nice equipment but that means they have to keep busy to make the payments...

Got back from a quick trip to Maine Saturday afternoon. It rained for the last 4 hours. There were 3 accidents that slowed us down some. Our contractor has started clearing the lot. We wanted to make sure that where he thought the house should go was where we thought it should go. The house site...

Light rain and 56F. It felt colder this afternoon. This morning I cut the lawn at the house. I decided to use the bag since the oak leaves don't mulch that well. I should have put the hi lift blades on the EGO but the new mulching blades did ok. I think the EGO likes sharp blades. This...

55F down from 68F when I got up. It was raining hard just before first light and has been raining steadily ever since. Not much color in the leaves here but leaves are falling. I'm having trouble keeping up with the grass. I hate leaving grass clippings on top of the lawn but that's what we...

Nice Pics Wing!

Cool and foggy here too. Yesterday was about as nice a day as you could wish for. I mowed at the farm. Even though there were places down the lane that were pretty long the Simplicity zero turn handled it. I'm amazed how well that machine cuts tall grass. I had a place on the farm lane where...

I used to mow with a JD 425 all wheel steer. Now I am using a Simplicity Contender XT. The zero turn is definitely faster and it cuts better. I used to bag when the grass was long and in the fall to pick up leaves. Now I mulch it all. The simplicity doesn't like hills but you can do it but the...

59F going to low 60s. It has been raining with a chance of more. I did a lot of mowing yesterday. Mowed the front yard here at the house in the morning the dew hadn't dried. In the afternoon I mowed the lawn at the farm. It wasn't quite dry there either. The grass was long and juicy so there...

56F going to mid sixties. Cloudy. After 4 days of rain it will be good to get after it. Lawn is still wet. I'm ready for a pretty day. Supposed to warm up next week. Still getting peaches from the farm stand but they will be over soon. Still pretty good. Take care. Chris

My crazy neighbor just fired off a bunch of shots with what sounds like AR15 at close to midnight. Who does that at this time "target shooting" or just wake up the neighborhood? Maybe he discovered his rounds were close to their best if used by date. :LOL:

66F going to the mid 70s. Feels like Fall. Quite a few leaves down which is normal for September. If the dew dries I'm going to mow the lawn. They say September is the time to plant grass because of all of the dew. We are eating Edamame(edible soybeans), Lettuce and Spinach from the garden. I...

54F and gorgeous. I ran up to the farm yesterday afternoon to mow. It was a zoo up there. The painters where painting the farm house and they didn't want dust on the new paint. Just as I got there the tree service circus pulled in. 6 big trucks. A tall bucket truck, a crane truck, a chipper...

I got the flu shot at the doctors last Thursday. I think it was a little early. Mid October would probably be better if you want to have maximum immunity when the flu peaks. I think I will get the Covid 19 shot this fall. I heard a UCSF Doctor say everyone should get it but people over 65...

You need a steam-powered lawnmower that is fired by non-methane unicorn farts. I believe Don has an EGO so he might be considered part of the problem, depending on who you talk to.:LOL:

Drew, I was reading about the Burning Man clean up that is going on right now. Huge effort to leave no trace. They said that they just barely squeaked by the BLM inspection last time. This year is supposed to be worse. I read that the leave no trace standard set by Burning Man is being applied...

A couple of years ago the UPS went off saying power was at 136. The power company came out very quickly and replaced the transformer on the pole. It says 120 now. Chris

In PA we have energy choice. If you can figure out how that works let me know. Most people buy the cheapest plan they can find which of course they raise as soon as you turn around. you can buy green if you like or black if that's your preference. From my way of thinking that's the way it should...

73F and sunny but the air smells stale. Over the last week I keep smelling smoke. Not much yard work or tractor play going on. Dry and HOT. I have been happy to stay in the last couple of days. I'm home alone this week. My wife and her sister went to the beach. Sounds like they are having a...

what’s up with new carbs? ethanol gas? Sometime even when you think you are buying pure gas they slip the corn in. The small outboards are supposed to be sensitive to fine dirt maybe the land equipment is too. I think there is stabilizer in 2 stroke oil.

We got back to Lancaster Sunday mid-day. We really enjoyed out time in Maine. I can report that the roads between here and there are hit or miss. There has been some paving but there are still some rough stretches. I hear people complaining about infrastructure spending but I doubt we have spent...

64F and cloudy here in Deer Isle. Yesterday we took the boat out of the water. The morning started foggy but cleared up by 11am. The fog blew back in about 10 min. out but cleared up shortly. The ramp in Stonington is decent but there isn't enough parking and the tourists are always trying to...

63F and foggy here on Deer Isle. Stormy overnight. Gusty wind and waves of rain. I saw something I haven't seen before. A lobster boat ran into the cove flying a black on black Stars and Stripes. I looked it up. It is supposed to mean No quarter.I still don't know what it is supposed to mean...

Don, would you say you are getting used to the heat? Chris

How much trouble could a tractor boy and 2 furry buddies get into when left home alone? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Scootr, your car is a beauty. I'd probably like the Buick edition, cushy ride and soft seats.:ROFLMAO: Looks like It is going to be nice today but it looks like rain in the forecast for next week. Thank goodness for the internet. Remember puzzles and cards and stir crazy? Take care. Chris

Low 60Fs and raining and windy. I forgot to bring rain pants. My jeans were soaked by the time I got back from the transfer station. We visited the stone place yesterday. They have their own granite quarry. They had 20 ton blocks that they cut up into all kinds of shapes. They have a wire saw...

It is supposed to be 60F going to 70F but I don't think the weather for Deer Isle is very reliable. Anyway It looks like it is going to be a nice day. The tide is way out this morning. These are the low low/high high tide days (full moon). According to the tide chart there is about a 13 foot...

Check, You are amazing. If that was me I would still be sitting there scratching my head. :LOL: Chris

80F not a cloud in the sky. The afternoon breeze hasn't filled in yet. I lost another wheel center cover in the last week. The roads up here can be rough in places but what I think what happens is the plastic ages then the mechanic smacks it to put it back on and goodbye cover. I'm missing 3...

I believe there are criteria for wilderness it's not just any patch of woods

My younger daughter worked for the forest service one summer. They didn't use power tools in the wilderness areas but she had chainsaw training so I assume there were places that they did use them. When she was in high school she went on Student Conservation Association projects in the Parks...

Thomas, Last winter I never even got the snowblower out of the barn. I guess you are still expecting snow up there. Chris

It rained overnight now everything is wet. It feels like Fall. We are wearing sweaters this morning. There are 2 sailboats moored off shore this morning. The question of the day is paddle, row, sail or hike? Life is sweet. Last summer they were clearing the brush along the power lines they...

Thomas, if I took the trimmer for a 4 hour walk my wife would have to come out and retrieve me with the wheelbarrow. :LOL: Chris

It is sweltering 81F here in Deer Isle.:LOL: Maine is GREAT. There is lots to do. We finally got the sailboat launched and motored up to the mooring. We had a great first sail in the afternoon. I am really enjoying spending relaxed time with my wife. Life don't go on for ever so you got to...

It is stormy here on Deer Isle this afternoon. My Mom and Dad used to live in Tarrytown NY on the banks of the Hudson River near the Tappan Zee bridge. They used to talk about the old Dutch legend that the thunder was the sound of the giants bowling. That's what it sounds like here. It rolls on...

"getting a spare key made for $225." :eek::eek::eek:

"Another car carrier burned up, likely due to lithium batteries" I have been wondering if I should set up a fire resistant charging place for charging the Milwaukee and Ego batteries. What do you guys do? Chris

LS, nice. to see you back. I hope you will continue to walk in the light. Your garden is amazing. I love to see the different styles on peoples gardens. Best wishes Chris

Waste water recycling seems like a good idea. I'm pretty sure that Lancaster treats the waste water and dumps it into the river.

Don, I thought that recycled water was supposed to be. clean enough to drink? Chris

"Do you take the northern route, to avoid the big cities?" There are a lot of choices. the trick is to guess right before you are stuck in traffic. We ran 78 to 287 to 87 to 84 to 90 to 290 to 495 to 95 to 295 to 95 then local roads from Augusta to Deer Isle. I have two sisters and a daughter...

I'm writing from Deer Isle Maine. We made it! The trip was a grind. My wife decided that we should break the trip into two days. Good thing. We ran into blasting on 78 just over the Jersey line that shut the road for half an hour. Then there was a bad accident just before the Connecticut line...

Don, It was nice that you could help your mom stay in her home. It doesn't seem that common these days and that is too bad. Condolences. Chris

"They never should have ended shop class" In middle school the boys went to home ec and the girls went to shop. I don't know what the girls learned but we learned how to make pizza, to sew on a button and to run a sewing machine. Real life skills that I use to this day. (y) Chris

Best wishes on your birthday Kyle. Looks like you are living pretty high. Yummm. It rained overnight. Depending on who you listen to we are still in deficit for the year. The soy beans at the farm have shot out on the ground and are about 6 inches high. I have had to be careful mowing next to...

The Air here looks thick enough to cut with a knife it almost looks like the fog is rolling in. It is in the upper 80Fs but it feels hotter. I ran out this morning to get a pair of Carhartt canvas shorts. They don't make them any more. The new improved models are made with flex(spandex) and hang...

I thought this flag project came out well. It looks like there are a lot of variations on this idea on YouTube.

I ran up to the farm after lunch yesterday. I have been trying to be mindful of the heat but I still want to do stuff. I'm trying to stay hydrated and not do too much in the afternoon. Anyway I mowed the lane and the meadows. It looks a lot better when you release the deck lift. ;) I love mowing...

Buppies, We are here for you, vent all you like. Chris

Pretty day. Got up to the low 90s this afternoon but there was a nice breeze. I mowed at the farm. I guess in some places the grass was up to 8 inches in a week. I was leaving clippings but there isn't too much I can do about it. I started mowing early. There was quite a bit of dew on the grass...

I saw a real estate graphic that showed the increase or decrease in building permits by states. It looked like the states bordering Canada all had big increases. I can't say what that means but it is interesting. Chris

It rained hard yesterday afternoon. It looks like an inch and a half in the rain gauge. Of course I washed the truck after lunch yesterday. It looked real nice for an hour. The Tundra is is in the shop for its yearly service and inspection. I hope I won't be sorry I took a Monday appointment...

It felt plenty hot yesterday even though it only got into the high 80s. I ran up to the farm to drop some stuff at the barn and to check on a dead tree that fell across the lane. The farmer and his crew are really getting it. By 10 all the big bales were gone and they were almost finished...

Sometime between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon the wheat at the farm was harvested. It didn't look that good to me, kind of beat down and dirty. When I went up after lunch Thursday they were raking straw. It also didn't look that good. Just before I left they were bailing straw. I...

It feels pretty humid here. It is supposed to hit 90F this afternoon. They are warning people to stay hydrated. I mowed here at the house Monday. It looks like it could use it again now. I mowed the yard and the farm lane yesterday. It looks pretty good. I ejected the hand shears from the cup...

We got back from a road trip to Maine Saturday. We left Tuesday at 7am planning to make it to Deer Isle in one day. Google says you can make it in 10.5 hours. We got in at 7:30 pm in the rain. As I backed down the driveway I felt the rear wheel sink into the mud. Shoot stuck. An hour later I got...

RNG, How do you carry a motorcycle ramp on a motorcycle?

"Hoping our car industry is more proactive?" Not a problem. The car makers are just going the get the states to ban electric vehicles.

RNG, I like the looks of that van. (y) I wish I had one. Speaking of tying down motorcycles in the back of vans, I just bought a pair of Rhino motorcycle straps. Nice looking quality straps but the reviews say they slip till broken in. Mine slipped too. I could hang them up and put my weight on...

66F going to 80F that would be nice except the air quality has been poor. I was out yesterday morning and it made me cough some. I'm not sure how much good the cabin air filter in the truck does. Does it even have a cabin air filter? I bought a hepa air purifier for the house. In the automatic...

I came across these and thought they looked useful...

Rained last night but not a lot in the rain gauge. After more than a month without any rain we will take what we get. One nice thing about it being dry is that I can use the zero turn for everything. I wouldn't want to get near the wet spots with the zero turn in a normal year but it cuts great...

We got our first rain in over a month. It didn't last long and now it feels humid. I was going to wash the truck this morning to guarantee rain but the car wash was broken. The grass crunches when you walk on it except where it is in the shade. We are eating red raspberries and sugar peas from...

Smokey here too. Air looks gray and smells faintly like a trash fire. We are both coughing some. Chris

Scaredy, I'm thinking of you. Stay positive. Don't let the bad situation drag you down. Let the lawyers deal with the garbage. Best of luck Chris

"Or it’s the weekend and they are closed." People seem to want to have a life and a job. How is anyone going to get ahead like that. 😱 Modern technology make it possible to be on the job 7-24. :eek:

I was reading about a virus called HMPV. It is supposed to have symptoms similar to Covid. Apparently it is going around. Something laid my daughter low last week but she tested negative for covid. Stay healthy Chris

"Was expecting a call or text from the salesman up in Oregon, but I guess he had bigger fish to fry." Sometimes it seems sales is dead and the former salesmen are order takers. They better watch out 'cause computers can do that and do it better. It is disconcerting how messed up things are. We...

Hey RNG, is zip ties the fancy version of bailing wire? :LOL::ROFLMAO:

"storms were up in PA." None in this part of Lancaster. The sky got green and the wind whipped the trees around but not a drop. PJ, good looking chicken plantation. Nice quiet morning here and nice and cool. Chris

Not much need for mowing here. The lawn at the farm has turned brown. I may do some spot mowing next week. The front lawn at the the house has stopped growing the back lawn may need a trim next week. So with time on my hands I decided to haul some logs up to my neighbor. My wife said there was a...

The Farmer at the farm stand told me that it isn't going to be a great strawberry year. Too much sun and not enough rain. I can understand the rain but I thought strawberries liked sun. Farming is rough. The guy who farms our place hasn't admitted to a good year in my memory. I just figured he...

We have had a string of sunny days. Not too hot. The farmers are hoping for rain. Mowing has been dusty. I should wear a mask but I haven't yet. I have been hauling logs from downed trees out of the woods. Friday I looked down and found myself in a patch of poison ivy. Between the ivy and the...

I thought this was an interesting project but I'm not sure if it would be practical.

Nice pictures Kyle. (y)

Feels like it is going to be nice and warm, Tee shirt weather. It has been dry here so mowing is dusty but the grass isn't growing as fast as some years. My wife brought home the first strawberries from the neighborhood farm stand. Really good. I was wondering about Larro and Eric too. I also...

"I think he was keeping an eye on me." He probably knows suspicious activity when he sees it. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: Either that or you were the best entertainment of the week. Keep up the good work.(y) Chris

When I was a kid, 300k would have seemed like a miracle. My dad's cars were lucky to make 100k. You can get a great deal on cars over 150k now days. If they make it to 300k it is almost like free driving. And modern cars don't seem to rust as fast. Of course when I was in high school you could...

Thanks Kyle. Great way to start the day. (y) Chris

It was brisk this morning. I made a early Walmart run before the store got crowded. No waiting in line. I saw that they opens at 6 am. I bet it is really not crowded then. I hauled logs to my neighbor at the farm yesterday. There is a ton of dead and down trees that could be hauled but it would...

"microwave has it all over boiling water." HERESY!!! :eek: :LOL: I'll have to try it.(y) Chris

"Dug an ear of corn out of the fridge and microwaved it in the husk" There are people around here who take sweet corn seriously. They would recommend you go out to the field and pick your corn. Then run as fast as you can to a pot of boiling water. There is some disagreement about how long to...

I checked out the The Bassoon Brothers videos. I don't think the sound quality is really letting you get a feeling for the sound those instruments are making. I bet they are great live. Chris

I thought this might make you smile.

Light rain mid 60s. It will be an inside day. I had two very nice afternoons mowing at the farm. Nice and warm after a long cold spring. Mowed the lawns Thursday and got the farm lane and the meadows Friday. There is always more that could be done but it is looking pretty good. I don't like...

Chain brushing

Kilroy, Hoovie is a rolling catastrophe. If it wasn't for bad luck he wouldn't have no luck at all. o_O Chris

A guy pulled into the grocery store parking lot in a shiny black ford F-150 Lightning. Nice. All electric. I looked it up when I got home. $61k to almost $100k WOW. It is supposed to tow 10,000 #. We are living in a changing world. I like my battery powered tools. I can't tell about today. It...

Lets Not go political. There is nothing you can do about it. It is the new normal. Chris

"problems of working for yourself is that you are stuck with a taskmaster for a boss." You need a union. :ROFLMAO:

An ad for Ukrainian women just flashed by on here. That would probably be a good way to get another black eye. :ROFLMAO:

"spilled a whole cup of tea onto my laptop" Why don't the make those things water proof? Probable because people wouldn't have to replace them as often. Can't make any money like that. Chris

Got up to mid 60s today with periods of sun and clouds. It rained all last weekend and the forecast for the week was for on and off rain. The weather turned out a lot nicer although it was a little cold. I was able to get lawns mowed without having to mow wet grass. Thursday I was mowed the...

"I don't want to share" Mostly, I hope the assembly line Doctors at the hospital don't hear about your idea or they will be ordering double gurneys. Jeeze they could make twice as much money. :ROFLMAO:

"Was a nice nap" I keep asking them to push me over into the corner and let me sleep for a while but the never do. :cry: Chris

Drew, I think there is a red paste/glue that you can use to fill in the gaps but I don't know what it is called. Red necks friend? :LOL:

Nice picture Jay. (y) I am shaky on ladders too. One time I drove by the Home Depot dumpster. There was one of those huge rolling ladders they use inside in the dumpster. I was tempted. If you could hook it to the front of your tractor that would be very handy. Platform top step with a...

53F Now going up to 64F. I've been mowing and expect to be doing a lot more mowing. It seems like the lawns need it every 5 days. I expect it will soon need it every 3 days. Yesterday late afternoon a storm blew through. We lost power just before dinner. The power company trucks showed up...

I hadn't thought about lead mining. A couple of years ago I drove past a sportsman's club out in the country. Their shooting range was across the street up against a steep hillside. There was a guy in a white tyvec suit with a respirator on filling 55 gallon steel drums. I always wondered what...

Ron, Your pictures are outstanding. Thanks for sharing them. Chris

"dispatching a baby rattle snake on the process" RNG, You had the meat and you had the fire. Can you tell us if they taste just like chicken? :ROFLMAO: Chris

X2 Great pics, RNG

J.B., Nice to hear from you again. I hope we will hear from you from time to time. I always enjoyed your posts. Chris

Hey Drew, (y) (y) (y)

Scaredy, I'd say be careful too. Just talking to an attorney would be a good idea. Chris

"Stopped that because of Covid due to the risk of bringing it home to wife" I worry about that too. There is still a lot of virus circulating out there. They have just stopped tracking it for the most part. Dr. Klotman at the Baylor medical school is still doing weekly updates. He has waste...

Scaredy, Maybe I could make something out of it but probably the smart thing would be to buy a new one at Home Depot and kick the old one into the woods to rust in peace. Chris

We go for days with out too much going on. Today we have 2 state foresters out back investigating the fire. They told us that cigarettes don't start forest fires. I guess Smokey the Bear was wrong. The movers are across the street packing up. The cable guys have cars parked all up and down our...

"I heard there was a good BBQ place in Ephrata." I can't tell you. Except when we are on vacation we eat plant based so we don't eat out much. :cry: Chris

BEF, we are due north of the city a couple of miles. Our house is on the hill facing south and we can see some of the buildings. We used the Monks book when we first got our dogs. I remember the part about rolling them on their back and getting their throat in your teeth and growling. That's in...

My sister in law got a new dog more than a year ago. She has had a trainer coming weekly. We have come to the conclusion that they are training the wrong critter. :LOL: Chris

Good Morning. We are in a stretch of nice weather. It must have hit the 80s yesterday. 49F now heading up to 85F. Kind of dry. We had a little excitement here at the house yesterday. My wife got home around 3:30 and there was a fire department jamboree going on in the backyard. The woods behind...

The age old question about dogs. Who's training who? :LOL:

"I told the 'administrator' lady that I value my home/holiday time at $100.oo/hour and so far they owe me $350.oo." I never liked the union when I was in one but that is one time where they protect you. It is in the contract. Chris

Drew, They will give you tire bags if you ask for them. Chris

"Did it have a CV transmission?" Wow. Google said it did. I had no idea. The magic just worked. Chris

When I got the 2016 camry they told me towing a trailer would void the warranty. I wonder if that is because it was a hybrid or if the new ones are just better?

Drew, My neighbor always ends each backyard meeting by saying Be good. Now days people can't seem to agree what good is.

"I got out of there with just the car and the options it came with from the factory" Man, what a kill joy. :LOL:

Good afternoon yesterday. I guess it was around 60F. I mowed the farm lane. I had to stop quite a lot to pick up branches. I was afraid I might run into some wet spots but it wasn't bad. I found 2 big trees blown over in the woods. Looks like a crew was trimming trees along the power line...

Don, If adults have money for Easter egg hunts the recession must not be hitting Texas yet. That farm is quite the entertainment industry. RNG, My 2016 Camry hybrid hovered around 39 mpg. It did a little better if my daughter was driving.:( Chris

A lot of times I find it hard to know who the realtor is working for no matter what the papers say.

Weather says it is 41F now but it feels colder than that. Supposed to get up to 60F this afternoon. I ran up to the farm yesterday. The grocery chain we use has a gas station there. I had $1.10 off a gallon in gas points. That makes the price of gas seem right. The yard at farm looks OK but...

Robert Shiller said, the other day that if you were looking for a house it might be a good idea to wait 6 months. Chris

47F it ain't hot but no doubt it's coming. Clear now, supposed to cloud up later. Don, I'm thinking of you. Ran up to the Target. I like to go early before it gets too busy. Pretty crowded today. Oh well. There is a tree crew working behind me. I heard one of the neighbor ladies went down...

63F and overcast. It was pure blue sky this morning. They are calling for rain later but looking at the radar it doesn't look like a sure thing. Last Tuesday the head gardener (wife) decided it was spring enough. I planted 96 pansies out front while my wife planted lettuce and spinach in the...

"Maybe last night's rain cleaned 'em up?" I remember counting on the rain to clean the worst off my pickup now the rain just makes my truck dirtier. Chris

Hey Drew, I'm enjoying reading about your travels. Can you now say that Pennsylvania doesn't have the worst roads in the country? :giggle: Chris

"Business must be good at Ford because they act like they don't need my money" Maybe they are all working on their resumes. I heard Ford wants to follow the Tesla model and do away with dealers. Chris

"Even pulled out all the driveway markers after a totally snow free winter" Now you did it! We will probably get 2 feet next week. :LOL: Chris

'Our tax dollars at waste." RNG, I don't know if you will find this consoling but it is much the same everywhere, unless it is worse. 😱

RS, I noticed the guys restoring Talley Ho on YouTube wear full face respirators. Of course some of the wood they use in boats is really bad to breath. Chris

28F sunny supposed to get up to 50F. Looks like it will warm up as the week goes on. My wife is chomping at the bit to get out in the garden. Maybe you would like to see some old rockers out of the arena. Take care. Chris

Hey Buckeye, I'm thinking of you. Nothing wrong with taking a breather. Chris

I wish you guys would try to remember that the pandemic is OVER. Really take care. Chris

"Idiot neighbor was out last evening with his dozer" If only you could find an old copy of the Corps of engineers engineering manual. Of course that assumes he can read. :ROFLMAO:

Happy Birthday Drew.🎂 38F cloudy. Weather says, maybe it will rain maybe it won't. Maybe it will snow tonight maybe it won't. Jeeze, I can do just about that good standing on the front porch sniffing the air. I heard a covid expert on the radio say the best way to avoid long covid is not to...

26F Sunny. It seems like the weather here has reverted to normal for March. We have a bunch of flowers up but now it is too cold for them to really bloom. Drew, Is the ICW an interesting trip. Take care. Chris