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I have a 2" receiver welded to the inside top of of my FEL. Works great, and I can see the ball when I hook up a trailer. And the big advantage of the front mounted Hitch is that you have very precise control over the trailer. I don't use it for towing trailers over any distance at all. Just...

$850k to $550k?!! Wow, that is a 35% drop! Is this typical in CA these days?

Good to know. We get plenty enough power outages as well. When they installed my Kohler generator 15 years ago or so, they set it up to exercise once a week. Well, we put the kibosh on that, so now it gets exercised well enough each time we have a power outage.

Wow I didn't know that! So how are we supposed to exercise the generator?

Kk I'm exhausted again.

Rough day today. Yesterday was better.

I agree. My Kubota BX25 came with the backhoe and a VERY sturdy frame. Very tough.

Just got our power back a couple of hours ago.

We will be a while yet. Hydro One says 11 PM tomorrow night at our place on Kawagama Lake.

Good morning. Liberals won. Back to bed. 😴

If your dog is having seizures, you better get to the vet and get medication right away, because untreated seizures apparently increase the likelihood of future seizures

Come to think of it, I have had 4 new homes built by developers over the years, starting with the first one in Calgary in 1976 (which my brother still lives in). And my parents bought a new build back in the 1060’s (which our family of 6 lived in until I left the nest). All were well-built and...

Yes, my prices were $ Canadian, so that is about the same.

Are you going to give me some of that or what?

Wow, never in a millon years would I pay 24% more for a John Deere over a Kubota for essentially the same tractor. I bought my BX 25 in the fall of 2008, and I only paid $18,000 all in. Now the latest version, called the BX 23S, is something like $35,000 before tax, and I wouldn’t pay that much...

Bought a 1940’s house on a 50’ x 162’ lot last year. Fought off seven multiple offers to win the house, because the owners had been in it 40 years, loved it to death, and did not want to Builder to trash it. They were very happy to let us have it. They have kept it up VERY well over the years...

NEVER use pool wate! Make sure you have a plenty deep enough drilled well. Ours is 400 feet and is encased by a steel pipe that is 6 inches across, and works very nicely. We have been told that the water we draw is probably 1000 years old. We did have to install an iron bacteria filter and a...

Even if you wire for a whole house automatic standy generator, also wire in a small (say, 60 AMP) panel with a separate plug outside. If your main generator fails for some reason, you can hook up a portable.

First colonoscopy, I was awake, which I wanted. Fortunately, I could see the monitor, and I saw everything that the doctor saw. Glad I did it that way, but I didn’t need to see it anymore so next time I let them put me out. No complications either time, but they did find a polyp which they...

Happy dog, very smart, knows a lot about what I am saying, but disobets when he doesen’t want to do something. (Like come in from the cold.)

Hi, Don, maybe your 2 ships “passed in the night”! Anyway, I just checked and Michelle’s ship is now docked back in Galveston and she is in the Royal Caribbean building, I guess waiting to get on to her transportation back to Houston airport. Assuming no flights get canceled, she arrives back...

LOL. I had one sitting on the dock that I thought was very sturdy, because the corners were metal and the roof had a nice metal structure with fiberglass type panels. Nope. I tries to keep the snow off of it and then missed it for a couple weeks and it collapsed! ($1,000 down the drain.) Next...

Thanks, Lou. Good to know. 👍

I have a guy coming out on Monday to chip out all the ice, and then I was going to install the cables they have at Home Depot. I think you were saying that those cables don’t work if you have the leaf guard on, but would they work OK with no leaf guard?

Good morning. 12 degrees Fahrenheit, but getting warmer next week. Meanwhile, they’re starting to clean up the giant snowfall, using dump trucks! This is what the neighborhood looks like today. Last year at this time, there was nothing! And up north, the snow is even deeper. I have also...

I paid $18 K back in 2008 for my SCUT BX 25. Now it’s $35K. I would never buy it today at that price.

Big news here. Really windy today, and the speculation is that wind caused the crash. Both wings fell/broke off! 80 souls on board, all survived (so far) but 2 are in hospital in critical condition. The entire airport was closed and all flights in and out have been cancelled. It's gonna be...

And that wasn't the end of it. Another maybe 12" Sunday. I personally love it! Last year we had very little snow, and the local economy suffered as a result, because the snowmobilers did not come up. I don't think I can come up until 2 weekends from now, and get the tractor and 3-point...

Snow almost over here and up at the cottage. We have a contractor plowing the cottage driveway, but it is getting “full”, and the contractor is telling everyone he will probably bring in the big wheel loaders to push back the windrows. Time to get up there and go at it with my tractor soon...

Big snow today, starting about noon, but even more forecasted for tomorrow (up to a foot or more). Daughter switched her Sunday Houston flight to today in order to avoid the big storm. And she just barely made it out as the snow intensified. (They had to de-ice the plane.) She is safely in...

LOL - don’t forget the tractor! That’s what makes your life complete.😜

Actually, United Airlines was so nice that they let them change their flight to tomorrow instead of Sunday, giving them a one day buffer. Also, the snow tomorrow looks like it’s not going to be very heavy before their flight leaves at 3:50 PM. Great outcome!

Got hit big time down here. 11” at Pearson Airport, and maybe another 10” coming over the weekend. Daughter is scheduled to fly out to Houston to go on a seven day cruise Sunday morning. Worried that her flight will be canceled due to the snow and of course you can’t arrive late, because the...

Here’s a new development at our house. We were out for a bit, and our Airedale did this to the garbage: (First time ever.) Ok, so next time we left him alone, we LOCKED the garbage can. So this time he grabs the edge of the black bag that was sticking out a bit, and drags the bin it all over...

Sorry to hear about the wrist, m.

OK HERE HE IS, playing dead!

Let’s hear it for knee replacements – yay! I am recovering from my first one which was operated on December 3, and my operation for the other knee is scheduled for April 2 – the day after my birthday! Very much, looking forward to having both knees working Great again.

LOL if we had bought Royal Bank stocks starting in 1997 when my daughter was born, using her RESP contributions, we would’ve ended up with twice as much money as we did when she had to cash it out at the age of 18. Now I’m not so sure

Does this guy look scary to you?

Our Airedale terrier always barks like a maniac whenever anyone comes to the door. And his bark is so fierce he scares the heck out of people. When in fact, he is quite the wuss, and very friendly. LOL - Sometimes when we answer the door, there’s no one there!

Good morning. -27 up at the cottage, and got the report from a neighbour last night that there is a good amount of snow up there, much more than last winter. Helps the local economy with all the sledders returning. Bill, I am so jealous that you got a good whack of snow to plow, with some good...

Works great for digging in to piles of dirt that contain rocks. I remove it in the winter and switch to the bxpanded bucket expander, which doubles the heaped capacity of the bucket - great for moving snow!

Sold the (seasonal) rental property, but still have our main 4-season cottage that we built new in 2002, and will pass it on to our daughter when we leave this world. She says she will never sell it!

More snow coming already. Started up your and my (cottage) way already, and will hit TO within the hour. I like it. Brings the snowmobilers up and helps the local economy a LOT.

Wow, I don’t think I would like to have an F250. I have an F150 and the ride is so silky, that it rides much better than my wife’s 4runner.

My 17kw Kohler starts up instantly when the power goes out. Should probably program in a few seconds of delay.

It got worse! -12 last night at the cottage, and we are an hour south of L4N! 🥶

OK, so let’s open the presents already!

What? I’m relaxing, after being skunked!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

LOL - sometimes he doesn’t WANT to go out!

If you were asking about when they closed highway 11, I was fortunately down in Toronto at the time I missed the whole thing. In fact over at our cottage on the other side of Dorset, we only got about a foot which I didn’t see either. LOL Siri frequently writes down something weird when I am...

And don’t do it! It is still the same basic machine with a few new fatures, and cost almosr $40k Cdn here in Ontario. Y the time you add taxes. (I paid $18k for my BX 25 back in the fall of 2008, and here, 16 years later, it is still going strong. I might get a new seat, for Christmas, but...

Oops! I meant Gravenhurst, a town up in cottage country North of Toronto. Anyway, I have never seen that much snow come down at once in my life. Sorry I missed it!

I think he means the new BX 23S

Well, the Snow engraven Hearst near our cottage finally quit, after dropping almost 5 feet! I’m here. I am stuck recovering from the surgery when I could be out with the tractor playing in all that stuff.😢 Oh well, the winter is still young yet. And I will be up there again, perhaps as early...

And the number one trading partner is Canada, so I’m trying to figure out what the effects of a 25% Tariff on everything will be, because, on December 1 I have to make a decision on investing all of my 40 years of retirement savings. Will the markets be going crazy up and down And do we have to...

So now there are no more problems with the 3.5 eco-boost?

. LOL They have been asking me every year for the past six years if I’m going to retire, and each time I say “no”. Lately they have been starting to offer me a fair amount of cash to retire, but I still say no. The running gag amongst my family and friends is “I am going out feet first!”...

Waiting for my daughter to get bcak from her Kayak ride.

Bill, can you apply to the OSEP (Ontario support energy program)?

Good morning. 60°F or so, going up a little more this afternoon. Weather is going to be quite nice for the next few days. Got all the watercraft out of the lake and floated the docs out away from shore. Very early to do this, but I have my knee surgery coming up and I wanted everything to be...

Absolutely. Indeed, the only reason I do it is that my place is maybe 9 miles from the lumberyard on a 35 mph rd.

Kk Don, will do. James

LOL - I loaded 16 foot stuff in my F150 with a 5.5 foot bed all the time. I just opened the rear sliding window, and slide the board all the way in. Fits with very little overhang! I did my basement ceiling with five eights tongue and groove. Just bought all 16 foot boards, and I could pack 18...

That is why I’m going to drive my 2016 F150 into the ground. It only has about 100,000 miles so far, so I’m doing well.

Thanks for the report, Don. My knee surgery was scheduled for September 18, but now it has been put off. Don’t know when the new date will be.

How is your knee coming along, Don?

WOW - stay away from Generac.

Really? Just look up “Kohler automatic transfer switch” and you will see what I have up in cottage country, in Ontario. Works great!

Our Kohler does the whole house. (The transfer switch feeds the entire panel.)

Wow, Cub, I have not heard about that rule of checking the Kohler oil every 8 hours. I have a 2102 Kohler 17 kw air cooled propane generator, and it has been fine for these 12 years. And we do get a fair amount of outages up here, mostly when there’s a storm, and mostly due to trees falling on...

And thanks to us for Donald Sutherland and his son Kiefer, and Michael J. Fox, and Ann Murray, and Celine Dionne, and Randy Bachman (BTO), and Wayne Gretsky, and Lorne Green, and Martin Short, and John Candy, and Mike Myers, and Joni Mitchell, and William Shatner, and Christopher Plumber, and...

Biggest news event for me was the day they drooped the drinking age from 21 to 18 - on my 18th birthday! April 1, 1971.

Good evening all, and Happy St Patrick’s day! (My brother’s birthday.) Haven’t reported for quite a while, and lots has happened. The big one is that the sale of our 23 acre property closed, and then we turned around and bought a house in town. Still have our original cottage, where I am...

Holy smokes, Bill – snakes in your well? Don’t they contaminate it?

Well folks, we sold the big (23 acre) cottage property. “Bemaba Lodge”, as it was called, was going to be our retirement home, but someone came along and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse, and in any case there’s so much work still there that I figure I guess I’m getting too old for it (!)...

I think there are a bunch of deals right now that are expiring soon.

Hiking?! Gheez Don, your new knee is that good already?

Kk here is the tractor on the trailer, ready to go to the tractor doctor. About an hour away. Just got back maybe an hour ago. (just in time to sit on the deck and watch the sunset.) Fortunately, they said that they should get it done this week, which is a pleasant surprise. What wasn’t...

2016 F150 Supercrew XLT 4 x 4 with the 5.0 litre V8. 5.5’ box. I use it for everything. Right now it is hooked up to my car hauler with the tractor on, ready to take it in for service this morning. I am very happy with it, and I plan to drive it in to the ground! It is my 5th F150.

Hmmm… Took pics but TBN says the photo is “too large”. I never encountered that before. Any ideas?

I need to watch that movie again - it was great!

LOL!

Kk I may burn for this, but I blame it on SWMBO. she was supposed to push the control lever down just a little bit so that it would tilt back into the bucket, and she held it down until the bucket was at its maximum, at which point the round, rolled off and smashed down on the hood...

Kk will take some when I get out there. Pics of shame!😔

Yup. Mighty cold up here this morning. The weather network said the temperature is 29° below zero Celsius. (About -20°F.) That is actually good, because I have to pull the car hauler trailer out of the driveway, which has a slight upward slope, and we have snow over top of ice. I may take some...

Make sure you visit the Polynesian Cultural Centre, and go to the evening show. It is amazing!

Good morning. My team won! Taylor was so happy🎉🎉🎉 What a nail biter. Even Taylor was biting her nails. Slept well last night.

Wow, snd I thought it was cheap at my University ($5,000 US)!

Is he loved, or what?

Our wedding in 1993 was really cheap, even no, we had all the bells and whistles. $4000 in total. Her dad gave us $2000 and my dad gave us $2000, so it didn’t cost us anything! (Well, except for the drive out from Toronto to Calgary in our 1988 Mazda 626 - great car, by the way!)

Well then, you need to stop eating so much!😜

Back to old jokes: You know you are REALLY old when you buy only 1 Viagra pill at a time. And you know you are REALLY REALLY old when you stop buying green bananas. 😂

We have a record function on our Bell control box. So we often record a program we want to watch, and then when we play it back, we can skip through the commercials. Works really great for football games! The really bad ones are the morning news shows. We get maybe one minute of programming...

She gave my wife and my six-year-old daughter and I a lot of pleasure driving up to the cottage, listening to her music. She actually had a cottage not that far from us. I was always very impressed by the words of her songs. Very empowering for my little girl. And she’s Canadian, eh?😜

Hmmm… I had my gallbladder removed and I don’t remember it being that bad. Laparoscopically.

Drew I don’t understand why his pain is so high. They give medication, and it does apparently control it. Over 10 is hard to believe. Anyway, I hope so, because I’m planning on getting my knee done this year.

Yeah, student debt. Not Milyer with that one. My tuition was only $400! Mind you, that was back in 1970…

Why not just use snap traps? They are very effective, kill quickly, thus reducing the suffering, very cheap, and reusable.

Good morning, all. Wow, what a difference in the weather up here. All that nice fluffy white snow on the trees has now all been rained off. It is right around freezing right now. I will stay the same for most of the day. Big freezing rain warnings this morning, which is not good cause wife and...

OK, LS tractor, here is Jasper in the snow this morning.

Good morning everyone. -8°F, which seems so much colder when we see it in Celsius -22°. I always have a hard time thinking of Fahrenheit degrees in the single digits, and even the teens as “cold“, L O L Did quite a bit of snow blowing here and at the rental property over the last few days, but...

I agree. The power company up here is just excellent, and they show up as soon as possible when the power goes out. Also, they have a very good equipment. I just use them a few days ago to upgrade my power from 100 amp to 200 amp. They were there on time to disconnect the meter, and then came...

Gheez, Thomas, I hope you have a generator!

I got around to plowing my driveway late yesterday afternoon as well. About 8 inches of snow, but the ATV with 60 inch plow was up to it. Much bigger job today over at the other property, where the driveway is 500 feet long. Plus, there’s another 2 inches or so of snow that came last night...

Haven’t decided on the backsplash yet, LS. Been doing a lot of window shopping but no choice yet. If anyone wants to chime in and make suggestions, you’re more than welcome exclamation!

Been busy with family Christmas stuff, and a LOT of work finalizing grades for my half course that I just finished December. So now I am back in the saddle for the second term, and the big excitement yesterday was that they came and upgraded my power to 200 amp service!🎉🎉🎉🎉 They also hooked...

Plus another 8 miles East of Dorset. Here is what I saw this morning - and it still snowing!

I love it! Just took the dog out for his final pee, and big fluffy flakes were coming down rapidly. Looks very nice. Looking forward to using the tractor’s snowblower tomorrow. Hopefully we get as much as a foot. (For those of you, that don’t know, I’m just a little bit south of L4N.)

Wow - never hear of temps that low in Banff.

I would’ve just backed the tractor up again, back off of the trailer.

Merry Christmas everybody.

My dad was in World War II in the artillery. Landed in Sisley then headed up through Italy, and they believe he was in Belgium. By the time it was over. It is so weird to think how close I am to that conflict. In fact, I was born when the Korean War was still going full tilt.

Welcome, from Southern Ontario!

Kk maybe I will try it. I have a couple of slopes to work on that I did not get to before the snow came. My chains are deadly, but what a bucking bronco ride when I drive down the road 500 yards or so to get to the other property!

Very interesting. I would like to see the formula for that estimation. Here in Canada, the variable interest rate went up from a low of about 1.45% A couple of years ago to 6.2% now. Meanwhile, In Toronto at the same time the rental rates must’ve gone up at least 50%. Then, of course, there’s...

The CPI in Canada includes mortgage costs. Are you sure that isn’t the case in the US?

How long are the trusses? When I built my 24‘ x 24‘ garage, we just handed up the trusses upside down, and then flipped them up one at a time to attach them to the previous truss. No machinery necessary.

Good morning everyone! Well, looks like winter is definitely here, and more snow to come on Monday. Not ready for it yet still have to get the batteries out of the Sea-Doos, get the pontoon boat parked in the right place, and a lot of stuff all of the rental property. Looks like we are going to...

Thanks, Don. Good to know the pain drops fairly quickly, and I assume the pain pills pretty much provide relief down to a little level?

Thanks for the report, Don. Wow - 5.5 weeks of pain. Wondering how high the pain was on a scale of 1-10, and what kind of pain pills?

Yup. The work that still needs doing on the place is definitely a factor here, and my bad knees are not helping any. (May even need knee replacement.) I will miss sitting on the screened in porch, and the nice big grassy area in front and back, plus the amazing boathouse. On the other hand, we...

What is a 431 exchange? Is it an American thing?

Good morning, guys, it is just tiny bit over freezing here and may go up to about 39°F or so, making it easier to get the snow off of the deck. We have had about a total of 4 inches so far. Not enough to do any plowing or snowblowing. Well, it looks like we might have but I would call a...

Wow. What about hearing protection?

Bill, we used the vacuum. Can grab them right out of the air.

Wow, Mostly, I am so sorry to hear that news. May she rest in peace, and know that we all support you in your time of grieving.

Hey, Don, Sounds like you’re doing great! How is the pain these days?

Don are those figures typos? They don’t add up. How much came out of your pocket, and was there some sort of insurance to cover the rest? As you know, the surgery will be free for me up here in Canada, but I am curious about your insurance system.

Good morning! here is another treat for those who were asking for Fall leaves photos:

Good morning. 28° now and may be going up to 41. I have to do some outside work getting the boat cover on, but the miserable task for today is changing the hot water tank. It is leaking out the bottom, so we bought a new one from Canadian Tire last night and I had to install it. Fortunately it’s...

Kk thanks for that heads - up. Wife would freak if she didn’t know about it and saw those bruises.!

No, we will still use the upstairs main floor kitchen as our primary kitchen, but in the future when out daughter gets married and has kids, etc. they will be using it. Even now, she’s already got it stuffed full. And would be using the stove, but we don’t have it hooked up yet.

Eeep! Checked it out. Looks like it does.😅

Thanks, Don - will check it out!

Hi, Brian, you had better get a wide broom to push the snow off periodically or that thing will collapse. Just push it from the inside, rather than using some sort of roof scraper on the outside which may damage the tarp.

Eeep! And the pontoon boat is still in the shop getting winterized! Fortunately, it is generally still above freezing for the next while. But I have to get the boat back and put up the skeleton, and then the tarp for the winter. Meanwhile, I did the last mowing of the year at the rental...

Me too. It turned out really well on the ceiling of the basement kitchen.

Kk Don, thanks a bunch! Keep the reports coming!👍

Yup. They are pretty aggressive. I agree. Drywall is just so evil. I did my whole basement with OSB, and tongue in groove on top on the ceiling. Not sure what I’m going to put on top of the OSB on the walls yet. But they have been painted for now that’s all that’s going to happen to them.

Psychology. Social Psychology - and Statistics!

Amazing photos - keep them coming!👍

Kk thanks, txdon. I am looking at doing both of these sometime in the next year, and I am amazed at how quickly it become mobile after. Wife, wife and I were discussing how much time off I would have to take from work, but at this point it doesn’t look like much! Theoretically, I can teach...

OK, so how many days out are you from the actual surgery, and what is the pain level? On a scale of one to 10.

Yup. We are pretty much done up North, But the oak tree at the rental property still looks pretty good.

Scott, glad to hear the F150 is performing well. Mine is 2016, and it has done well for me as well. However, I did need to replace the transmission, coolant lines, as did my friend. How have yours held up?

Wow! Do keep us posted, as I think I’m going to do both of my knees.

Wow - fancy outfit, young man!

LOL! Get your coffee from Billy‘s brother Tim, as Tim Hortons coffee is the best in the country!

Yes. We paid $2200 for 17 trees.

We kept our daughter apprised as well. LOL I remember the first time she saw our income tax return. She almost had a heart attack when she saw how much we had to give away to the government for income tax. Thus, the birth of a tax hater!

That’s cheap. When I lost one of my F150 keys, it cost me $400 to get a new one! Highway robbery to be sure.

Good morning all. Lovely orange tinge as the sun came up just now. Jumped out of bed to get these.

I LOVE Those dogs. When I was a kid, my neighbor used to bring to them walking by our place, and they would always wiggle their bums in glee big time when they saw me and make these wild snorking noises and be happy as clams. That was maybe 60+ years ago, and I have always thought of them as...

LOL - i’ve got it chained this time!

Good morning. A slightly rainy day today, so I won’t be doing much outside. Did get the docks disconnected and floated over to the swim dock for the winter, which is a big accomplishment and takes a lot off of my mind. Some fall leaf photos for those Texans wanting. Docks done and all...

Welcome Brian, from a fellow Ontarian (near dorset). You will LOVE having the blower, as do I. Is your blower, a front blower, or a rear blower?

It is fabulous to watch. Lots of games decided in the last three minutes, and many times by three points or less. Except for Toronto, which is blowing everybody out of the water this year. 13 wins, and two losses, one of which was purposeful, because Toronto had already clinched first place and...

Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Oops! Wrong country. 😜

Good morning. Another rainy day yesterday so no outdoor work. But a happy day as I managed to pick ip a used jetski trailer for my third Sea Doo that I am selling. (Tried selling it this summer, but no one seem to be interested without a trailer.) Great price, too! ($500 CDN) Today is much...

Tried that. It didn’t work. We’ll have to somehow tear it off.

Me too.

I have a hanging branch that the dump truck driver broke when spreading gravel on the driveway. It looks like it is hanging on quite tightly, so I think I’m going to have to use a long chain and pull on the with the pick up truck. Otherwise sooner or later it’s gonna drop on somebody.

Eeep! We got some snow here today as well. Miserable, rainy weather all day today, and we had to close down the Rental cottage. No fun!

Yep. I will definitely be out on the Sea-Doos again before we get them out of the water. I now have three of them, and only two trailers, so I’m going to have to break down and buy another single trailer. Meanwhile, I’ll be tooting over to the rental property to check things out on the Sea-Doo...

Also, my helper and I finished up the OSB and flooring in the bsmt bedroom before he closed up his cottage and headed home for the winter. He said he might be able to drive up one weekend in November to help hang the 2 doors, after which I can put the trim on. Have a great day, everybody!

Good morning all, and Happy upcoming Thanksgiving to all you Canucks! After a record setting warm September, things are definitely cool down. (52°F right now.) Leaves past their peak now, but here are a couple of good shots I got this week: That last close up of that tree is always our...

Speaking of scenery…. I think the leaves are pretty much at their peak right now. Thanksgiving is up next! Ordered the Turkey today.

Completely

Good morning all. Coffe just finished cooking. Time to pour out! Had a nice evening watching the sunset on the balcony in town last night, and the daughter made tacos for us. (She just loves to cook.) Back up north tomorrow, and will be finishing the rest of the final floor in the basement...

Ls, How long has the recovery it been since your knee replacement surgery? And how long did the pain last? I think I’m going to have to do it myself, but I hear conflicting reports how long the pain lasted how long you are out of commission

Good evening All. Had to come into town for Jasper‘s vet appointment. He was very good of course, but he always shakes in his boots when he goes to the vet. Strange, because his predecessor, who is his great uncle, used to love to come to the vet. Get to relax here in town for a bit this...

Good evening, everyone. Had a great day, putting up OSB in the middle bedroom in the basement. We’ll finish it off tomorrow, and then we start on the floor. Ceilings are some 11 feet tall, which actually looks a little bit strange considering the room is only 9 foot 2 x 11‘ six...

LOL ! I haven’t even removed my blower from the back of my tractor from last season! Too busy working on the basement, but now I am afraid I need to remove it, and put the backhoe on, because I have to redo the leaching field on one of the cabins of the rental property. Yuck! But I am...

What?

Good morning all. Glad you guys liked the pictures of the leaves changing. I will post that same shot again and maybe a week or two, and you won’t believe how lovely it will look! Went to pick up 25 sheets of OSB yesterday for finishing the basement back rooms. That is a lot of work ahead of...

I looked out on the deck today, and noticed for the first time that the leaves are starting to turn. Goodbye Summer 😢.

Around here it has to be 50 A😮

That is good to know, big blue, because I cannot have my lectures interrupted in the middle of them. The starlink would actually be a back up to a local service provider here on the lake. Other that, all we have is Bell and Xplornet. And I had to cut the bell line because I’m using their...

Hey, guys, I am very interested in the reliability issues. I teach online, so I cannot have my Internet service go down for even a second. How often do you get old is it and how long do they last?

Sunsets…

Thanks!

Oh yeah. Also got the new basement bathroom door installed. The pine looks so nice. I think we are going to leave it natural rather than stain it with golden oak stand like we did all the upstairs doors.

Good morning, all. Hot days are finally over 63° now, and going up to 75 this afternoon. Had to start the old D job yesterday now the September has arrived. Taught my first class, and really enjoyed it and so did the students! I guess they are in a good mood these days. Timing worked out...

Speaking of surge protectors, I have one inside just downstream of the main disconnect, but do I need another one somewhere for my automatic transfer switch on my Kohler generator?

Not to worry. The problem was just slow draining from the toilet. Nothing actually spilled inside the cottage. The water was all outside on top of the septic tank. So, no harm done to the building. but I fear that the septic field “weeping pipe“ is all clogged up, in which case I would have to...

Fortunately, the honey wagon came this morning, and pumped out both chambers of the septic tank. That will hold things until Saturday when the renters move out, and then I will be getting a guy in to scope out the exit from the tank. Unfortunately, my guess is that tree roots in the septic field...

Not a good morning. Septic backed up at the rental property, and I am meeting the honey wagon there to see what the problem is. Looks like the fluids are not exiting the tank, because the renter said that the area was flooded with 4 inches of water. I have to find my rubber boots!😵‍💫

Good morning. Nice day today, and for the next few days. Neighbor finished painting the walls of the basement, and next step is to put down the rest of the black “DryBarrier“. My helper comes next week and we will put down the rest of the vinyl flooring, almost done, except for the tongue and...

Drew a small dose (.5) of Lorazepam will help. Ask your doctor for a prescription before you go to the next MRI. I am getting one in November, but only for my knees. I guess I’m going to bite the bullet and get the replacement for both knees!😵‍💫

I just duct tape them closed.

It came stock like that from ikea. Pre-finished. May have to oil it once a year.

Might be water in the gas tank. That was my problem.

Thanks! It was, and still will be a lot of work, but well worth the effort.

Update from OP. After several emails, they are just not getting it. So, we have contacted the local By-Law officer at the township office. We will keep you all posted. And thanks for the great suggestions. In particular we are going to spread some vinegar and maybe some cayenne pepper at the...