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Buppies, sorry to learn of the tragedy. Prayers.

My uncle told me: "if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't work!" :) Suprisingly, had yet another wildfire scare yesterday. About 11am a brush fire broke out. Winds were gusting to 60mph and blowing straight from it to us. It was moving rapidly, went from 1 acre to 100 acres pretty fast. 11 homes...

I once had a tree from my (California) property fall across a property line and cut a neighbor's shed in half. No injuries, but an expensive repair and that triggered a decision about whether my insurance or his to cover the loss. In CA, if the tree was healthy there is no liability back on...

Rigby wanted out at 4:15 but I was already up. A crisp 21 degrees outside so he expedited "taking care of business" lol ..... I need to trim off the tops of fence posts from Rigby's new cedar backyard fence. The posts are steel pole, wrapped with cedar. Not exactly sure how to get a straight...

Now there is a problem most of us are no longer dealing with! :) Everyone have a great day !!!

Oh yes-- time for new rubber on my truck considering how frequently I drive through Donner Summit in ice and snow. Finally got Rigby's new fence finished. Did a marathon session yesterday applying the sealer and UV protection to the cedar wood. Feeling it today-- I'm not as young as I used to...

That is crazy aren't you glad it didn't happen while running? Been quite busy working on Rigby's fence in the back yard, and a lot more. Hope everyone has been doing well. I'll post some fence pix when I get a minute ... it's one of those projects that turned into a *lot* more work than I...

Kyle, hope your son is doing better! It froze last night, but not bad, down to about 30F. Rigby likes being in my lap if I am sitting on the ground, although he's a bit big for that now. Back when we visited him as a pup, he and the other 2 males from the litter all fell asleep in my lap. I...

What a great investment, although expensive. Thanks!

Prayers for your son Kyle. Hope it clears quickly. Got our first rain in months yesterday. Was kind of nice-- we needed it. An overnight freeze is coming with a dusting of snow Saturday. Fall is here! Rigby was introduced to a darling little 10-month old female mixed breed. His new girlfriend...

About 98% again, thanks for asking. Wife is about 95%. +1 for experience today. Returned home from a recent motorhome camping trip with the RV holding tanks still full. I have an "RV dump" inside the garage where I park the motorhome, but I have never used it. Got the drainage hose connected...

Sorry to hear about Ginty. I am sure Ginty provided a great deal of enjoyment for you and vice/versa. It is so hard to lose a pet. We are scheduled for a rain shower this morning-- first precipitation in months. Might be a dusting of snow this weekend. Fall is here! Everyone have a great day !!!

Hope you feel better Buppies. Everyone have a great day !!!

Too much information, but when Rigby goes outside to "do his business" we add it up. After he comes back in, my wife will ask: "what did he do?" Answer- #3 (#1 and #2.) High score so far (single trip) is a 5. 😀

Many times, when online, you encounter something that requires you to divulge an email address in order to continue. Personally, I find lots of times where I want to continue, but don't want to give them my email address. To get around this, you can make up any name .... @ privacy.net Such...

If you make it up to Hutchinson, KS you can see the world's largest ball of twine. Ask me how I know. 😀 Everyone have a great day !!!

Agreed. Thanks for the kind thoughts about others, Buppies. The aftermath from guests at my home who all caught Covid continues. Everyone will survive, nobody hospitalized, just some dealing with it more than others. Our friend from Oregon has lung issues so she has had the roughest time. Both...

I am apparently the world's worst host. Had a houseful of friends/company which is a Fall tradition for us. Friends traveled long distances and brought gifts, food, wine, liquor, and more. And Rigby very much enjoyed playing with a dog one of them brought. In return, I gave them all Covid. One...

Last 2 days were 99% in bed sleeping due to cold/flu. Not used to such severity of symptoms. I'm guessing for a repeat today. Everyone have a great day !!!

Spent 99% of the last 24 hours in bed sleeping. Flat out hammered. My wife is juggling 100% of the chores to host our company at a time when she isn't feeling well either. Fever broke about 2am. Hope I can salvage some time with friends this morning before they leave. Everyone have a great...

Not-so-good news. Wife's flu/cold bug has harpooned me-- rough night plus I have a houseful of company awakening soon. The good news is our visiting friends have a dog. She and Rigby became fast friends and they run, run, run and play in the pen I made in the pasture. So nice to see this since...

Hmmm I was wondering about that !!! Out-of-town friends arrived yesterday. Will be here a few days. Had nice dinner meal except wife still under the weather and worn out from getting everything ready. She should be better today since I woke up to find she gave it to me!! :( Everyone have a...

Great pix Drew, thanks! Della is a lucky dog. I am also looking forward to Rigby seeing snow for the first time. Didn't know you were going to NYC. Have a good time! :D Nice weather here is timed perfect-- friends are arriving tomorrow that will fill the house for a few days. Always fun...

I am not an electrician but I think this is all correct: 30A RV (120V) has a hot, neutral, and ground. Just l like a household 15A plug in your house except will carry more amps. (black white green) 50A RV has two hots, neutral, and ground. 240V. 120V from each of the two 120v hot legs. (black...

What's an album? (lol) Drew- anyone who posts a picture of a pigeon is a certified tourist!! Will make a quick run to CA and back today. Check on our place there before hosting company most of next week. Good weather ... Everyone have a great day !!!

Ron- great bird pix yet again! Checked the camera at our CA ranch and found a buck mowing the lawn this morning ... Solid rain overnight. Slept through most of it as the entire household went to bed early. Wife was not feeling well yesterday-- we'll see how she is doing later this morning...

Dang I would not want to live there! :D

+1 on Discount Tire. I had a tractor tire go flat so I called them. They said "bring it in" and fixed it for me for free.

Been awol a few days, just caught up, oh my how much everyone is doing!! Drew, I am sorry the Ag museum was closed. Not like you can just say OK I will come back next week instead. I'll put it on my list to get there for some pix and to share some impressions. Not the same though ... As with...

Drew-- hope you have a "high revving morning!!" Looks like good weather. As you drive up Donner Summit, notice the recent road repairs. When pulling the grade in snow conditions, the chained up trucks, over time, grind ruts into the concrete. Those ruts can get quite deep just like in a dirt...

You have him 110% figured out!! Nice to see you Drew!

I'm probably passing through Verdi later today headed back home in NV. Will probably be late in the afternoon, not sure. If you PM me your site number I will stop by and say hello!

Scotty-- great pix! It does look like divine intervention. Kyle- regarding gas prices, a gallon in NV has been $4.50/gal +/- for years. Add about .50c to a dollar a gallon if over the State line in CA. Regarding Cabelas in Verdi/Reno, some people also recommend Scheels. HUGE outdoor/sport/gun...

Drew, a couple of things of interest on your journey West. As you get around the Fallon / Fernley areas, you'll probably find the semis doing at least 75mph, often 80. When you see the "Mustang" exit from I-80, that is the exit to the "world famous" Mustang Ranch brothel. Lots of history...

Wow Della is getting BIG! As they grow up it is sad to lose a puppy but nice they start learning commands and behavior. 45F going to 85F here in California. Today I am going to split some firewood for this winter's supply. Everyone have a great day !!!

A peach fell off our tree. Rigby grabbed it and started wolfing it down. Wife and I chased him trying to take it away so he wouldn't swallow the pit. No luck, he swallowed it. So, off to vet emergency again ($$$.) The vet got him to throw up but the pit didn't come out. The pit might pass...

Years ago, at a campground in Southern CA, I connected to someone's unsecured wifi. It was painfully slow. I found 12 other people also using it. So I put a password on it. That fixed that. :cool: The nearby fire is now under control. 12 hours to prepare to bug out was too long. Part of what...

Thinking of you Buppies and hope things improve. So sad to hear.

40F headed to a nice 75F today. Predicting fire behavior must be difficult. Yesterday, the National Weather Service put out a "Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Red Flag Warning." First use ever for that sort of warning, triggered by strong winds, low humidity, and the nearby Davis fire...

Hope everyone is doing well. No time to catch up, will do that later. Started prepping to evacuate at 3am. 11 hrs later finally sat down, ahhh. The forecast high winds are now here. Makes predicting fire behavior impossible. Authorities are making grim predictions but neighbors and I are not...

Wow there is so much going on here, and so fun to read! Great pix Drew, keep them coming! Scott congrats on new pup! They are so fun and so much work! Kyle, lots fires in CA but this one is near our residence in NV. Can't imagine losing our home we built only 4-5 years ago. Yesterday morning...

Might check the board very carefully to find an FCC ID number on it. Sometimes you can reverse search based on that to find a replacement. Good luck!

Quick update: when it got light, I was amazed that the fire had settled down so much. Great excuse to post a picture of the sky in background with Rigby in foreground lol. On his favorite-- the teeter totter. Still some smoke visible but not anything like 12 hours ago. Fire size 6,500 acres...

House prices vary so much by area. The absolute cheapest home on the market in Arrowcreek right now is $1.3M. But the "big money" is next door in "Montreux." A .44 acre lot there is advertised for $750k- bare land only. Wife's phone blared yesterday-- emergency alert-- emergency alert--...

Nice bird pix Ron. Presume that is a cardinal? Looks like he has a racing stripe! The "Davis fire" is burning south of Reno, NV. Ignited at 2pm yesterday and was 2,000 acres by midnight. Yikes we have a "red flag warning" for high winds as of 11am this morning. Smoke everywhere, we could see...

That is really nice cherry wood Phil. I've cut slabs of Oak and Madrone but with miserable success. Most crack badly over the 2 years of drying. A few oak slabs are salvageable but the madrone is a real mess. 55F going to 90F today. Today is flood irrigation day which is good because I need a...

The problem with a private contractor on your property using drones is you don't know what they are recording or exactly how they will use it. It may differ from what you are told, and how would you know? My experience with PGE is their contractors "run wild" without supervision, often doing...

Wngs, great pix of Della! Thanks for posting! Phil, spectacular woodwork. It's what we expect he he. I like both, but the top one best! Been doing a little "outdoor" woodwork. Not to Phil's impressive standards but oh well. Building a fence to keep Rigby near the house. I wanted to be able to...

Drew, never seen an RV do a "wheelie"-- wow! At $10/night I wonder how many times they have paid for that concrete pad? 😄 Let Rigby out at 3:30 and immediately smelled smoke. This is from the Bear fire in CA, which is close to 2,000 acres now. Weather conditions will be better for a few days...

Hope everyone is well. Been away in CA at our ranch bucking rounds and splitting wood. Now I'm sore in places I didn't know you could get sore in. 😄 We saw two fawns, on the back lawn, very close to the house, and all by themselves. No doe in sight. Seemed very odd. Wife and I were worried...

Only 80F at 10:45am but already dripping with sweat and ready to quit for the day. I just finished "dressing up" about 80 cedar 1x6 boards through the jointer and table saw getting ready to build some sections of cedar fence. I milled the boards over in CA, a year ago, on my sawmill using...

That is terrible and prayers for him and your family. Modern prosthetics are amazing, but you never want to have to find out.

I saw $7.29 in Truckee, CA not long ago. So gas up in the major cities. And Truckee isn't exactly small ....

Sorry to learn that Buppies. Less doctors is good, more doctors not so much. 50F headed to 90F here today. Contractor's two workers got 14 postholes dug yesterday for new cedar fence to keep Rigby in. Then they "ramset" affixed 2x4 cedar onto steel poles, then set the poles in the hole and...

There was a TV advertisement here some time ago regarding a vintage Chris Craft wooden boat. Beautiful boat, about 70 years old. The owner was talking about it saying "everything on this boat is all original." Then the camera panned to his older wife, wearing a ****** and sunning herself on the...

Is the big sale at REI when they mark everything down to normal retail price? 😄 I love that store but find them a bit pricey ... Our heat has returned, so its back to working outside in the morning then finding something else to do. I was really surprised to read the campground breaker...

Looks a lot like a Blue Heron that fishes in our pond in CA. Nice weather - 55F going to 90F. All the counter culture people at "Burning Man" should have a nice week of weather. Burning Man is not too far from here. We call them the "Burners." It is an annual "pilgrimage" for thousands of...

Hmm I think I also need a permanent guard for the little escape rascal. Actually a permanent wood fence construction is underway. Should look nicer but he won't bounce off a wood fence as well as he did with plastic! 😄

Oh, I wish I had it on video. Wngsprd-- what snake is that? Rigby earned a "Novice Trick Dog Title" ribbon. He is not enrolled in that class, but twice we have let him watch the other dogs from the sidelines to give him positive exposure around other dogs. Yesterday, half the class...

There was snow in the Sierra mountains this weekend. So unusual, never seen that before, sort of like a very hot place freezing over! A cool 38F this morning, headed to 70F. Really nice weather today! I will finish Rigby's new pasture pen today by adding a gate. I made the new fencing more...

Congratulations! Surprisingly cool temps right now-- high today is forecast at 62F. About 45F now. Snow is forecast over the Sierras above 8,000ft. Very unusual. Rigby is big enough where he needs more room to run than just on the fenced lawn. Over the last 2 days I set 40 T-posts in the...

Got tangled up with responsibilities for a few days and, oh my, how much is going on with everyone!! Good to catch up, read the posts, and hope all are doing well. That's quite a challenge to juggle all of that. Hope you get it worked out and I am sure you will. I cringe when the gold dig...

I will check under the sofa cushions. Maybe one of my past guests dropped one out of their pocket. I certainly don't have any! 😄 "Burning Man" festival will start soon near me in NV. It's always a very interesting week because you bump into all sorts of counter-culture people and vehicles. It...

Very sorry to learn this and prayers for her. My wife's mother went through that years ago. It unfortunately is progressive but fortunately there are some things that can be done along the way that can alleviate things. Yikes. A few days ago, my wife said Rigby swallowed something sort of blue...

Great pix of Sophie! They grow so fast. Yesterday I wrote that pup Rigby practiced his "protective bark" on a buck and some turkeys. All 32lbs of him must not be too fearsome since shortly thereafter they all appeared together for a photo!! Nice weather here-- starting to transition into Fall...

Thanks for all the build pictures. Really enjoy them. Also the pix of the glass cockpit in the Citation. We are at our CA ranch now. From the safety of the patio, Rigby practiced his "protective bark" looking at a large buck with a doe yesterday evening. Then repeated it this morning as 5...

Really enjoy all the pictures. Keep them coming! Headed to our CA ranch today. I will check trail cams to see if I have any wildlife pix to share .... Rigby did better at puppy class yesterday, a relief. Good interactions with other pups but still not 100% confidence. We turned him loose in a...

50F headed to 85F today. Rigby has a puppy training session this morning. We are hoping he will overcome fear of other puppies and dogs. We've been trying things to help with that-- he is totally fine with people, just fearful of other dogs. Everyone have a great day !!!

Be careful and don't run anyone off the road! 😄 Beautiful weather-- 55F going to 90F today. I'm going to tackle the impossible-- cleaning and organizing the garage. It has years of accumulated "stuff" so no telling what I will find in there. Everyone have a great day !!!

Found another pix of the Pantera from a different car show. We took our previous Golden Retriever to that car show. At that time, he was pretty close to the age Rigby is now. They even look similar but Rigby is a little darker. Tragically, we lost him at the end of last year. He was the...

Nice Pantera! OK could not resist ... pix from car show a while ago ... mine is the red one on the left.

Excellent picture! Water pictures are always fun. Thanks for sharing! On Sunday we took Rigby to a "tricks" dog training class. He is not part of that class-- we took him just so he could sit on the sidelines and watch. We are trying to overcome his fear of other dogs with positive exposures...

Just call it a "wheelie caster" like they have at the dragstrip behind funny cars. 😄

Back in NV where it is a cool 55F. Feels great, going to 93F today. Bill, that e-trike sure looks impressive. I looked up the manufacturer website and they had a very good explanation of its many features. And the battery diagram was interesting-- so many smaller batteries joined together. Will...

Agreed. My high school class reunion committee sent out a list of my former classmates sorted by living versus deceased. The deceased category was amazingly large. Still in smoky CA but headed home to NV today. About 65F going to mid-90's, not bad except for smoke. I'll tow my new Aluma tilt...

Back in CA now. Friends are here, staying in their RV. Security cams showed that at 5:15am a large cougar walked right up to their RV then went under it. That was about 30 mins before they got up and stepped out. Not to mention they have a small dog-- ahhhhh. Rigby did better in training...

We have knob and tube in the old farmhouse. Plus added romex. Much of it is a wiring mess-- opened a wiring junction box and found 4-5 black wires (hot) also connected to one green wire. Green is typically ground but not for whoever wired THAT up. lol Wife and I are back in NV this morning for...

Sorry to learn that RNG. I recently contributed to this problem although I didn't want to. A tree went through the roof of our ski cabin. I thought about DIY repair but eventually did turn it into insurance. Wow. $57,000 claim is their estimate just so far. Prices for construction in rural areas...

Until the recent forum brouhaha over "likes," I had no idea my post about Big Boy Locomotive generated 20 likes. Or such things are even ranked or scored like that. I went looking-- did find that part of the forum-- thank you to all. It was a nice reminder of how lucky I was to see an icon of...

Very creative and looks great. Quite impressive .... 65F going to 85F with a scattered thunderstorm in the forecast. I read about rain elsewhere ... but on the West Coast once the rain stops after Spring it's pretty much done until Fall. Everything is now solid brown except what is irrigated...

Couple of quick things regarding spam calls: 1. I set my iPhone to ring only if the caller is in my Contacts list. That makes a huge difference since unknown numbers no longer ring. 98% of spammers do not leave messages. 2. If you really want to get nasty, here is a trick. Get a whistle-- a...

If traveling in an RV and looking for looney toons, grab a ticket to Burning Man festival in Nevada! Pix below. Oh yes this RV is a rental ... 68F going to a smoky 98F here today. Smoke is tolerable-- for everyone's sake I hope they get that fire out. We will be in it all next week at our CA...

I sympathize with those who have to deal with humidity. 65F going to 100F today. A little humidity today, enough for a threat of thunderstorms, but not like the midwest. Since Rigby is/was small I built a temporary fence on the lawn to keep him away from foxtails. Pvc pipe and plastic netting...

Good morning! Let Rigby out at 4:15am and smelled smoke. Then I remembered the wind was supposed to shift and blow the smoke from the Park fire toward us in Nevada. It did. Can you believe some idiot purposely caused the fire? It's raging out of control. One person responsible for incredible...

Wooly Bully! :D Agreed 110% Had two small ribbon snakes in the yard recently. Fortunately Rigby did not see either one! Rigby's formal obedience training starts on Thursday. He already knows commands like sit, stay, down, and roll over. We enjoy training him and he likes to learn and get...

It was one reason for going to 12V refer. The other was better cooling in hot weather. Compressor does much better than ammonia / absorption. On a 100F day, the original Norcold refer temp would rise to 58F. We were leery of eating the food after that. That would be fantastic. Surprised she did...

In case any RV owners are interested, here is my motorhome refrig modified to a 12v compressor unit. The new 12v compressors draw less power than the old ones did. The factory Norcold refrig was terrible. So I replaced the "guts" on the back of it-- converting from ammonia / absorption to...

That is a gracious way to look at it. Thieves are the bottom feeders of society and I wish there was more instant karma for them. Sorry you lost the equipment. A cool 55F this morning, headed to 90F today. I tested the motorhome's new 12v compressor/refrigerator by running it solely off the...

That's a great picture Scott. You are a lucky man! Contractor finished the RV lithium battery upgrade yesterday. He returns this morning to walk me through everything that was changed. He seems to be a perfectionist so everything he installed looks nice and tidy. Lithium batteries can accept...

Ron, isn't it strange how variable wildlife can be? I've noticed many species at our property that seem ebb and flow, appear and disappear, seemingly without reason. Today is the last of the motorhome upgrades. Upgrade to lithium batteries and a supplemental Victron battery charger. It's...

Puppies can generate a lot of excitement. Good and bad. 6pm last night, right before a Zoom call with breeder, wife took Rigby out back, came back and said: "Rigby ate something. I don't know what it was but there are some maggots crawling around where he ate." Oh great. I looked at the area...

Was in CA last night. Rigby needed out at midnight and at 4. Was on maximum cougar alert based on recent sighting. L4N I’m with ya re: the vampire. Sitting here at Quest waiting to be jabbed. Little sleep, then a jab before coffee!! Everyone have a great day!!!

Agreed and thanks for posting. I appreciate the kind words about the Big Boy Locomotive video. My friend and I were so lucky to see it. A few hours ago, a cougar visited our ranch house in CA. Based on slightly smaller size, I think this is a cub I saw earlier this year. Even so, it's bigger...

I figured out how to post a video to Youtube and the link is below. Here is the Big Boy Locomotive video from last week in Elko, NV. Such an awesome sight and my friend and I were lucky to see it!

That is spectacular! Nice job ...

You had top of the line Oldsmobiles!! Bet you wish you still had them. My '70 Olds Cutlass excelled at one thing-- burning gas. Even at cheap gas prices I noticed how much it cost to run that. Headed to 97F today. This has been a very hot summer in the Western USA. Difficult to keep up with...

Agreed. I don't recall ever seeing a Norton Commando with a fairing but it looks very nice! Headed back to 100F today. Lots of 100F days this year which is unusual since it is only July. At least it's a dry heat. I sympathize with those who have high heat and high humidity. Been in that while...

Nicest motorcycle I ever had was a Norton 850 Commando. Wasn't the best at everything, but was powerful, sounded great, and handled well. Forecast back to 100F today. Aahhh, it was nicer in the low 90's. Rigby and I just enjoyed sitting on the patio watching the sun come up while it is cool...

Can't get a video posted but I will look into it. Here is a pix from the video ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy

Well, only about 1,000 ... 😀

Good morning all, The Great Big Boy Locomotive chase was a success!! A friend of mine and I did a crazy thing yesterday of driving over 1,000 miles to pick up a trailer in Utah and return back to Nevada. We were trying to sync up our driving schedule to connect up with Big Boy-- and it...

Very sorry to learn this LS. Been down that road, not as severe, but it's a tough journey. Prayers for his quality treatment and recovery. Wngs, Della is getting huge! Nice water pix! Same for Rigby-- we have had him a little over a month and he has gone from 12lbs to 26lbs. Buppies-- glad...

Yikes that sounds scary to say the least ... Have a safe trip Buppies ... Weather has moderated a lot here, mostly due to some cloud cover. Forecast for 93F-- much cooler than 105F recently. Might see Big Boy locomotive after all! Tomorrow at first light, a friend and I are heading eastbound...

Ron, nice pix! Presume a woodpecker with strong beak and red head? Oh it was wonderful here yesterday with cloud cover and an occasional thunderstorm. Temps in the mid-80's after so many 100F+ days. Going to 93F today. A disappointment-- Big Boy locomotive did not make it here yesterday for a...

Glad you and Della had a good experience. Rigby is settling into a pattern. Out at 4am to conduct a few "transactions." Then back into his pen until daylight. Then out for the day. Works well since I am up at 4 anyway. My wife gets a couple extra hours of sleep. Forecast for 90F with...

Hard to say we beat the streak of 100F days when today's forecast is for 99F. Oh well I guess you take what you can get!! Surprising how different weather patterns are. In CA and NV, once summer sets in there is virtually zero rain until Fall. So that also means at some point you are done...

Yes it is! We have "Big Boy" in Northern Nevada on Sunday. Going to go see it! https://mynews4.com/news/local/sparks-hosts-free-viewing-of-big-boy-the-worlds-largest-steam-locomotive-on-sunday#

Here is one of two Marmots that were recently on my property. I trapped them in a drainage pipe by sealing off the only exit. Then dropped rat poison in through the drain grate. btw-- that is an 8" pipe and those are 12" pliers in the pix. Today is our last forecasted day of over 100F. Just in...

Dang it sounds like lots of thunderstorms, and some rain, in so many places. Oh, for some rain! It's so, so dry here ... 103F again today. We stopped the days of 105F or higher at four. Still a couple more hot days then it cools down. Everyone have a great day!!

Nice pix-- thanks! I've been lucky to live in towns with good locomotive museums. Carson City, NV is not far and it has a very good locomotive museum. The craftsmanship is outstanding both on the engines and the passenger cars. Northern Nevada broke a record yesterday-- 4 straight days of 105F...

Forecast is 103F today with at least 3 more days at 100+. Electric cost is .12c per kW in NV. Our bill averages about $300/mo but this month is over $400. Electric cost at our CA property varies from .40c - .60c per kW depending on time of day. I bet the neighbor bills over there are eye...

Wngsprd- that's important that you do that. Some puppy owners don't know about the closing of growth plates and push their pup too hard too fast. Forecast is 104F today-- still another 5 days of high heat. I've heard most wildfires are man-caused so I hope people are more responsible in the...

Really nice pix from everyone-- thanks all for sharing!! Weather people said it was 108F yesterday. Our NV residence is close to 5,000' elevation-- it showed an even 100F on our thermometer. Still 5+ days in the forecast at 100F+. Flood irrigated yesterday which helped a little. We had a 14...

fyi in my area they sell ethanol-free gas. It's a blue pump. I have to search to find it but it does exist. Maybe there is some in your area?

Great pix!! Forecast today is 108F. Yikes. Record breaking temperatures. I'm flood irrigating today so that will help a little -- seems like lots of people here have lots of heat. Everyone have a great day!!

Daugen fyi my generator has a precaution to keep the door shut and unit sealed otherwise it can overheat

Some rain sounds good, Buppies. It's tinder box dry here-- worried about fire season already. 101F in Nevada today, but I'm about to leave for CA where it will be 103F. Yikes. Check on plants and trees and make sure they will be watered. The old farmhouse in CA has no A/C, and wife thinks 103F...

Mine is a Cummins Onan HGJAB 5.5. 5,500 watt using gasoline. I have a pix of the failed fuel pump and will post it later so you can compare it to yours. The Cummins dealer said most gensets that have these bad fuel pumps fail in 20-30 hours. Mine failed at 150 hours.

Great picture Ron, and Happy Birthday America! I heard a little 4th of July history on the radio yesterday. Leading up to the Revolutionary War, 1/3 of the Colonists wanted to stay living under British rule, 1/3 wanted to stay under their rule but try to negotiate changes, and 1/3 said "let's...

No good-- is that how puppyhood works? Endless energy always at the edge of trouble? Keep those pictures of food coming-- looks enticing! We have some unusual flowers that bloom every year. Large prominent orange blooms. Rigby inspected them, then chomped down on one, tore it off the bloom...

If you do, be extremely careful. I have several friends that have fallen off their roofs. Doing things like cleaning gutters, etc. We don't bounce as well as we used to and don't heal as well as we used to. 100F+ heat is coming soon and it's gonna stay. Yikes. Seeing all these pictures of...

That's a great pix-- thanks! Friday was interesting. Early am, noticed the irrigation vacuum breaker had sprung a substantial leak. Never ever before had one fail-- but oh well. Drove to HD, bought a replacement (Febco) unit, and installed it. New unit was defective-- water blew out the side...

Agreed! Della looks like a natural in the water! It's funny how you get attached to visiting wildlife. In the "no longer visiting" category is a one legged goose, a white snow goose, and a speckle belly goose. All hung around for a while, but are gone. Going to 90F today. It's just getting...

Now that's my kind of thinking!! 😀 Hope it works out! Back in Nevada-- going to 90F today. Not bad. Amazing how keen a dog's senses are even so young. He sees, smells, and senses things in the darkness I cannot. Yesterday, I let him out at 4am. While on the lawn, he started out leisurely...

Going to 80F tomorrow-- glad the 100F temperatures have moderated. Tried putting the grapple back on that fell off recently while doing tree work. I fought, fought, fought the hydraulic connectors that would *not* seat. Ran the controls in every direction to relieve pressure-- still no help...

Meeting the construction company soon for a quote on our roof damage where the tree punctured through. Since we are remote, costs are up, and we are in CA I'll bet the repair bill will be a whopper. Yes, in about a 10 day stretch we went from 90F+ to a frost warning! Everyone have a great day...

Thanks for the pix Mostly. My neighbor has antique hit and miss engines, but not as nice as the photo. 65F going to 95F today. I'm traveling to our ski cabin today. Meeting a repair company tomorrow to discuss removing the tree out of the roof and associated damage. It will be a long ride for...

Yikes I've had these symptoms for, oh, ten years .... 😀 66F here going to 94F today. The overnight lows elsewhere that are in the high 80's sound miserable! Hope you get a rain shower or something to cool it down! Sounds like many people are baking in the heat ... we had it here last week...

Thanks Ron. Saw the big moon just above the ridge when I let Rigby out. Big, bright, beautiful way to start the morning. Buppies-- glad some of your news was a bit more positive than you thought!! Going to 92F today. Gotta get chores done before it gets too hot. We've had Rigby a week and he...

Glad it worked out. I don't know if I can even answer that question! A friend of mine had a recent TIA. Like a mini stroke. He told his wife he didn't have any toes. She pointed to his big toe and said what is that? He said: "that's the king of spades!" She pointed at the next toe and said...

Thats really good to have that. Something for him to contribute with, and peace of mind for you.

Nice bridge shot Ken. Going to be 90F today, then hotter as the days wear on. Headed back to Nevada today-- taking the Ventrac mower with me. Mowing season in CA is all but done due to dry conditions and wildfire risk. Since I flood irrigate in Nevada, the pasture is always green so I mow...

I have hard water and the "spray" type drip emitters clog up pretty quickly. I've had good luck with these though. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-10-Pack-6-3-GPH-Drip-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Dripper/3406894

Very good-- I need his special skill to expand the fuel line going to the generator! LS, glad to hear your genny is running and I hope it keeps you in power until the utility comes back on! I'm at our ranch in CA-- going to 80F today but very hot after that. This is Rigby's first time here...

Headed to 80F today. Close to 100F in a few days, ugh. Still exposing new pup Rigby to new things ..... Yesterday, for the first time, he saw his reflection in a glass door. Stood and looked at it for a long time trying to figure it out. Gave him an antler to chew on. He couldn't decide...

36F right now-- in June!! Going to 75F today and sunny. Hard to believe in June, but areas here are under a frost warning. New pup Rigby is wearing me out-- I have forgotten how a puppy is either 100% full bore energy, or completely crashed out for a nap and oblivious the world. To her credit...

It captured the hard work, risk taking, and "can-do" era of the past. Not that we don't do things today, but it was a bold step forward. Forecast this morning-- 68F here as a HIGH today. With gusty winds-- a cold front coming. After 90's and 100's as highs I will take it! Pup Rigby makes it...

New pup Rigby is settling in to his new home ... here he is out on the front lawn. Hope everyone has a great day !!!

Headed to 83F but with a Red Flag Warning for wind and wildfire danger. Still thinking of the Shasta Dam engineering and historic marvel I recently visited. It was built pre-and-during WWII, a huge engineering achievement and impressive large project. A plaque affixed to the dam says a lot...

84F and sunny in Northern Nevada today. Glad it is not 100F. Kyle-- our neighbors have peacocks. Wow they can be loud!! Been busy with camping, travel, chores, and picking up our new pup. Our new little guy is Rigby -- here is a pix with he and his mom. This pix makes him look a bit chunky...

Heading to 88F at home in Northern Nevada. Been in a lot of 100F heat over the past week or 10 days, so 88F is welcome! Yesterday, we picked up our new pup!! Pictures tomorrow. He slept all night and I just let him out at 4am and he promptly conducted all necessary transactions, lol. Recently...

Gosh I forgot all about wrap mortgages. They became occasionally used back in the '80s during hard money times with residential mortgages and high interest rates. It was wise not to do that but having one appear is a sign of the troubling times in real estate. On the camping trip now, I guess...

Headed to 102F today. Had a brief thunderstorm yesterday. We are off going camping for a few days-- who goes camping when it is over 100F anyway? We pick up a pup next week .... wow they grow fast. I'm disappointed Buppies has not figured out what caused the giant kersplash in the pond--...

Well, I hope it was something interesting!! 90F today, headed to 100F for about the rest of the week. I'm having problems with our pasture irrigation I cannot figure out. Something is weird and different this year. I turned on a 1" sprinkler near the pond yesterday, and it ran about 20 minutes...

Beautiful picture Ron-- thanks!! Yesterday I started moving a pile of cedar logs my neighbor gave me. I opened the jaws of my grapple and put the top part of it behind the top log in the pile. Then started to slowly back up to roll the log free off the top of the pile. That's when the grapple...

Don't mean to nit-pick but 4k resolution is typically 3840x2160

Most recent zoom call with breeder included a suggestion to keep a new pup away from sprayed areas for 24 hours. And if they happen to go through an area sooner than that, rinse their paws afterward as dogs commonly lick their paws. I spray around the property but will start breaking it into...

We are about 2 weeks out from getting the new pup. Need to "harden" the house from chewing, like floor extension cords, etc. This is from a professional breeder who exposes the pup to a variety of stimuli such as wildlife, hunting, gunfire, and so on. New experience for us. While on a Zoom...

Well that sure gets my attention. I don't want to be inhaling any such mist when I add water to my sprayer ... hmmmm. Headed to a sunny 80F. Back in NV-- working in CA wore me out. Brought the Ventrac with me, and will mow the NV pasture today. After moving it I noticed a pool of hydraulic...

I read the "Lone Survivor" book first, then saw the movie. Excellent book and good movie. Harrowing true story of a 4-man team behind the lines in Afghanistan who get discovered. As you can tell from the title, only one survives. Forecast for 80F here in sunny California. Cleaned up road...

Good tip Kyle! And ditto for water heater supply hoses. Watts Mfg. was sued (class action) because they sold cheap rubber hoses that had a phony silver braided covering that made it look like a quality hose. Those things are still installed everywhere-- and fail a lot. One failed on me and it...

Interesting. My Amazon account defaults to "standard shipping" of about $6-8 on average. I almost always click "free shipping" which says it is slower. And almost every time I get a message: "Good news- your package is arriving early!" Then it arrives the same day as if I paid for shipping...

Maybe they are proud that they found one and can deliver it! 😀 75F and sunny today. Going to troubleshoot the pasture irrigation. I flooded the lines with water, but only half of the sprinklers work. When I tried to open a sprinkler on the "other" side, it went whoosh and sucked air in. ...

Very nice tribute. Thanks!

Forgot to mention. We put heated floors in our master bath. Under the tile flooring. It was not that expensive-- under $2,000 for the upgrade. WOW we love that. I wish we had put it in all of the other full bathrooms. I've I built again I'd do it in a heartbeat. A few years after the residence...

BEF, We built a residence recently. At framing stage, the owner of the construction company walked through it with us. He suggested enlarging the master bedroom window and I'm glad he did. So we had it re-framed for a larger window. Upsizing a window is relatively inexpensive but you enjoy it...

Headed to a beautiful 70F today. Off to CA ranch later today- 4-5 days of work planned over there. Should also be good weather there-- hope they still allow burning. Here is another pup pix from the litter-- should get a pup in a few weeks! Everyone have a great day !!!

Yikes that sounds nasty! Glad the damage seems minimal and hope the neck improves rapidly. So so scary! Forecast is 70F and sunny today. Nice weather. Yesterday's work plan blew up. I cannot empty the trailer full of wood chips because my pasture was flooded. A neighbor left a water ditch...

Great pix of Della the pup ... thanks! 75F and sunny today. I brought a load of wood chips from CA to spread at the edges of our pasture here in NV. Today is our day to flood irrigate, so I need to start early while I can still drive a vehicle over the pasture. Might get another load of salt...

One of the arguments in the case was buyers were forced to engage in transactions where the seller solely agreed to pay a certain commission, typically half of it to compensate the buyer's agent. Sellers are now prohibited from advertising any compensation to a buyer's agent-- none. That closed...

An "earthquake level" court decision recently came down that upended the real estate industry. This will affect every property owner who wants to buy or sell. The agent you described seemed to have ethics violations all over. Glad you refused. But the old ways of walking into a RE office...

One of my customers in British Columbia said their dump worked for decades without restriction. Small town. Then a new regulation required it be monitored by a live employee but fenced off and locked when not. People arriving at a locked gate with a load of trash would dump it in the woods...

Headed to a sunny 70F today. Finished the pasture irrigation repairs. Then spent 3 hours shoveling silt out of our water ditch-- yikes that is a young man's game. Which is not me. Standing in the ditch was like quicksand-- rubber boots sink in, you are stuck, and cannot move. Nor get out. To...

Hope you have really good a/c!! 😀

Enjoy it Buppies! I really like thunderstorms as long as I am not flying. So many sensations! Sorry to learn about your aunt ... in my prayers.

Yesterday, about 5pm, a TV commercial came on. With two men kissing. So it is beyond just tolerance here in CA. Now, back to our regular programming: Forecast for 72F and sunny today. I've got one more pasture sprinkler to fix before trying to activate the pasture irrigation. Fortunately to...

Hope you are doing well Buppies. We are pulling out in a few minutes. 3 hr drive to see the 4 week old Golden Retriever. Our first visit! We get him at 8 weeks. So the "countdown to chaos" continues. Everyone have a great day.

Forgot to mention-- we have goslings here in CA also!! I saw mom, dad, and at least 3 of them yesterday.

Enjoy! We are a little behind your schedule. Going to visit the litter for the very first time tomorrow. Pickup our new pup about mid-June. I call it the "countdown to chaos." I am impressed by how much work everyone is doing! Nice to see all the progress with gardens not to mention the shiny...

Wow that was a lot of color in that Tom Turkey! Will reach close to 90F in Nevada today. I'm off to CA where it will be about 10 degrees cooler. Need to get all the regular irrigation and drip irrigation going-- its usually two days to get it all done. For some reason, tripod sprinklers and...

That's a great pix of the woodpecker on the ground-- thanks! 80F and sunny later today. Summer knocking on the door! Last Fall I built a curved, sloped retaining wall using stacking stones. About 100ft. It's filled and planted, so now the landscape fabric is going down then covered with 3/8...

Thanks for the update and glad you are getting care. Nature can throw some curveballs so you just have to deal with what is thrown. In a related observation, I saw mom/dad geese yesterday. They are down to one gosling from the six that hatched. Sad to see that, although the one has at least...

Hopes and prayers there is a fast recovery from this! Very alarming news for so many reasons. Heading to a sunny 80F. Today I am flood irrigating the pasture ... will put 170,000+ gallons on it in the next 24 hours. I never saw any aurora in either N. California or N. Nevada. Thank you all for...

Spectacular picture! Thank you Ron ... Got back at our CA property yesterday. 60F going to 80F today. Nice weather. Seems all I do here is work. Will be burning today. Need to complete all burning soon-- before burn season ends. Mowed 2 acres yesterday, so about 10% done. Compared to a...

I like to pose this question to the food server, then stay quiet and watch their reaction: "How do I leave a negative tip? I need cash back!"

Hope you get to feeling better Buppies! 35F headed to a sunny 70F today. Nice weather! I have been officially dumped by the mating geese pair and their goslings. Very quickly after hatching the goslings, they beat a path to the neighbor pond and never came back. I understand in nature it is...

Good morning all! 30F in beautiful Northern Nevada headed to 65F and sunny. We are hosting good friends for a few days-- good company and good food as always. Everyone have a great day!!!

I paid $6.99/gal for diesel in Truckee, CA about 10 days ago. :(

Good morning! 30F headed to sunny 60F. Got snow over the weekend-- Interstate 80 was closed and we missed the big barbeque at our friends in CA. She does it every year in early May-- this was the first weather outage. About 1 1/2 feet of snow at Donner Summit-- a good water year! Everyone...

Most likely a hold for spacing prior to arrival and landing. Are you still on track for a pup? Our pup's mom came up with a nipple problem so they treated it and covered it up. She is now short one nipple compared to pups-- so the pups have to play musical chairs to feed. The breeder is...

100 gallons. With 12V pump and meter for $200. A local company going out of business blew everything out. Full size pallet racking (complete) for $200 section. Indian backpack fire pumps $10 ea. 40F going to a windy 70F. We have SNOW forecast over the mountains this weekend. A bit unusual for...

Good morning! 30F going to sunny 65F today. Should be perfect! Got 15 new shrubs planted and drip irrigation in place. My aching back reminds me I'm not a kid anymore. Next is to fill the planter with 3" of salt and pepper gravel. Probably 10 yards of gravel to transport then spread-- I will...

Gosling alert! Here is a picture of the first steps of 6 goslings. These little guys hatched yesterday but mom sat on them for about 24 hours. Then, about 7am this morning, it was off to see the world!

I did not find it at first-- only when I did a deep examination of every option and menu item did I find it. It was related to "remote support" ... ya sure. btw Amcrest is a budget version of Dahua. Some people try buying the "lower end" Amcrest models then applying the Dahua firmware to get...

I recently purchased a Dahua camera. I can confirm this is true. The default setting was for the camera to "report back" to the manufacturer what your IP address is and other information. No thanks. Except by the time you navigate to that screen, well .... it has already happened. The camera...

Glad you got some sleep Buppies! Just saw the entire new gaggle of goslings ... mom just brought them out of the nest for the first time. Mom and dad are now escorting them to the pond next door. 6 of them!

30F going to sunny 68F today. We have goslings! At least 3 eggs hatched. I'm not sure if there are any more eggs to hatch, but I did see 3. Even though they hatched as of yesterday morning, the mom goose sat on the nest all day yesterday and never left. So as of now, she and the goslings...

I refuse to do the Medicare wellness exam. Lots of pressure from my doctor. If he pushes too hard I will find a different doctor.

You, the patient, are ultimately in charge of your medical care. So you get to decide on your care ... no matter what they think. Just barely below freezing now, but headed to a sunny 70F today! Last Fall I built a 100ft stone retaining wall to create a planter in the front yard. Today I am...

Hope things can improve Buppies! Good rest helpful for all. 40F going to sunny 70F today. Spring is here!! Goose still sitting on nest near barn. Gestation is supposedly 30 days so egg(s) should hatch any day. I saw one large egg in nest; there may be more. Two marmots were harassing the...

Spent yesterday collecting debris and managing a burn pile. At 4:30pm my wife brought out-- with two COLD ONEs! Woo hoo-- perfect timing. Every spring is the same. A race to collect branches and sticks before the grasses grow and hide it. Better to find it now compared to the mower hitting it...

Restaurants in CA have it especially tough. Minimum wage is $20/hr. Add taxes, etc on top and a dishwasher or person bussing tables costs an employer $50,000/year. Glad I am not in that business ... more closings are coming.

Kyle, why did you prefer the box turtles? We had a 10" red ear slider show up in our pond two years ago. Two winters ago there was 4 feet of snow on the ground yet it survived somehow? Good morning all, today will be a good day to burn debris piles. 43F going to a sunny 70F. Hope everyone has...

The biggest threat to the upcoming goslings are red tail hawks. We have plenty. With past hatches the gosling count starts at 8-10, then the count slowly dwindles down. Usually about two survive to maturity.

36F going to a partly cloudy 60F today. Ken, in CA our property has two tick seasons. Early season is a smallish variety and late season a bigger variety. Like you, I just recently discovered my first tick for this particular season. Everyone have a great day !!!!!

Congratulations on the upcoming bundle of energy. My wife and I are slightly behind your schedule. After tragically losing our beloved Golden Retriever in December, we are now in contract for a new GR puppy. It is scheduled to be born around April 17. We are looking forward to having a new...

Good morning all! 35F going to 50F, Chance of a snow shower early am but I don't believe it. Big news is momma goose has a nest right next to my barn. Either mom or dad are sitting on it 24/7. So in a few weeks I should have little goslings following mom around! Everyone have a great day!!!

Sounds like my marriage ha ha. Should hit 70F and sunny in Nevada. I'm heading back there today over Donner Pass but another foot of snow is expected at the summit this weekend. Good year for water! Spent yesterday bucking logs and debris and putting it on burn pile. This morning the body is...

Stay warm Buppies! Odd weather here-- snow in CA but not in Nevada. It happens when storms get blocked by the Sierra Nevada mountains. Chilly today but 70F by next week.

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