Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

I was on 'light duties' due to a rotator cuff injury and working in the dispatch office (same company I still work for) on 9/11. The head dispatcher came in all flustered (Frenchman) and saying that somebody flew into the WTC. I didn't believe him, but the more I listened to the radio the more I believed. FAA shut down ALL airports in the U.S. and the planes in the east of the country had to re-route to Gander, NFLD. Gander Airport used to be a RCAF base, so they had runways long enough for the bigger jets. The good people of Gander opened their hearts and doors to these stranded travelers. Never underestimate the generosity of a Newfoundlander.

The deck is finished and I have 5 2X8X16' left. More than enough for the other two jobs I need to do before the snow flies. I need 2.5 2X8" 24" long and a half lengthwise of the other half of one of the 2X8s. I can do that out of the scrap from the hoe deck. For the other job I need 6 2X8X8'. I have 5 2X8X16' left. Just enough.

 

[rswyan]

76F and sunny @ 12:00, heading up to around 85F for the day's high. Winds light and variable.

WU shows nothing in the way of rain until next Wednesday with highs in the 80's and high 70's every day ... suspect that will have us heading back into drought territory ...

Got all the tree trimmings up along the road picked up yesterday and moved to the brush pile up by the shop.

Hopper and both tube feeders refilled, also scattered some seeds for the ground feeders.

Picked up most of the sticks under the oak and maple trees over on the west side of the house.

Made up another gallon of stink juice, probably set that out in the Sun today and give it another day to ripen.

Got text from ATT that repairs are complete. Never saw the ATT repair person yesterday, so assume that they were able to fix the problem without actually having come to the house.

Woman reported around 10 young deer came down the east side headed towards the woods in the back. Said none of them went in the garden ...

I just gave her the first dose of ear drops for the day and She's back in bed. She seems to be going better and not coughing as much ... but still can't hear much. Hope that is not permanent.

Agenda for the rest of the day:

Deposit reimbursement check from insurance for Her new glasses, schedule one bill for payment.

Head up to shop and check on a couple of items to see whether they are in stock for a friend.

Check live trap, re-bait if necessary.

Remove leaf mold on planting bed under the maple trees at the northeast corner of the side yard.

Swap out light material bucket for the shrub bucket and dig out some hosta, day lilies, and maybe one of the hydrangeas which has a new hole already dug for it.

Maybe spray some glyphosate in various areas.

Otherwise see what else comes up.

Hope everyone is having a decent Wednesday ...

 

[Looking4new]

RNG, if your parts arrive here, I will overnight them to you.

 

[sodamo]

72°F and .05 inches rain

Interesting day yesterday. First time I’ve had audio exam without being in a booth. Actually, after the interview it was 4 exams. In addition to the usual mash the button when you hear the beeps there were 2 involving repeating the word you hear. The 4th was a contraption that sat on my head for bone contact and mash the button when you hear the beeps. No results shared with me as this was part of my VA disability evaluation. Not sure it got off to a great start as it appeared some of the documentation may have been in error, incorrect dates.

Nice flights and was able to change to hour earlier for return. Took Sophie to dinner.

Today will be back to mowing. Grass may be growing faster than I’m cutting.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[txdon]

Dr. visit went well, I can start driving, and can start going longer without sling, one lateral movement he warned me of not to do and to take PT slow. all bandages and steri strips are off. X-ray shows ball but not socket because it is some type of plastic material that does not show up in X-ray.

 

[m7040]

M7040, please be careful on that ladder or find someone younger

Yes for sure, looking in to going out through the window. I am not very flexible any more but maybe if I line up a small table in front of the window I can slide on top out through the opening. And then bring a BFH ( Big Fuxxxxx Hammer) and wood blocks to hammer at it. The binding is on the bottom so likely will have to take the door off the hinges. Plane it or saw it? Not sure what is best

 

[daugen]

I am in the Mountain Valley rv resort in Heber City Utah, outside of Salt Lake. Had a lovely drive here on route 80 almost all the way, and very very pretty. Lots more traffic but a nice ride. And wow is this campground nice,
rated 10/10/10 by Woodalls and it's gorgeous. Has an adult section I'm in, along with rows and rows of gigantic motorhomes and 40 foot fifth wheels.
sites are concrete, everything is paved, but beautifully landscaped

and the best part, their pool is still open, and they have a hot tub for adults only. Not sure I'll get there today but definitely tomorrow.
I wanted to see what a "really nice" place was, should be for 95 a night, but
this was a planned spot to slow down and chill. Driving those mountains
requires a little energy conservation now.

very windy out, had to bring awning in, as expected, higher winds this afternoon which I did not want to drive in. I don't care, let it howl, I'm in and plugged in.

I took a lot of pics on the way the unsafe way doing it one handed while trying to be safe with a buffeted rv...while no one was around me.
I took at least three of everything, have no idea what turned out.
that's for later.

just looked at weather, wow it's dropping to 32 here tomorrow night, talk about a cold front coming in.
thinking maybe I should rally later and do the hot tub today

 

[Thomas]

Dr. visit went well, I can start driving, and can start going longer without sling, one lateral movement he warned me of not to do and to take PT slow. all bandages and steri strips are off. X-ray shows ball but not socket because it is some type of plastic material that does not show up in X-ray.
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Dang for some reason didn't realize what the new replace would look like...darn gald recovery going smoothy.

 

[plowhog]

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 leaving unless forced out. Heard rumors of homes burning not far away, but not sure if that is true. The fire is definitely close and very dangerous, but what is weird is that we barely see any smoke due to the wind speed and direction. The next 12-24 hours are going to reveal a lot.

We are packed and ready to bug out and are hoping we don't have to.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

RIP Colonel USA.