Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

65°F and no rain

Pretty good day yesterday. Got a 2nd tilling of Canada Dave’s garden area. He’s been adding amendments and compost from the mushroom farm

I got 1st tilling of the 2nd Laupāhoehoe area done. This was the area I broke the lift rod. Significantly more rocks in this area. Now move to Hilo end.

Neighbor coming down this morning to attempt separating a Scag axel.

George, my concrete guys turns 90 on Wed. A small celebration for him this afternoon at our local park.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Buppies]

90 years old impressive

Ken prayers for your father and family

 

[riptides]

I use Johnson bars and pipes a lot. I have multiple overhead hoists on trollies as well, but they don’t reach everywhere, including where the lathe is.
The arsenal includes hi lift jacks, porta powers, pallet jack, hydraulic shop crane, heavy duty dollies, and a good selection of prybars.

I have a crow and a pry bar. And two chains and a rope. I am living on the edge...the back can go anytime. LOL.

 

[check]

If you can get the bottom of the V's down in the gutter but still have room for the lower gutter run you'll likely be good. The only issue is that those cables can not touch or make contact with the other run.

Thanks, Lou. Good to know.

 

[check]

Good morning, the low is 6 and going to a high of 19°F. Wind NNW 13 gusting to 23 mph. Light snow. None so far.

A warning for anyone that has a canvas/fabric portable shelter...they do NOT handle snow load well, not even the alpine shelters. I told the neighbour lady that she should clean off her shelter roof BEFORE it caved in. She argued that it was self cleaning. (I learned long ago never to bother arguing with this woman.) If you don't want to listen to experience, there is nothing I can do for you.
The shelter collapsed yesterday.

I think the rabbit hole is calling again today.

Have a safe day all

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 time I’m building one out of Lumber, complete with trusses, and shingles. Will build the roof to spec for the snow load up there at the cottage, and the four corner posts will be made out of 6 x 6 pressure-treated lumber and will sit directly on top of the 6 x 6 cribs.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Morning all, 17 going to 27 and sunny

Will be getting a call from hospice nurse about dad, looks like it may be time

Prayers for your dad and your family.

Son coming today with granddaughter...DIL went to Colorado to go snowshoeing with her best friend. We will likely get a good hike in the mountains.

Enjoy your hike with son!

Happy Birthday George Washington! Should be a national holiday. Used to be.

Here's a little tidbit about him...Contrary to popular belief, George Washington's dentures were not made of wood. They were crafted from various materials, including human and animal teeth, ivory, and metal.

A few of his quotes...
- "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
- "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
- "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."

Old George was a smart man. Glad he did not get killed in Revolutionary War. Could have been a total different outcome. I guess they could soak their fake teeth in whiskey or something to keep the bacteria down.

Son is getting over earache, Flu B and strep. Middle daughter has strep now. Keeping an eye out for her ear. Both have "the crud".

Son has tennis tourney Monday and track meet on Thursday.

Work has been busy. We are interviewing 4 candidates for our Dept. Head of our department of the college of engineering. 1 candidate from Nepal, 1 from Turkey, 1 from Greece, and the other is an American. They are all highly qualified. Have heard from the first 3, the American presents this week. They all have done much research and published many papers. I'm looking for a "people person", but I'm just a blip on the radar. I'm told if I write in a reply with reasons, the uppity ups will read it.

Crummy weather 30F at dawn with wintry precipitation. Looks like much warmer days ahead. Hopefully you guys up north will get a break.

Popgadget, we bought a hydraulic toe jack and 4 skates for moving a 14" lathe for cheaper than a moving company would charge to do it. Maybe less than $400. Our skates have urethane wheels, would prefer steel, but we did not want to scar up our urethane floor paint.

Grok 3 beta is out for free, if anyone needs AI to answer questions. I asked about the 2032 asteroid's chance of hitting the earth. NASA's latest says 0.3% chance. Will have to monitor it for some time to get better predictions. Says it is a "city killer" not a planet killer.

Wife is cooking up a big pot of cream of chicken soup for today. Still 34F outside.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

My wife found this ice flake in our backyard. About 6-8" diameter.

Any of y'all ever seen this before?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

12° to start day
Had a men’s event at church, was very well attended.
Tired now.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low was a mild 19.1C and it's presently dipped down to 18.7C. But it's early in the morning and predicted to reach 27C this arvo. Right now it's overcast, calm and raining.

Nothing to report from yesterday. As per usual, I'm off to Church (leading a Morning Prayer service) in about a half hour and then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Changed oil in car.
Last check of level, happened to notice oil fill lid not on. Couldn’t find it. Took little hatch off under engine, took front plastic piece off. After over an hour of looking with flashlight, caught a small glimpse of it, couldn’t contort my arm to reach it from between radiator and engine, and was able to reach up in the small hatch hole and get it with fingertips. What a pain. Not exactly a small thing to lose.