Good morning!!!!

mostly_gas · Aug 30, 2014

Good morning (barely) all. Gainesville TX wx:83F same humidity as back home

forecast for 92F no rain. Just got a text house is being shown at 12:30. Looked at 1 house today in area, Tuesday is the big house hunting day. Wonder if I become homeless for a while? Wife and stepdaughter having hair done so some down time for me. BBQ auction tonight as fund raiser for veterans.

mostly_gas · Aug 30, 2014

Drew sounds like you had an exciting day yesterday, glad you are back with us.

Don congrats on your health progress, most impressive!!

Kyle_in_Tex · Aug 30, 2014

Larro Darro said:
Kyle, it looks like A&M have found themselves a dropback passer. I was thinking the game would be close, with your guys having a chance. But they put it on the Head Ball Coach and his Gamecocks. My Seminoles start their Dallas to Dallas tour tonight. It is not ever easy to repeat, but I have hope.

Larro

I used to have respect for the 'noles. But the J. Winston coverup has eroded that.

But I do believe they have a good chance to repeat not withstanding.

Larro Darro · Aug 30, 2014

Kyle_in_Tex said:
I used to have respect for the 'noles. But the J. Winston coverup has eroded that.

But I do believe they have a good chance to repeat not withstanding.

As much as the school has riding on his decision making, they should have minders on him 24/7. If he will learn from his mistakes, he will make a lot of money next year. He says he is staying longer, but he would be crazy if he does.

Larro

daugen · Aug 30, 2014

Just woke up from a two hour nap and wow what a difference. Not quite into the green on the battery charge meter but
that sure helped. My lawn service guy stopped to meet me for the first time. Big good looking guy who is full time with the local fire company and pt with another one, and mows lawns in what's left. And he is a fellow fireman with my next door neighbor. Both big guys; they must have a serious weight room in that firehouse...
It took him about six hours to mow the lawn with a high speed new JD zero turn and he was booking down the straights.
He also did some weedwacking around the house and grounds, but only does the fence posts every other week.
So I'm paying this guy about 25 bucks an hour to show up with his own equipment and gas. Seems a serious bargain to me. I'll take over the riding mower part next week; I'll have him come to do the trimming and general grounds maintenance that I need a hand with. Maybe that way I won't overdo it here physically. Like trimming the low hanging tree limbs down the driveway with my 16ft power saw. He asked how high. I said ladder truck high. He grinned and said Yes Sir.

I also asked if he knew a junk guy who could haul away that old scrap metal in the back; an ancient rusty 55 gal barrel and a three point round spreader for a very large tractor that apparently had died there many years back.
I can do that for you Sir.

outstanding...

Having this guy plus his buddy living near/working on the property basically gives me high priority when the alarm bell goes off...and also a sense of security that they will look out over things here while I'm not here.
all good, and all reassuring in a new town.
I think I'm going to like it here.

I promised myself I would do nothing more strenuous this afternoon than hose off the front porch.
And then once it is clean, I'm going to sit in that swinging bench on the huge porch and just
say aaahhhhh. Finally.

killing me I can't find where I packed my camera; maybe I left it in the toyota back in PA.
I have an older one here I need to find.

Lastly, had a nice talk with a six inch long lizard/gekko looking thing on the porch. He did not seem afraid of me and we chatted amicably, as he turned his head back and forth slightly like he was trying to hear better. too funny.
Shoo. He/she looked at me as if to say "Shoo who?"

sodamo · Aug 30, 2014

Sounds like a really good afternoon, Drew.

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farmer2009 · Aug 30, 2014

73 and showers off and on. Was about 85 before the rain moved in.

Drew glad you are settling in.

MG good luck finding a house and selling yours.

RoyJackson · Aug 30, 2014

2014-08-30, 1944

Pretty nice day, all told.
Finished mowing and a few other chores.
I have noticed the trees are starting to lose their leaves...at least some of the trees. Boy, this seems a bit early...

dave1949 · Aug 30, 2014

Good Evening!

Yes, it was a nice day. 75F was the high and a nice breeze to go with it.

A couple weeks back I noticed all the black cherry tree leaves across a 1/4 mile stretch had turned a sickly pale tan/yellow color. Some of those leaves are coming off. Not sure what is up with that. I've noticed some sparse crowns on the black cherry this year too. Likely some sort of blight. Some red maples are turning too, it's the right time for the early ones.

Drew, glad you rested on your porch swing today. That was the right thing to do for your battery status.

Good luck house hunting MostlyGas.

sodamo · Aug 30, 2014

Pretty day here, made it up to 78F

Got the new treadclimber assembled and my first session. Now I have to learn the new control panel and then teach my wife. This time I had it set on calories, so it stopped at 450. Only 28.5 minutes and 1.5 miles. My near term goal for 30 minutes is 600 calories / 2 miles. Lots of speed vs time variables. I topped out at 3.5mph for 4 minutes. Top machine speed is 4.5 whereas the old machine topped out at 4.0mph.