Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low only down to 30F, going up to 38F. I was surprised to see it still lightly snowing outside this morning. Got another 1" overnight, total of 6" since yesterday morning.

Have the appt. with the ortho doc later this morning. Going to have to add at least an extra 1/2 hour travel time due to the weather / road conditions. That will make it a 1 1/2 hour trip. Hopefully the return trip will be easier.

RIP, safe travels, I hope all reports from the Doc come back good!

Don, you're getting closer to that tractor nirvana!

BEF, sorry to read about your troubles with the windshield. Seems that QA has decreased accross the board, resulting in an inferior quality to the end user. Unfortunately, the costs of these products remain high in order to maintain that PROFIT MARGIN.

Drew, saw the pic of the garden shed. Coming along nicely. Also saw the box for the 'worm bag'....now I have to ask...why do you want to keep the worms in a bag?

Ron, hope the arm holds up and continues to improve.

Claye, that window must have been left open again. Not too much snow got through this time!

Everyone have a great start to the week! Stay safe if you have to go out in bad weather. Prayers sent for all needing.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 37˚ heading to 51˚ cloudy.
We are getting to the gravel phase on the low water crossing on the new trail. We harvest our own gravel. It looks like we will be finished by the new amenity center's grand opening in a few weeks. They are building the sidewalk today that connects the center, goes around the lake, and ends at the head of our trail. New hiking trails got higher ratings than new golf courses in surveys conducted by the HOA so we are getting a lot of cooperation in the Trail Development SIG (Special Interest Group - of the hiking club). There are 5 of us in this specialized group and we lay out and clear the woods for the new trails.

I got the e-mail yesterday that there are 9 garden beds to choose from in the Horticulture Club and this week is choose your garden week. Things to consider are: Garden location to the compost piles, shade trees, and condition of garden walls.

 

[Bird]

One of our friends has dogs and game chickens in the country. A new neighbor called the county on the noise, LOL. HOA’s have their place. So do game chickens.

And even without a HOA sometimes we have such rules. When we bought our current home, I quickly noticed a rooster crowing in the morning in the block south of us. Now being a former old country boy, I kinda liked hearing that rooster. However, it wasn't long before 2 little girls came ringing the doorbell requesting signatures to get the city of allow them to keep their rooster. So I checked, and sure enough, chickens of the female variety (hens) are OK, but roosters are prohibited in the city. And I not longer heard that rooster crowing.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

A clear 4ºF start to the day. Venus and Jupiter dominated the predawn sky. Today's high may reach ~30ºF.

It appears more likely that this long running weather pattern is starting to break down, and the probability of a decent snow management event this weekend for NE. Interestingly even with all the cold air that should be in place for this (phased) weekend storm there will be a rain/sleet/snow line somewhere near or along the NE Coast and my location; hopefully I'll be on the frozen side of the track. The modeled snowfall predictions remain crazy high. The mid-week weather event for NE will hopefully set the stage for the weekend storm. We値l see.

Buppies- Please try to be good to yourself today.

Mike- I wish you and your wife a safe trip and positive outcome with the doctor visit. You too Ted.

Harv- Good luck with the shoulder and RonJH- the PT and Phil the doctor's appointment.

Rich- Great report. It must be exciting to see raw talent developing.

RNG- Reading your activities makes me tired. David too.

Relationships should be judged by their longevity and quality and not by the gender(s) of those involved. Relationships should be non-abusive, non-exploitative and mutually supportive and growth oriented. Easy to post hard to achieve.

My + thoughts, prayers, and wishes.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Started the day in mid 20s and sunny, but clouding up now.

Went out last night and the roads were snow covered. After the roads got cleared in the afternoon, the plows stopped but the snow didn't. We decided to turn and come back home, but not before picking up a pizza. Roads had gotten a lot worse, but we did pass a plow on our road.

Everything closed today, school, govt, but not work.
I decided to try to work from home, but having trouble with the VPN to the office.

We ended up with 5-6" snow, but reports of a ft of snow down towards the office.

 

[CWB Wyo]

It's -4° for the low this morning, yesterday was in the high 20's and sunny. Today is supposed be in mid teens and partly cloudy. They keep changing the forecast the next chance of snow is at the end of the week.

L S ... The last snow we got was a week ago. But I did get the wood stove to hot and cracked a window. I'm guessing that's why it missed us and got you. I'll work on keeping the window closed.

BEF ... I've been dealing with Rocking Mountain ATV out of Payson Ut. You may went to look at them the next time you need something for your Ranger.

Didn't do much of anything yesterday, it looks like today will be the same.

Hope everyone gets a good start to the week.
CWB.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Saw that PG&E filed for bankruptcy.

 

[sodamo]

65 °F and no rain.
Expecting a productive project day, ready for concrete by end of day, but first rebar and wire mesh have to be delivered.

Prayers for all
Be safe and
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

Saw that PG&E filed for bankruptcy.

because of the big fire it seems. Remarkable.
But RNG's opinion is more important here. He's the one who had to live through it.

back from foodshopping, time to putter in garden shed, still pretty cold out, about 36 but might be warm enough in bright sun in greenhouse.
Two more days of hauling trays back and forth.

I need to plant my Christmas tree, a whopping one footer, and then start trimming everything that should be trimmed in middle of winter.

 

[PJSprog]

28°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 33° today.

Left work early Friday, and got about halfway home before it started snowing. We got about 5-1/2" overnight into Saturday morning. I cleared our driveway Saturday morning during a lull, then went across the road and cleared the neighbors driveway. Theirs was more of a challenge, with dips and curves and hills and a considerable drop off on each side. It started to snow again just as I was finishing, and continued lightly until about 3pm Sunday afternoon. We only got about another 1/2", though. First time since we got the new tractor that we've actually used it for snow removal, and I must say ... best snow shovel ever. Definitely made quick work of the task.



Saw the SMV sign swivel down at one point. Apparently lost the top screw. Need to fix that.

Spent most of the rest of the weekend in my studio. Got a lot done in there, too. It was a good weekend.

Weather peeps are predicting another storm for us this coming weekend.

That new ladder looks nice, Don. We have a wooden one in our garage that hasn't been used much and is still in pretty good shape.
So, are you going to change your TBN screen name to Tractor Daddy now? :laughing:

Rick, my Lynxx pole saw leaks, too. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a "self-oiling" chain saw that didn't. Very cool that they let you keep the old battery.

Ron, we' have plenty of snow. Feel free to stop by and pick up as much as you'd like.

Drew, I have many friends who are gay/lesbian. When I was growing up, we had a family friend whose son was gay ( I say "was" because he died a few years ago). It was no big deal to any of us, just what it was. I was somewhat surprised when I started working in the pipe organ industry that, as a straight man, I was a very small minority in that industry. It seemed strange to me that an institution (churches) that seemed most vocal in opposition to such a lifestyle had such a large contingent in their organ lofts. Some denominations in the Christian faith are obviously more tolerant than others. In the blue collar steel town where I grew up, the word gay was a pejorative, and usually thrown out in an angry manner. Nice that your community seems to be more accepting.

 

[txdon]

Eric you were right. someone left it in gear and since it has to be in neutral when starting the warning message (which is not very clear, at least to us on this side of the pond) will appear when the ignition is turned on, even if only to check the hour meter. Tomorrow is a work day in the tractor shed and I get to find out who abuse my baby over the weekend.
signed, the Tractor Daddy.

 

[daugen]

Eric you were right. someone left it in gear and since it has to be in neutral when starting the warning message (which is not very clear, at least to us on this side of the pond) will appear when the ignition is turned on, even if only to check the hour meter. Tomorrow is a work day in the tractor shed and I get to find out who abuse my baby over the weekend.
signed, the Tractor Daddy.

Eric definitely won the kewpie doll on that one.
somehow we seem determined to make an acronym out of everything, make everything textable.
Unlike my drivel which is clearly old school.
Of course that is just a cheap ancient tech display, John Deere or not.
All of those pictograms, which I refer to as cryptograms, on all our machinery.
Like the one on my electronic draft control which I finally figured out operated from a no impact
to a full impact mode by turning a rotary dial. I was looking for the word off and never found it.

 

[jbrumberg]

A beautiful clear and sunny 30ºF NE afternoon.

".... The area in Bucks County PA and specifically my old home town of New Hope PA was very gay tolerant. Helped by very high educational level of locals,"- Drew

I thought about this and during the same timeframe Lycoming County, Williamsport, PA, my home town was just the opposite, but that may be reflective of the educational level of the locals. This was W.A.S.P. only country. Considering all the churches per capita it was truly ironic; and of course there were the bars per capita to consider as well. There seemed to be a church and a bar on every corner.

PJS- Nice rig. I am happy to read how productive your were this weekend; like RNG and David.

TD- Good luck with the tractor.

 

[daugen]

PJ, that looks like excellent seat time and nice of you to help out your neighbor.

 

[toppop52]

I spent 37 years as the owner of an Upholstery/Interior Design/Window treatment business, if it were not for the gay community I would have had about 30% less business. Two of my good friends today are Tim and Randy, owners of the Blue Moon restaurant and night club in Rehobeth Beach, DE. They talked us into coming to amateur night a few years ago, I never saw so many Liza Minnelli and Elton John imitations in my life. I never laughed that much in my life, they were very gracious to us and our money couldn’t be spent.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Found this at grandpa痴. What was it used for. He grew cotton, corn, peanuts.View attachment 586944

Found some vintage 10 tine pitch forks on eBay. Looks like they were used for potatos
or
manure

Now I知 thinking back of all the potatoes grandma made and hope they cleaned the pitchfork in between uses.

Seems like many helped you sniff out the answer.

I was tired when I got home yesterday. But had a good time Saturday. The kid had a good night. Won 1 heat race and a final. He led the final flag to flag. The kid has some talent, he is just starting his 3rd season of racing, people are saying he has the talent to become pro.

Better get moving

Glad to hear your rider had a good weekend.

Ron and Bupps, hope your arms gets better, and Harv's shoulder. And BEF's ailment. LS's knee. Please get better youz guyz.

Farmer, glad your family had a good time at Disney, especially your oldest boy.

PJS, you could plow in your PJ's with that cab tractor.

Y'all stay warm somehow. Or come down here to visit. Supposed to be in the 70's later this week.

 

[PJSprog]

PJ, that looks like excellent seat time and nice of you to help out your neighbor.

Yeah, I've probably mentioned it before, but they are the only couple in our area who don't have a large machine to do stuff like that. Everyone either has a tractor or skid loader, except them. The husband is recently retired from the US Air Force, and the wife is a retired hospice nurse. He's local, but she's originally from NYC ... and the accent is still very thick. They are super nice, and have been buying eggs from us. They eat a lot of eggs, probably two dozen a week between the two of them.

PJS, you could plow in your PJ's with that cab tractor.

:laughing: No one needs to see that. It is definitely nice, Kyle, and that heater had me literally sweating by the time I was finished. This was one of the two main reasons we went with a cab tractor (the other being ground hornets in the pasture).

 

[hawkeye08]

Found this at grandpa痴. What was it used for. He grew cotton, corn, peanuts.View attachment 586944

We had one of those and used it to dig potatoes. Easy to sift the dirt out and just have the spuds.

 

[ronjhall]

I missed a lot this morning.
Buppies, hope your arm gets better without surgery.

Farmer, sounds like you and your family had a good time in FL.

Riptide, Safe travels and good reports for wife.

Boy there were some nasty names for our Gay friends many years ago. Glad people do not use them anymore.

Don, glad you are getting closer to the tractor. Giving a bath will be a good start.

RNG, hope your gate work after the rain.

Decided to conserve energy instead of fixing power lines. It will be OK until warmer weather arrives. I did get the wire and split bolts.

 

[daugen]

LS, here's the full answer. Short answer is I'm looking to enrich the sandy soil.


In short, there are about 7000 earthworms species in the world and roughly 5 of them are any good at composting. The earthworms you would find in your garden are of the burrowing familes of earthworms and while they do provide great aeration and do other cool stuff to the soil, they will not reside in densities sufficient to turn any significant organic waste into worm castings.

Composting earthworms (like red wigglers (eisenia fetida)) are of the epigeic variety meaning that they are surface dwellers, do not burrow, and will only be found in loosely packed leaf litter or manure piles, NOT in soil. So you can't throw composting worms into your garden as they will likely die unless you have that layer of leaf litter/leaf mold for them to live in and munch on.

Conversely, garden variety nightcrawlers love to burrow in denser soil but will not thrive living so closely to one another in an enclosed worm bin, so they won't do a great job of turning your household waste into worm castings.

As far as the magic going on in the bin, it comes down to a diverse microbe population as the microbes feed on the decomposing food waste and the worms feed on the microbes, excreting an even more microbe-rich "end product", pun very much intended. There are also plant growth hormones present in many vermicomposts which along with the microbes speed up germination, increase yield, promote root growth, contribute to water retention through better soil aggregation and provide a plant more able to resist pathogens and pests.

Some people say worm castings are a fertilizer...and that's not totally wrong. But the distinction is that fertilizers feed the plant, and worm castings feed the soil. To make worm castings in any significant quantity, you need a more controlled environment unless you live in San Diego!


today was going quite nicely until it wasn't. How does one find the deepest hole? Well sink your golf cart in it.
One way of packing it down...what a mess I made. Ten minutes later, not me....