Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 71F @ 5:15AM. Sunny. High near 100F. Winds light and variable.

I hope the rolling works out for you, Eric. It would be a nice alternative to glyphosate. But don't you get dizzy from all that spinning?:confused2:

Not the way I'd choose to start the day, Drew. Good luck!

Learned yesterday that the linkage for a new sway bar on the van wasn't made correctly, but the vendor is on vacation until the 16th. Then took a long time to get 12 socket head cap screws installed and torqued, working over head and fighting bellows that wouldn't let the two parts align. Wore me out and had me looking forward to a trip to town to run errands. Long time spent before that on the phone with UPS and a shipper, trying to get a package held for pickup instead of delivered. UPS on each end told both the shipper and me that the other party was the only one that could change the arrangement, in other words their guidance was contradictory. One lady told me to use the UPS web site, but it kept freezing up, on two different computers, with different browsers, and even on the iPhone. Fastest ship in the shipping business? How 'bout biggest joke in the shipping business. At this point I'm not sure when I'll ever see that package...

More time under the van this morning getting the front diff aligned, then probably switch off to something else if that goes smoothly. Or just go into siesta mode, depending on the temps...:confused3:

Did anybody watch the meteor shower last night?

 

[wngsprd]

Did anybody watch the meteor shower last night?

I saw some before light yesterday, but cloudy here today.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning. It's 78° and 95% humidity. Forecast is one more day of way hot at 104°. It's only supposed to be high 90's from Wednesday on for a few days. Maybe .... some rain at the end of the week. Yes please ...... may I have some more Sir?

I finished mowing, around the house yesterday so just have to walk around with the weed eater a bit this morning.

I'll probably take the big tractor out and cut some areas at the back of the ranch that haven't been cut since last spring. There's a couple of long dead post oak trees that will find their way to a burn pile as well. We now have seven very large burn piles awaiting end of burn bans.

Eric ..... rolling?

RNG ... I'm wondering how you're version of "rolling" would work on grass burrs? Maybe a burlap suit?

Randy .... good luck, we're all praying for you.

BEF .... sounds like your making progress. One step at a time.

Don ...... stay cool up there!

Drew .... "enjoy" your dentist visit.

Everyone have a great "Hump Day Eve".

Prayers to all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Helicopters coming to take me away.....
Just when i thought rehab was boring.
Actually, the rehab young ladies are very nice and entertaining.

Randy, wishing you the best!!!

My primary PT lady is a student, about to graduate. She lives and attends school on easterm shore and will work there once she graduates. I get 2 pretty young ladies for PT.

Slept in this morning. Was in deep sleep when breakfast came. Started meds for nerve pain. It makes you sleepy.

PT (personnal torture) starts in 1 hr

 

[daugen]

butterfly in mouth wasn't too bad, he knows to numb half my head.
Raced home to help landscapers with tree work, he smiled and said all done.
All by himself he took the big Massey out, changed implements, put on the man cage, lifted a helper up with pole saw
and got down the hanging branch, dumped it in burn pile and put equipment back as found. :thumbsup:
He has a heavy equipment background so "operating" is a natural for him.
That's one nice tractor he said with a smile
I agree...

so, no tree work. That leaves driveway resealing, oh joy on a mid 90 day. Will be like Buppies out there, over some
hot asphalt.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Helicopters coming to take me away.....
Just when i thought rehab was boring.
Actually, the rehab young ladies are very nice and entertaining.

Randy, wishing you the best!!!

My primary PT lady is a student, about to graduate. She lives and attends school on easterm shore and will work there once she graduates. I get 2 pretty young ladies for PT.

Slept in this morning. Was in deep sleep when breakfast came. Started meds for nerve pain. It makes you sleepy.

PT (personnal torture) starts in 1 hr

"I get 2 pretty young ladies for PT" = "PT (personnal torture)"

Whuuuu?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG ... I'm wondering how you're version of "rolling" would work on grass burrs? Maybe a burlap suit?

You'll have to ask Eric, Rick, rolling was his idea. Mad dogs and Englishmen, you know?:laughing:

 

[hawkeye08]

I have had intermittent low back pain since last October (self diagnosed, over weight, out of shape, sits at desk in front of computer 8-10 hrs per day, need to lose weight, exercise more, move around more, avoid sitting for long periods, etc), but a doctor visit last month resulted in discussions about chiropractor and massage, got referral for massage and had my first massage yesterday.. painful deep massage, felt better after, slept pretty well.. have another scheduled and will schedule more..

 

[PJSprog]

67°F and rain again this morning, going up to 88° today.

Thunder storms this morning arrived with a bang around 3am. Never did get back to sleep after that. Some friends in my home town of Granite City were posting yesterday about the ridiculous flooding in town. Water has always been an issue there, for whatever reasons. One friend posted a screen shot he took from a local TV station and their rainfall totals for that storm. Granite got over 9 inches in just a few hours. Not many drain systems are going to handle that well. Most of that heavy stuff missed us just to the north.


Sounds like good steady progress, BEF. Keep it up.

Best wishes on your decision, Randy. Seems like a no-brainer from here, but things like that are always easier when it's not us making such a decision. Either way, you know we're pulling for you.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

"I get 2 pretty young ladies for PT" = "PT (personnal torture)"

Whuuuu?

Taking one for the team. Someone has to do it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have had intermittent low back pain since last October (self diagnosed, over weight, out of shape, sits at desk in front of computer 8-10 hrs per day, need to lose weight, exercise more, move around more, avoid sitting for long periods, etc), but a doctor visit last month resulted in discussions about chiropractor and massage, got referral for massage and had my first massage yesterday.. painful deep massage, felt better after, slept pretty well.. have another scheduled and will schedule more..

My son thinks deep massages are best. He's had a couple.

 

[PJSprog]

Wifey finished her picnic table refurb last week, and I neglected to share the pictures.

Here's a partial picture from last year, pre-refurb. When we tried to pick it up by the seat boards, the boards would just lift off the frame. Nails always seem like a good idea at the time ...


She flipped it over and reinforced everything with 2-1/2" deck screws. Anywhere there was a nail, there is now a nail and a screw, plus some additional screws. Then, after a bit of prep sanding she painted the bottom.


After that dried, she flipped it back to sand and paint the top.


We moved it over the weekend to the back yard next to the deck. She wants to rock in the area under and around it, which is an area with a corner and a tree that's hard to mow anyway. That's probably a Spring 2020 project.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Had the shrink visit me today, to assess my mental health. Lol

PJ, thats a lot of rain.
Nice table refinish. I want to put stone dust under mine. It's under oak tree, so grass doesn't grow much there as the tree got bigger.

 

[Bird]

but a doctor visit last month resulted in discussions about chiropractor and massage, got referral for massage and had my first massage yesterday.. painful deep massage, felt better after, slept pretty well.. have another scheduled and will schedule more..

We all have our prejudices, I guess. But I was less than 10 years old when my great grandmother went to see a chiropractor and he broke her hip. She never got out of bed again until she died a few months later. I think it was finally decided that she may have had bone cancer that weakened the bones so much that the chiropractor broke one. So many years later, my grandmother was having back trouble and someone suggested a chiropractor. So she went to see one, and when he got through working on her, he had to call an ambulance to take her out of his office to a hospital.

Now I realize those were things that happened long ago, and I've since known many people who claim to have been greatly helped by chiropractors. But I just cannot imagine anything that would make me go see one.

 

[sodamo]

72°F and .02 inches rain.
Back out to the tractor shed today, but I do have to make a run to PO this morning.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[sodamo]

Wife did a great job, Paul

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Wifey finished her picnic table refurb last week, and I neglected to share the pictures.

[SNIP...]

We moved it over the weekend to the back yard next to the deck. She wants to rock in the area under and around it, which is an area with a corner and a tree that's hard to mow anyway. That's probably a Spring 2020 project.

Tell Wifey she did a wonderful job, Paul! Should last into the next century.

If you go with gravel, though, I wonder if you'll just be trading grass for weeds. Even using preemergent, I don't have much luck keeping my gravel and decomposed granite ground cover clear of weeds, and end up pulling and spraying glyphosate to keep them in check. Name your poison.

 

[jbrumberg]

Checking In:

The Tundra has been detailed. It took 4 hours, but I did not see anyone wearing a hazmat suit nor respirator working on it. The truck probably saw more soap yesterday than it has seen during the previous 11 years. They used disposable drier sheets to remove the dog smell. Now the Tundra smells like a clothes drier. I do not know which smell is worse, but Wifey is happy.

A dry, but humid 61ºF for today’s low temperature. There has been increasing humidity and intermittent rain showers all day. 74ºF presently and it may get a little warmer later today.

I had my physical this AM. There were no surprises. I need to restart healthier eating/living again and lose weight. In 6 months w/o any significant reduction in my LDL’s I’ll start on a Statin medication. I never considered Statin meds to be “anti-inflammatory.”

At some point the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its safety information for statins to include memory loss, forgetfulness, and confusion as possible risks of statin use. Maybe I am already on a “statin-like” medication already???

Thomas- The coydogs’/wolves' yips, yaps, and howls came from down in the hollow below. I have no clue as to their numbers; there is an echo effect.

BEF- It continues to read that you are steadily improving. I hope that you continue to improve and your neuropathy ultimately extinguishes.. I am assuming that you “passed” your mental status exam; at least you were not shipped out in restraints to some geri-psych unit. Good luck with the PT ladies.

“… Not what I wanted to hear but to have a shot at my best life I think I have to go ahead.”- Randy I am glad you made your decision. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for you, Betty, and family.

Drew- Good luck with the dentist.

RonJH- Good luck with the home based services. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for Betty and you.

Paul- Your Wife did a great job on the picnic table.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[PJSprog]

If you go with gravel, though, I wonder if you'll just be trading grass for weeds. Even using preemergent, I don't have much luck keeping my gravel and decomposed granite ground cover clear of weeds, and end up pulling and spraying glyphosate to keep them in check. Name your poison.

Yeah, we engage in that same battle every year here, too. We alternate between pulling, propane torching, and spraying. Most of the time, it's just spraying.

 

[hawkeye08]

My son thinks deep massages are best. He's had a couple.

Agree, but then I went to look at a table saw on FB marketplace that I wanted and decided to get it.. It is a Craftsman Professional with lots of cast iron table and very nice accessories.. it weighs much more than I thought. We managed to get it on an appliance dolly, but were not comfortable going up ramps to truck bed. We went home (35 minutes each way) and got the car trailer, jacked the front of trailer up enough to make it easy to just lay it over onto car trailer. Moved it to front of trailer, strapped it down and made the trip home. My back is sore (muscles), still need to unload, but am going to use the forks on the tractor for that..