Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

71°F and 4.41 inches rain. The wetness continues.

Definitely still no mowing.

Semi successful trip to town yesterday. Sophie got called her new glasses were ready for pickup. She couldn’t see any better with them. Awaiting consult with eye Dr.

I was successful at HD however. Decided I’d add the additional sound underlay so picked that up and some additional items. Made it home just in time for Zoom Happy Hour

Today will be an inside day.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mostly, did you find out why so many folks didn't show up for choir?

big discussion on our church having Candelight Sing for Christmas, a tradition that started in
1941, as a way to cheer up the community I think. A dreadful time, Pearl Harbor sure did wreck that Christmas for many.
Discussion was on high hazards of singing, lot of choirs have gotten sick in last year and stopped.
We desperately want to sing again for Christmas, since we don't do it any other time of the year. I've been going to Christmas
Candelight Sing since I was a little boy. Something very special about singing Silent Night in a room lit only by hundreds of candles.
and who doesn't smile when Rudolph's red nose comes to town.

And yes, we have had local fire company sit in lot with fire truck just in case. They've been coming for over 30 years.
Ancient dry old wood and stone building with hundreds of lit candles, sure does get my attention. There's a thin line between
friend and foe for a lit candle that topples over. We are all very careful and keep the candles away from the kid's area.

this is where I wish we had Kyle's sophisticated hybrid system.

Our meetinghouse seats about 200 when full. It's standing room only on Christmas sing night, but Covid only allows about 65 people
as we currently have to provide enough spacing. Which is fine since only 35 people physically come on Sunday.
But if folks are singing in there, what then, 40 people only? Then we have more folks being
excluded than we have safely fitting in. Our hopes are the weather will be nice enough to have an outside sing like the carolers of old.
Without a hybrid system, folks who are worried about covid and gatherings get left out.
Kyle, do you do consulting?

Our church has been meeting and singing, masks optional. Seats still spread so families sit together.

 

[Looking4new]

I like my boiled carrots a little on the chunky side and what most would call half cooked. I occasionally sprinkle a little white sugar on them. Sweet potato, sometimes like yesterday I put a pat of sweet butter (salt free) on it. When I get done there is zero evidence of there ever being a sweet potato on my plate. I eat the skin too.

 

[sodamo]

RNG, that quake was roughly 70 miles south of us. We have a set of crystal stemware suspended from racks. Sophie said they were ringing like chimes.

 

[daugen]

got grouting done at church and came home to do lawn.
Something has sure chewed up my back yard
Arborists taking down a big tree across the street. This guy was determined to pick up that big log
with that little grapple and no way could he. He fought with it and raised the rear tires all the way off the ground at least a dozen
times. I'm watching and thinking, while you are ruining the poor guys lawn, how about getting off that seat and go cut the log in half?
Finally he sort of rolled it to the roadside where I guess they will pick it up with something bigger.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

56°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 79° today. Today is the only day this week with no rain in the forecast here.

Some small tornadoes spun up yesterday around the region. One in central Illinois threw a tree at and damaged the tractor trailer a friend of mine was driving. Fortunately, he wasn't injured.

The boy stopped by the house after work yesterday and got the dogs all stirred up ... just as I had pressed the record button in the studio. Of course, he likes to jabber a bunch as well, which threw me behind on things I'd hoped to accomplish before it got dark. I did eventually get most of it done, but had to nix the opportunity to get some vocal recording done while the house was quiet. Maybe this evening.

BEF, Castle Walls has always been my favorite Styx song. I used to have that album on 8-track, and unfortunately the tape ended right in the middle of that song, so it would fade out, switch tracks with a "kachunk", then fade back in. I don't miss 8-track cartridges at all.

Nice pics, fellas.

Oh, the joy of 8 track.
I never had one, but my friend did. I had cassette tapes.

 

[daugen]

there have been some new happy owners of small chain saws here, but wonder
if anyone has tried this new patented Craftsman lopper/chainsaw?
The way it encapsulates the chain seems to make it safer.
93 percent four star or better, lot of happy customers it seems.

https://smile.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-CMCCSL621D1-V20-Cordless-Lopper/dp/B07KKLGK4Z?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_e12d399b_75&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

would make great robot arms in a B grade alien scifi movie....

if you have a local non profit school or company, or favorite charity, it might be on Amazon's Smile list of i think 450 companies where you can select that some miniscule amount of your order is sent to that charity. I selected a local school and in two weeks it says .89 cents has been donated in my behalf.
I bet they are just waiting up at night anxiously awaiting for my Amazon checks...
but in a large organization or church, if everyone who shopped on Amazon used it, it might amount to something significant.
Poor Mr Bezoz is in a hotly contested peeing match with the Texas rocket man as to who is the wealthiest American.
Poor Mr Bezos is only in second place now, but I think Amazon can afford to send a few bucks off to charity for me.

 

[sodamo]

Used to have an Akai reel to reel with built in 8 track. Bought it in Army PX before leaving hospital in Japan. Built it into my house stereo system oh so many years ago. I could record either direction as I recall.
Still have a Technics double cassett player still in the box with matching amp, turntable etc from our move in 2005. Guess I opt to look at some day.

 

[Thomas]

Here are two of the better shots of the deer yesterday.

Been a long while since I have seen two bucks on the property.

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Was interesting to see them and their family interact. Definitely two distinct groups.

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Have a good day all. Be safe.

Looks more than pre rut test...they shall met again and decide who the yard boss.

 

[daugen]

problem with most of those older reel to reel or cassette decks is the limited frequency response.
Few went over 15k, most stopped around 12k. With limited dynamic range. Bass was better but it still didn't go down
all that low either. For true hifi IMHO you need a turntable and a good phono cartridge or something digital. Even a cheap CD player is way better
than the best non professional tape decks. With tapes I think they made big strides when they started using chromium in the mix and then tech and chemistry made them continually better,
lower noise, but still never as good as digital.

remember, is it real or is it Memorex?
Nope, that background hiss is Memorex...

but there is definitely some magic in watching those 7 inch reels turn round and round.

 

[Thomas]

72 clear sky.

I had plans blowing leaves but the wind blowing from the wrong direction...gotta work smart not hard so it was putter day.
No plans for this evening other than feet up setting on the deck waiting for the critters and stars.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Alien]

Ripped a few roots with the tractor and ripper yesterday. They were protruding through the ground and annoying me.
Concreter arrives very soon to begin setting up the boxing for the slab for my barn. Hopefully the rain is gone. Barn kit arrives on the 24th so the slab should be good by then all going well.

 

[Looking4new]

and the rain has arrived. Sounds like a herd of cats pounding on my roof.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

and the rain has arrived. Sounds like a herd of cats pounding on my roof.

You sure someone ain’t playin a fiddle?

 

[Buppies]

Nice day sun came out about lunch time went up to 80 not a bad day all in all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Overcast and misty here all day.

Dr appt in morning. Like the Dr but despise the practices of the company.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 61F for the start, overcast, and breezy. Moderate wind with some brisk gusts, overcast with patches of drizzle, trace of rain, and high temp was 78F. Real rain coming next 1 1/2 days, 2+ in the forecast. Bike ride start delayed to let drizzle past, the trip to town to get groceries and mower parts. Nap finished of day, and grilled brats for dinner.
Covid update: Cooke 4090 confirmed cases, 24 active cases, Montague 2559 confirmed cases, 28 active cases, Grayson, 15,897 confirmed cases, 227 active cases. Cooke 28, Montague 30, Grayson 83, new cases. Grayson number still don't add up
Roy nice that wife's sister came for visit.
Drew if you did not haul much weight or tow, I expect the trannie will do alright. Severe service is another matter.
Ron that was long PT. Did they sat why so long? nice moon
Buppies you have extreme bouts of rain, and no rain.
Drew no did not find out. Not likely to either since choir cancelled. Likely due to practice bouncing around day/time/location.
Mike neat being able to watch deer.
Paul safe trip and hope you get speaker and wife chore's done
Billy good to hear new faucet in.
Don heard about Govenor's mandate, have not heard about if vaccine companies are doing the rest of the studies they normally do to get FDA approval
RNG sorry about the winds. Black bass have a slot size, they want to protect some of the breeding size, and remove some larger fish to promote population growth. Glad to hear you are doing well on solar power.
Ken good luck with wood and decorations. nice pic
RNG nice pics. Don't always stop for pics either.
Bill glad CTD was a success.
PJ hope you did not get tornado damage sorry about studio interruption. When I recorded 8-track no fade at track change, music returned to normal after a second or 2.
Mike thanks for posting pics
David sorry about lack of improvement on Sophie's vision. Glad HD visit was better.
David hope no damage from quake.
Drew had an old reel to reel got used in college. It was so used the heads had flats worn on them
Thomas maybe wind blow leaves away?
Doug nice progress report.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don,whipper/more tests,ring bearer/back broken, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments, PJ/FIL fall and stroke, Dennis /wife wrist surgery and recovery, Roy/ palpitations, angina wife/ankle recovery, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/new cancer on arm, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery/Back issues, RNG/fire season, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Mike/elbow pain, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all

 

[txdon]

Don heard about Govenor's mandate, have not heard about if vaccine companies are doing the rest of the studies they normally do to get FDA approval

The FDA is neutral on the Moderna and J&J boosters - whatever that means. ???

 

[txdon]

This evening was our newly formed Plant Based first group meal under the outdoor pavilion. Since pot luck are still not allowed everyone bought their own. My wife made jackfruit BBQ, cranberry relish, potato salad and salad. Everything was made from scratch even the BBQ sauce and salad dressing. The cranberry relish was surprisingly good and only had three ingredients - cranberries, orange (with jest), and dates.
In this group plant based means no animal products, and no oil/salt/sugar.

 

[RoyJackson]

there have been some new happy owners of small chain saws here, but wonder
if anyone has tried this new patented Craftsman lopper/chainsaw?
The way it encapsulates the chain seems to make it safer.
93 percent four star or better, lot of happy customers it seems.

https://smile.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-CMCCSL621D1-V20-Cordless-Lopper/dp/B07KKLGK4Z?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_e12d399b_75&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

would make great robot arms in a B grade alien scifi movie....

That's kind of neat!
I bought one of those mini-chainsaws, which works OK. Only problem is the small branches vibrate a lot so I have to grab the branch to stabilize it. This lopper style jaws should prevent that

I put it on my wish list, but doubt I buy something like this...maybe if DeWalt comes out with something similar, I'd consider more seriously