Good morning!!!!

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 74ºF for the start, overcast, breezy. Windy day, mostly overcast sky, and high temp was 89ºF, HI 95ºF. Puttered to start day, then bike ride, took it easy today, after lunch mowed back yard, golf course closed today. Grilled steaks on charcoal but fire not hot enough so finish them inside.
RS 92ºF slows all of us down. Glad you got the mikes. Hot weather slows me down also. hope you saw some meteors
Bill hope shopping trip went well. If the thinking helps you get done faster and/or better then it counts.
Paul sounds like almost as much maintenance time as mow tim hope trip went well. Enjoy your week.
Buppies glad weekend beach time good.
Roy does that mean you can get shoes on?
Drew still healing, I never go anywhere without sweatband. Hope transplant went well.
Billy glad you got to see some meteors.
Thomas sorry Boo messing with e-muffin time.
Drew sorry about St Petersburg being off limits
Ken good to hear new fridge coming, nice pics quite the sand castle.
RNG good to hear weekend rally fun. And another one nect weekend, hope it is as good.
RS sorry the meteor show less than billed. hope the A.C keep shop comfortable.
Gstrom sorry about losing power, no hut or generator here.
Buppies quite the collection of birds.
David good to hear In-person Happy Hour went well. Not sure I want that much curry.
Phil glad you got done before rain.
Randy I hear you, don't make coo made!
Don sorry to hear about your air fryer. Hope you get a good one.
Dennis sorry to hear about your back. Hope you can get wife fixed up with working sprayer. pic will be an interesting fix.
Kyle good luck with new job.
Dennis easiest way to get raise is to get hired by someone else, then companies wonder why they don't stay. Glad you got sprayer fixed.
RS good luck with coons and chipmunks. Mowing never ending job. everything looking nice.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /wife head wound healing, / Bup and wife fever recovery and buppies's fall, Thomas/gout, /operation and recovery, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Wagtail]

Good early arvo. It's 'officially' the first day of Winter down here and, of course, the overnight low was only 3C. The sun's out and it might make 13C however there is a strong wind out of the SSW. There was 2.0mm in the gauge this morning.

I failed at my planned procrastination yesterday as I gave myself a haircut... I can't tolerate 'long' hair on me (old Navy habit) so gave myself a #2 and trimmed the beard.

Today was 'into town day' for mail, some scripts and weekly "Senior Discount" groceries. Hey, 5% off is 5%.

Take care all.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy does that mean you can get shoes on?

Left shoe, but not the right shoe...

 

[sodamo]

Interesting day. FedEx delivered my Starlink kit late afternoon. Was tempted to set up in temp location but didn’t. Had the J mount ready to install, but not hole in wall for cable. Sitting in its permanent home. Need to do some clean up tomorrow and cable management only on the wifi network and rather impressive considering we aren’t a full service area. Will have to see if the outages are tolerable. Doubt they can be more frustrating than my AT&T service of late.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-06-01, 0531

57° right now...high about 60 and a rainy day

 

[Buppies]

No rain high of 93 very humid

Prayers for all

Good luck in new job Kyle

Hope you are healing Mostly

 

[daugen]

good morning all
less hot today, though had to get up in middle of night to turn a/c down, was muggy inside. Cloudy in high 80's today.

I'm off this morning to look for small trailers. Going to go first to TSC and then to a trailer place
in Lansdale. Need to pick up a few retractable straps also. Saw ones at TSC were much cheaper than ones on Amazon.
I like retractables; have a mental block against the ones you have to wrap yourself. They always jam on me, I need the idiot
proof ones.

taking a tape measure with me, important trailer is wide enough between wheel wells so mower with bagger can fit on. Without bagger, easy.
Ten foot trailer plenty big enough for me, one ton rating is fine.

I really want LED lights and radial tires. Most of the TSC equipment is sold for lowest price and those options get left out. Also need a spare tire.

Mostly heal quickly.

 

[Buppies]

I have a 6~6” by 12 foot trailer hauls Zturn well in 2003 paid $595 still going strong

 

[daugen]

I have a 6~6” by 12 foot trailer hauls Zturn well in 2003 paid $595 still going strong

four times that cost now...

pretty easy to fix anything wrong on them. Just have to remember to grease the axle bearings once in a while.
I've used a lot of Rustoleum glossy black on trailers.
I liked idea of all aluminum trailer but that added several thousand to cost.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! A warm 77˚F heading to the mid 90s Dry. Mens beginner pilates this morning and then several options after that.
Roy that 60˚ and raining sure sounds good. Air fryer is ordered and shipped and will be here tomorrow, not bad for not being Prime.

Kyle good luck on your first day of your new job.

Drew will you be using ramps or will the tailgate fold down?

 

[daugen]

here's a good challenge
try to get an equipment trailer to go down the road quietly
There is a big potholed section of road right below my house and those landscaping trailers
are real noisemakers going by.
I used to oil the gate hinges religiously but it still rattled.

Fold down Don, don't want to have to pick up ramps.
On a previous trailer I installed those springs that lift up the ramps. Last trailer came with built in springs at the bottom.

The trailer for 2500 had 15 inch tires. Cheaper TSC one will have 13's.
12's or 13's can get eaten by local potholes. Worse, get them just off the road where the roadway
is washed away and drops a foot, and see how long your tire will last down there. Big tires are always good
and I'm not trying to save weight.

Funny, never had to worry about this in NC. Roads were glass smooth usually. You just had to stay out of the ditches.
Here in PA all you see are cars swerving all over the place, particularly with modern cars with low profile tires.
Low profile tires are a terrible idea in the North.

Are Texas roads smooth and well taken care of? Just curious, never got there...

 

[wngsprd]

68 and sunny clear sky, going to 93.

Kyle, sure hope you like the new job and the first day goes well.

I think yesterday was the first time I've cut firewood when it was 95F. I had a couple of storm damaged trees to finish cutting...now one more turn at the splitter and I hope to be done until cooler weather...phobes have started a second nest under the shelter, so it will be a few weeks before I can split.

Never could find a torsion spring to fit my 35 year old pole saw, so saw a nice Fiskars one in Costco last week...used it yesterday for an hour and am really impressed. Carried the cut branches to the brush pile in the FEL bucket, piled so high I couldn't see over them. Then bush hogged a couple of food plots since the clover seeds were mature...as were the oats, rye, and barley (and unfortunately, the weeds). Stopped as I entered the 3rd, largest food plot because a female quail flushed as I approached...need to determine if there is a nest, in which case I'll leave it alone.

Mostly, hope you're better today.

Sodamo, I didn't know you could do that much with an air fryer...sounds like a good idea.

 

[Thomas]

54F cloudy showers afternoon rain during evening low 60's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Plans for today...after Mrs. comes home from work chauffeur me for 2 stops of critter food,other than that see what the day brings.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[txdon]

Are Texas roads smooth and well taken care of?

Yes they are.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 64 and cloudy, got to 96 yesterday, took all my energy just to go water stuff.
Got shutoff valve installed in icemaker line in prep for new fridge showing up today.
Need to move last of the "stuff" downstairs.

Kyle - good luck in the new job, they are lucky to have you!

Gotta go get the stuff out of the fridge,
Stay safe and be well,

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 63 with a high of just past 80 forecast. Cloudy skies, but rain not likely.

Yesterday was a hot one. Early morning trip to the Vineyard was a smooth one, but right into the sun while it was still low in the sky. With all the fancy equipment in the cockpit, you would think it would have sun visors…….
Trip to Greensboro was uneventful as well, had a nice ride home in the back of the plane with my partner, with the copilots for the flight down were in charge for the ride home. Definitely more comfy in the back.
When we got back to Philly, we all went to Mission BBQ for lunch, I still made it home by 2.
Neighbor called to borrow my Lazer as his had a flat tire. After he finished mowing, we fixed his tire. It was a tubeless tire and rim, but for some reason it had a tube in it. So we removed the tube, cleaned up the beads on the tire and rim, added a valve stem and it inflated and held air just fine.

Today, I’ll change the one tire on the progressive that the slime didn’t help. Also need to do some downspout repair on the shop as well as some other outdoor chores. I’d like to make some more progress on the mailbox as well.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Interesting day. FedEx delivered my Starlink kit late afternoon. Was tempted to set up in temp location but didn’t. Had the J mount ready to install, but not hole in wall for cable. Sitting in its permanent home. Need to do some clean up tomorrow and cable management only on the wifi network and rather impressive considering we aren’t a full service area. Will have to see if the outages are tolerable. Doubt they can be more frustrating than my AT&T service of late.

Congrats.
My AT&T seems to shut off every night around 9 pm

 

[gstrom99]

four times that cost now...

pretty easy to fix anything wrong on them. Just have to remember to grease the axle bearings once in a while.
I've used a lot of Rustoleum glossy black on trailers.
I liked idea of all aluminum trailer but that added several thousand to cost.

I bought my little 4x6 trailer at TSC, years ago - "CarryOn". It's not really big enough, but I have used the heck out of it. Did not get the "foldable" back gate, I hate they way they look stood up when not needed - grabbing all sorts of air, but use my home-made ramps only occasionally now... The gravel roads out here tear the paint off it. Rustoleum is my choice too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, place I bought my Polaris sells an interesting cargo max trailer.

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[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, place I bought my Polaris sells an interesting cargo max trailer.

FLOE Intl | Innovative Docks, Lifts, and Trailers

Experience FLOE International’s innovative boat docks, lifts, and utility trailers. Discover durable, user-friendly solutions designed for lasting quality.

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