Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

55F nice light soaking rain gusty winds at time mid 60's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Last two nights Scooter kitten has been determined to lay on pacemaker while I try and sleep guess she figures she now LN.

Plans for today...Gott find some puttering to do.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

BIG happy birthday wishes to your daughter Kyle.

 

[Popgadget]

Pop, real nice looking mailbox...and there's room for a little alpaca artwork on the side.

Not sure if it will get an alpaca on it this time, as I made a sign for the end of the lane that has one on it. When I first made the mailbox, it had a biplane on it. When I refinished it, it got the alpaca, now after a total rebuild, it will likely have neither..

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Yesterday was surprising cool after a afternoon haze covered the sky, just barely made 100˚F. 73˚F now heading to 100˚ again. I'm missing out on 100˚ trail work as they sent out another e-mail for this afternoon.

In the garden my squash plant died because of the heat, I have the drip irrigation going every 8 hours for 15 minutes. All of the okra came up surprisingly and now needs to be thinned. Since every seed sprouted I need to thin about 90% of the sprouts. The tomatillos which I started from seed in the garage are liking the garden and starting to bud. The green beans are struggling and only half came up. We need rain bad the town lake is the lowest level in the last three years but only by a half inch.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 69F @ 5:15AM. Sun and clouds mixed. High near 100F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
So much for Spring; tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter.

+1 on the mail order prescription thing, but I don't recall if it's USPS or not. I was working up at the gate yesterday when the postman arrived, without my vacation held mail. Which incidentally should have been delivered the day before. He got out of his truck and apologized, but I didn't let him off the hook. I reminded him that this wasn't the first time he'd screwed up on both the start and stop dates for a mail hold, and asked that he do better. Probably a waste of breath, but I don't know what else to do.

Tractor Supply sells Kubota orange in a spray can, Paul, but in my experience it doesn't hold up very well in sunlight and fades badly after a few years. Haven't had much luck with Rustoleum hammered finishes in brush or spray, either, for the same reason.

It's maybe even more important to know when to take a break than it is to keep going sometimes, RS.

Hope the new cart fits on the trailer, Drew. I've had a pair of those plastic ramps for a number of years now, and they've held up well (no pun intended).

When we arrived at my friend's place last Sunday, we learned that the daughter's boyfriend had tested positive for aligatoritus the previous Tuesday, and she'd last seen him the Sunday before. I gave some thought to checking my friend and I into a local motel, but we're both vaccinated and the daughter wasn't feeling any symptoms. Neither am I, but I'll be masking during today's shopping trip.

Found a dead mouse in the snap trap when I got home Monday, but the maggots got to it first. Big mess to clean up, but I'm glad I checked it before the maggots filled the house with flies. Turns out the kitchen garbage can drawer is a pretty good spot for a trap, as that was number four for that location. One of the joys of rural life is sharing the space with wild vermin, that always seem able to find their unwelcome way inside.

I did manage to get out on the tractor and clean up some downed trees at the gate yesterday. That put the hour meter past time to lube the FEL and pushed the fuel gauge too close to empty, so I lubed and fueled and put the tractor away for the day. It was getting too hot outside anyway, and more paperwork was waiting in the much cooler office.

Pretty sunrise this morning.

Unfortunately during yesterday's clean up, the grapple hooked the wire for the gate opener car sensor, so I've got that to repair this morning. Probably won't get much else done but a grocery run, but it's better than doing more paperwork.

Hang in there folks, Friday's comin'!

 

[toppop52]

thanks guys. Frankly I was surprised any would be sitting there on his lot. He buys at end of lease, adds new parts, and resells.
Seems to make a nice business of it.

I called them back and asked if they could install a rear view mirror on the left at eye level that would be hinged; swing back if hit.
They did and will install it. There is the panoramic wide mirror up high but I would rather have a mirror at eye level.

Nice cart Drew, my backseat folds to a flat bed, I like the sides. Like I said, mine won’t fit on my 8’ trailer, I have to back it on and pull the ramp against tires and chain it. Mine is gasoline and has the long top.

 

[daugen]

Nice cart Drew, my backseat folds to a flat bed, I like the sides. Like I said, mine won’t fit on my 8’ trailer, I have to back it on and pull the ramp against tires and chain it. Mine is gasoline and has the long top.

Randy, I have a sinking suspicion the cart won't fit on my trailer also. Sigh. I will try going on backwards, worst case I'll go back and trade up for 6x10.

 

[toppop52]

Yes, but UPS and FedEx can do that. We get some that way.

I think we need the post office, but it needs to be run like a business, not a government agency. It is supposed to be an independent entity but politics got in the way.

 

[toppop52]

I have a better idea:

Let's get rid of the guy - with the questionable ethics and obvious conflicts of interest - that's presently running it.

You just described every cabinet member, and most of Congress.

 

[toppop52]

Randy, I have a sinking suspicion the cart won't fit on my trailer also. Sigh. I will try going on backwards, worst case I'll go back and trade up for 6x10.

I believe you will be happier with the 10’ trailer, if I didn’t have my 22’ I’d buy a 10’-12’.

 

[pennwalk]

About the mailman/mail lady. My neighbor suggested that a Christmas card with a $100 dollar bill in it inspires greater service. She said they never have problem with their vacation mail. The problem is that they seem to be changing mail people regularly.

Chris

 

[PJSprog]

58°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 84° today. A stray small downpour hit us just as we were going to be last night. Heavy rain and some wind, and lasted all of about two minutes, then gone.

Good morning, gents.

 

[toppop52]

Thomas, my late wife had 100% AV block and was totally dependent on her pacemaker for every beat. Her first unit last 7 years, she’d had the second one 3-4 years when she died, it was supposed to last a couple of years longer than the first one.

 

[LouNY]

Momma bear showing youngster where the really really nice people live that's all.

I ran my bear problem off, he didn't like banging and hammering and hollering,
decided he would find a quieter place.

 

[PJSprog]

I miss the daily dose of English humour.

Me, too. Info on his profile page says he hasn't posted anything in over a month. Hope our Salopian shepherd is OK.

 

[toppop52]

We got .13” of rain about 3-4 this morning, hot and humid today.
Taking my daughter to lunch today, I was going to spray afterwards but it’s way too windy for that. I plan to get up early tomorrow and spray before the wind gets up, then mow.
We had dinner with friends last night, great flounder!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low was 57°, going up to a high of 89°. A very slight chance of a T-storm ..... I believe the 'very slight' part.....

RNG, thanks for reminding me that I have to lube the FEL too! I think it's past the 'due' mark....

Drew, I hope the cart fits on the trailer. Sounds like a plan is in place if it doesn't..... fingers crossed

Kyle, I hope the birthday was a success!

Paul, a man with many hats.... I wish I still had the level of your energy!

RS, hope you continue to have successful progress with the tractor repair. Little by little wins the race! I wish I had some of your energy too!

Thomas, hope everything is going good and your feeling better. Before you know it, you'll be back up to speed!

Today's agenda is to work on the backyard picket fence extension. Won't be hard work, just time consuming and repetitive.... picket by picket....

Wifey started another project..... cleaning the area rugs. a couple of 2'x3', a 2'x6' runner, and 2-5'x8'. I called 3-4 carpet cleaning services.... the cheapest was over $500!
We could buy new ones for almost the same cost...
Her first attempt doing one of the little ones was very successful! She'll probably get the rest of the small ones done today, maybe one of the bigger ones later, if not tomorrow.

Need to get moving....
Everyone have a great day!

 

[rswyan]

62F, cloudy, and breezy @ 11:00 ... but the sun keeps trying to make an appearance ...

Only calling for a high of 71F today. LWS reports 0.43" rain since midnight and a total of 0.43" for the previous day, currently sitting at 1.28" for the week. Looks like we have some dry weather for a few days, with the next chance for rain coming on Sunday.

Woman just announced She has to get started on the weeding, can't afford to let this this good weather go to waste.

That was after saying that the birds had really cleaned out the feeders, which I'll take as a hint.

Did not get any pepper plants repotted last night as we had a game in Bean Town ... until the 4th period anyways ...

Going to move the ones I repotted previously, along with the tomatoes, out away from the house, so they get the sun all day long.

Will try probably focus on getting some shade plants planted today in the east planting bed and second circle and the rest of the mulch that's still in the van spread.

Otherwise might make it up to the shop for further work on the Kubota.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday ...

 

[rswyan]

RS- getting the shaft up in the right position, frustrating to have to remove reinstall pins, but how often do you do this.

Once every 15 or so years/2400 hours ...

So minor in the big picture of things.

Yup.

How much more work to get the tractor back in service?

Not all that much really - maybe a day - assuming I don't tear into the seals on the knuckles of the front axle.

Probably won't do that at this point ... unless I absolutely have to. Will just refill the axle and see how bad it leaks. If it isn't too bad, I'll save that for rainy or really hot weather.

Glad you had an decent evening out ...

 

[sodamo]

67°F and no rain.

Our turn to host H&F. Got a new grilled chicken recipe to try out. Also another kabocha squash to turn into soup. Not sure what I’ll do to be productive before that

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day