Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 4:30AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 83F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
It looked like rain most of the day yesterday, and made good the threat several times but only ended up dropping 0.03" according to the rain gauge. Skies cleared by evening, and I was able to enjoy a nice sit on the patio listening to music while the smoke from a mosquito coil hid me from the biters.
Dave Phelps, Wng, was the 2nd place driver at the Syncro Fest competition last month. Some say he should have been DNFed when a shifting problem caused him to abandon his first run, but he was able to make an adjustment and wheedle another try from the authorities. Doesn't he also run a rental business, too? I think he was the fellow that opened the Van Cafe warehouse next to him so I could pick up the awning I purchased a couple years ago. That was when the Santa Cruz Van Cafe was closing down and trying to reduce inventory for the pending move to Fort Collins, so I got a smokin' deal on the price.
Three out of five is still above average, Don!:thumbsup:
Glad all of you that traveled over the holiday made it home safe and sound. There was a "zero tolerance" enforcement of the drunk driving laws here, and hundreds state wide now have big legal troubles to deal with. Good to get them off the road, but wish people would just quit trying to get away with it to begin with.
UPDATE: 973 DUI citations were issued over the holiday weekend!:shocked:
Took a step back on the center stand problem and realized it was hitting a decorative shield on the muffler. Drilled out four pop rivets to remove the shield and presto, no more interference. Trimmed the shield installed four new pop rivets, problem solved. Welded up all the unused holes in the mounting bracket and gave it a nice coat of paint, so should have it all back together today. Also figured out how the fuel tank mounts and tool tray could co-exist, and am left with a bit of wrestling and head scratching on getting the seat to latch. Funny, I had all that working before the fire; no idea what changed that it doesn't fit now. :confused2:
Noticed several LARGE star thistle plants along the driveway when I went to pick up the trash can yesterday, and found that Tractor Supply was having a sale on glyphosate. Got enough to spray out the open areas, so I'll pick that up next trip into town. Also ordered a filter kit for the tractor, and put SUDT fluid on the shopping list at the Kubota dealer. I see the stuff is up over $100 for a 5 gallon pail now, and the tractor uses 11 gallons of the stuff.:shocked:
Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start. At least it's a day shorter...
