Good morning!!!!

[jinman]

Sorry Texans, I know we sound like broken records. It rains. We mow. It rains. We mow. And mow....

Drew, our routine is mow, water, water again, water some more, water yet again, still watering. . . mow the high spots.:confused2:

 

[sodamo]

David, my BIL works for Lowes. He works on the Pro desk, but I call him the Jobber. He will help you figure what large jobs are going to cost, and he can knock off quite a lot off the list price. Even if you just have a small job, check out at the Pro desk and ask for a break. Most of the time you will get one.

Thanks, good tip
Unfortunately, as much as I like Lowes, it is on the other side of the island, 190 mile round trip, so I don't get as much there as HD.
I'm pleased with the way HD worked out, about a 20% discount, commercial grade stuff AND delivery - that alone is worth about 4-6 hours of my time, more than $20 in gas - well worth the $79 charge.

David Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet

 

[Larro Darro]

Thanks, good tip
Unfortunately, as much as I like Lowes, it is on the other side of the island, 190 mile round trip, so I don't get as much there as HD.
I'm pleased with the way HD worked out, about a 20% discount, commercial grade stuff AND delivery - that alone is worth about 4-6 hours of my time, more than $20 in gas - well worth the $79 charge.

David Sent from my iPad using TractorByNet

David, it was the Jobber you dealt with at HD. All the big box store Hardware places are run about the same. It sounds like you got a deal. We always shopped HD when we had to go to Panama City {50 miles}. But now we have a Lowes right up the road {20 miles} in Marianna, so we shop there now.

 

[Buppies]

Warm and muggy today another round of storms today. Yesterday we finally got some rain almost an inch and a half in less than an hour. TGIF and that's nice

 

[WayneB]

69 and sticky this morning heading to the mid 70's with thunder bumpers this afternoon.
We will head home on Sunday sure has been fun being at camp!

 

[daugen]

another muggy day with storms going all around us. Might get some mowing in, maybe not.

I should have mowed yesterday afternoon, but it's so sticky out I escaped to my cool basement wood shop where
I have a little painting operation going. Painting as in a 1968 Cub Cadet 125 I have been restoring in my garage for way too long, years... actually was good to see that shiny yellow paint again. Little by little I get each piece done, then, after several years, I really wonder if I remember how to put it back together...at least I put the hardware in bags and labeled them. I think the "hmmm, where does this go" will be a common question. And then for a little garden tractor that will only pull a cart, do I restore/refinish each little bolt? Anyone who has done this knows the tedium here. You put so much time into it you think "well, I'd better do this too", and this, and this.

the guy who had this mower before painted it all in the wrong CC yellow. This is the before, someday I'll post the afterwards.

so when my mowing is done this month, which so far hasn't been as hot as July, strange..., I'm going to head to the basement and keep on painting. And stay cool.

 

[farmgirl19]

Neat project, daugen. My work projects are usually in the heat too. It's good that you have a work area that is out of the elements! Yes, may as well restore each bolt. After all, you've some this far with it!

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking second cup of coffee. 53° with clouds this morning. Heading to 80 with lots of sun. Friends came in with their RV yesterday. So stayed up way to late last night. Women are off to the local art fair. Milford Memories. That should leave us guys to do nothing all day.
Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

Drinking second cup of coffee. 53° with clouds this morning. Heading to 80 with lots of sun. Friends came in with their RV yesterday. So stayed up way to late last night. Women are off to the local art fair. Milford Memories. That should leave us guys to do nothing all day.
Good Morning All.

Ron,
I sure hope your rv friends were smarter than me... My first time setting down the jacks last week on my friend's new paved driveway, I put two perfectly round dents in his macadam because I didn't know to use jack pads. And then the next morning there was a small puddle of hydraulic oil left also. Not exactly the house presents I wanted to bring... Drew

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Slept well last night. Up at 5:45.

Most of the chaos in my life is unchanged of course. Participated in a great Bible study last night, found some support in unexpected places.

Tomorrow I am picking up a free swing set (I need to take it apart and move it) and I will set it up again at my Ranch for my kids to play with.

At least the little one will like it.

Be well all.
David

 

[RoyJackson]

2013-08-09, 0705

67 right now...rather overcast, light drizzle and quite muggy. High of 75 and a 70% chance of storms.

 

[daugen]

Roy, same old, same old. Buppies sent it to TopPop, Randy sends the weather to me, and I forward it up to you.
We are all in the soup today. If it doesn't rain, I'm going to get in that a/c cab, put an old Doors album in and just enjoy myself.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 77˚, heading well into the 100's again and then we are suppose to get a break with it only getting to 98 this weekend. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year here topping out at 106˚.

My vinyl boarder pool project had to be put on hold yesterday. by the time I drained the pool 12" and cleaned the sides the temperature to apply the adhesive tile boarder had reach the critical 100˚ at which the directions say "apply only between 60˚ and 100˚". I'll have a 3-4 hour window of opportunity this morning to apply the tile sheets. I hope this works.

 

[riptides]

Hey, someone turned on the humidity. Mid 80's, and h u m i d.

My glasses fog up going outside, both my car and my current desk job.

On the home front, I learned you cannot paint in the late night hours. I managed to peak at my latest project after the floor went in, and the panels need another coat. Too bad for me. I spend six hours painting the other day, after a day job, just to beat the floor guy. Silly me, should have had work lights on the job!

 

[toppop52]

In a hurry this morning, have a good one!

 

[deerseeker001]

its another nice sunny morning with 57 degrees with a high 75 today.

 

[jinman]

Another hot day is expected here with a 30% chance of rain and 20% tonight. Yesterday, I got a brief shower that settled the dust, but provided only moisture to plants that can quickly soak up water through their leaves. At least the outflow from the storm made it a cooler day with the temperature reaching only 100 F instead of the 105 F from the previous day.

Ron Hall: You asked about a suggested visit to Fossil Rim when you are down next year. I highly recommend the place, especially in April when it is cool. The cool spring days should see lots of animals out of the woods and enjoying warmer weather after the cold winter. It's also close to Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose that has a camping park. You could camp overnight at the Dinosaur Park and then drive your car through Fossil Rim. You are also close to Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant and Lake Granbury.

 

[sam5570]

good morning same as most of you hot and humid with storms late afternoon. the word for today is again MOW-MOW - MOW. everyone have a great day

 

[Buppies]

Drew which Doors album?

 

[sodamo]

70F, no rain since midnight, sun peeking over the horizon

Have a great day

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