Good morning!!!!

[Larro Darro]

We used to swim in our pond years ago...but that was before a young lady who was a college student was on a zip line across a small river here in GA very much like Larro's when she fell into the water...she had a small scratch from falling and she caught that flesh eating bacteria disease...all of her limbs were amputated....The articles I've read say the bacteria thrives in warm bodies of water in the south....Sooooo no thanks....Larro be careful...Drew has a point here....It is beautiful though...something out of Tom Sawyer...

The Chipola River is spring fed, so it's pretty cold. I have heard of folks getting the flesh eating thing in the Big {Apalachicola} River. If there is a little color to the Chipola, that means we are getting rain. When it's crystal clear, the farmers are all crying. And it doesn't matter how muddy or full it is, it is full of college students every weekend. There was only one vehicle down at Lamb Eddy Park, where I swam yesterday, but it will be packed with trucks with kayak racks and boat trailers on the weekend.

Larro

 

[brin]

The Chipola River is spring fed, so it's pretty cold. I have heard of folks getting the flesh eating thing in the Big {Apalachicola} River. If there is a little color to the Chipola, that means we are getting rain. When it's crystal clear, the farmers are all crying. And it doesn't matter how muddy or full it is, it is full of college students every weekend. There was only one vehicle down at Lamb Eddy Park, where I swam yesterday, but it will be packed with trucks with kayak racks and boat trailers on the weekend.

Larro

OK - cold water and spring fed helps I would think...just be careful not to have any cuts and not get any up you nose....that flesh eating thing is nothing to play with Larro....

 

[Larro Darro]

I see Larry's location is FL ... although I'm not sure if that where he is doing the swimming he references ...

Personally, I'd be more concerned about larger things in the water that might eat me ... although the ones you mention are a concern as well.

Here in NW Florida, we eat the gators, not the other way around. If someone tames up a gator at a fishcamp with scraps, he is soon cooked. My section of the river sees a lot of people, so we very rarely see a gator. On to the south, between Clarksville and The Dead Lakes, gators are not as rare. The same with snakes. They both fish for a living, so they are going to live where they have the best chance of finding fish and not a .22 to the back of the head.

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

OK - cold water and spring fed helps I would think...just be careful not to have any cuts and not get any up you nose....that flesh eating thing is nothing to play with Larro....

I'm sure it is bad, but I have never been one to worry about stuff like that. There is a much greater chance I will get hit by a log truck on the way to town today than catch something like that. But I still need to go to the grocery store.....

Larro

 

[Larro Darro]

Speaking of which......

Good Morning. 1125, thunderstorm, 75F with 95% humidity. Forecast high of 87F with 80% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, and a low of 72F tonight.

I'm off to do my weekly trip to Marianna in a few minutes. I was hoping to wait out the rain, but it seems to be hanging around. I had got out early and turned on the soaker hoses in the garden. Then when it started raining, I had to wait for a break in the lighting to go turn them off.

Everyone have a good day today.

Larro

 

[sodamo]

71F and only .50 inches rain last 24 hours. Dry this am, but maybe a squall just off shore.

Yea, Drew, if I could figure that out. My 10kw of solar panels only generated 8 kw of power for all day Sunday.
On the plus side, the pool does stay pretty well flushed out. It is 8 ft in deep end so I guess theoretically it has already refilled at least once ytd.

Replaced the logic boards in my 2 inop garage door openers. Read something about lifetime warranty but was never able to get a live person to talk to me. A friend did tell me that when he had some work the labor charge was a bit high. I suspect buying the boards and doing myself was likely more economical, less than $120. Openers were installed in 2007.

Plan is to get back to building shelves in the tractorshed and getting more stuff organized.

Be safe
Have a great day.

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[rswyan]

Here in NW Florida, we eat the gators, not the other way around. If someone tames up a gator at a fishcamp with scraps, he is soon cooked. My section of the river sees a lot of people, so we very rarely see a gator. On to the south, between Clarksville and The Dead Lakes, gators are not as rare. The same with snakes. They both fish for a living, so they are going to live where they have the best chance of finding fish and not a .22 to the back of the head.

Yeah ... well ... all's I remember from when I lived down there is someone getting consumed by a 'gator ...

Big story in the St. Pete Times at the time of course, given the gore and horror of it ...

I believe it happened a good bit north of the Tampa Bay area, and IIRC it was someone that was diving (with tanks) in a large spring that fed a river ... wouldn't want to hazard a guess as to the name, as it has been too many years ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good afternoon all. 60F this morning going to 75F today no rain (yesterday .3) . Still cleaning up around the house and trimming will mow tomorrow.

 

[mostly_gas]

Had some visitor yesterday with the camera handy

 

[300UGUY]

I had my retiree lunch today, good folks. I'm still the youngest there, but it is good talking to the old guys. Need to get out and clean out the garage. I might have a sale this weekend....

Have a good one!!