Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

Just back from an early morning hike...drenched from sweat due to such high humidity, although only 68 degrees. Should hit low 90s.

Found fresh deer and fawn tracks in the silt near the bridge. Also found that the yuccas are starting to bloom in an area that I've let them grow....27 flower stalks this year. We usually have very few mosquitos, but many gnats...this year we have both in enough volumes to start an export business, if I could find any buyers.

David, that is so sad to see that photo...I love geology and geography and have been to a few (dormant) volcanoes...but sorry to see such devastation.

So, will Don set up a "Previously Owned" golf ball stand in his back yard soon?

 

[ronjhall]

So, will Don set up a "Previously Owned" golf ball stand in his back yard soon?

My neighbors use my back field for a driving range. I got a good supply of golf balls I could send Don to get his businesses going. Which reminds me when putting weed killer down I saw 4 more that need picking up.
Be careful out there Don, when cutting your lawn. Maybe you should wear a hard hat.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning all! Low of 48, going up to 88. Unbelievably dry, humidity is at a crazy low of 4%. Forest fire north of here started yesterday, blew up in size to 200 acres within 4 hours. Bad conditions for that, winds going to be at 20 mph in the fire area. Hopefully they can get a handle on it. Weather guessers still saying maybe showers on Sunday.

Have an ortho doc appt. this morning, hopefully nothing wrong w/ the knee. So far still scheduled to go back to light duty starting Monday.

David, awesome pictures. Really shows a perspective of the size of the flows.

Prayers out to everyone this morning. Have a great day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 5:30AM. Sunny. High 83F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

That's a LOT of golf balls, MG! And a LOT of eggs, too! Ever launch one with your lawn mower?:shocked:

That's a heck of a thing to happen to the architect/builder, David. We all take chances in life, but not usually with such spectacular results. Kekoa seems to have it easy on that oversized dog bed, though.

Drew, I thought this was a family rated group!:laughing:

Been getting two or three wildfire reports a day here now, Ted. The grass is all dead and brown, er golden, and people are still careless with their cigarette butts, trailer safety chains, and BBQ ashes. Yeah, we've had two garbage trucks go up in flames from coals in the garbage cans. Hope you get some good news at the ortho doc's, even if it does mean going back to work. But what does "light duty" mean for an EMT? You gonna be stuck in the office for a while?

Yesterday started off simple enough: Pull the valve covers and tighten up the head nuts one more time, then monkey with the screw adjusters on the valves to get the clearances back. The left side didn't even need adjusting, a good sign that the head gaskets are done squeezing themselves flat. But one nut on the right side was already loose, and thinking back, it was loose the day before, too. That's a sign that a stud is pulling its way out of the engine case, and sure enough, that nut wouldn't hold torque when the time came. Took a LOT of heat with the oxy-acetylene torch to get the remains of the threads to break loose (I think they put 'em in with Loctite at the factory), and careful drilling/threading with lots of grease to catch the chips (the hole is open to the crankcase in back) and it was ready for the insert. Good thing I made lots of extras while I was at it, as it means changing the gear wheels to get the correct feeds for the metric thread on the lathe. From there it was just a matter of installing the insert with some red Loctite, and the stud with blue, then slipping the cylinder and head back into place, but it was three o'clock before it was done. Just enough time to get grocery shopping done in town and take care of an errand or two. Don't need any more days like that, thank you very much.

TGIF, at last!:drink:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Send golf balls to me, I'm in charity tournament next week. I rarely golf anymore, so i expect to use many balls.

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!

A drizzly, foggy low 69F start to the morning; warmer now; weather unchanged. I might see some sunshine Sunday if I am lucky. Coffee was å¡—istory a while ago.

Spring comes and goes quickly around here and there always seem to be limited "windows of opportunity" to get Springtime projects done before Summer starts. I/We have been pretty focused on getting things weeded, tilled, and planted the past few days. Everything that we planned to plant is now planted. Wifey's collarbone seems to be healed. I only needed three cans "Slime" to get all the "little tires" on the mower and garden cart to the point that they can hold air pressure. I "see" a lot of rock moving and chipping/shredding in my tractor's near term future once things dry out.

Claye- I hope that your wife's shoulder heals quickly.

Ted- Thanks for the MCL update. It sucks to have to live the "hurt if I do and hurt worse if I don't" with the MCL healing process. I really stressed myself out worrying about all the outstanding "necessary projects" surrounding me during the healing process. It's really hard to not stress about unfinished "stuff." Hang in there. Your MCL challenges read worse to me than previous postings. If I remember correctly your "light duty" was staff training.

Lightleader- Welcome to this thread. There is a wealth of knowledge contained here and in this site. Post freely and often.

Drew- Thanks for sharing the potato fork picture.

Randy- I am happy to read that Ronnie is doing "ok." Good luck.

PJS- I am happy to read that the cut is healing.

David- Thanks for sharing the pictures and your experiences. I hope that you and Sophie remain out of harm's way.

Don- I wish you, your wife, and Whipper a successful transition to a different way of living. "Change" is never easy; I hope things go smoothly. It reads like you and your wife made a good choice. Hopefully Whipper will adapt to "community living."

Kyle- Good luck and my prayers for your daughter, you, and family.

I hope that everyone has a manageable weekend.

My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers.

 

[PJSprog]

67°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 92° today. Most of the severe weather passed us to the south yesterday evening. We got nothing, but roads were quite wet just about two miles north when I went into Highland last night.

Wife has spent the last two days going to court with her father. He's been renting a house to another family member for about the last 15 or so years. The city recently forced them out and condemned the place. He hasn't been able to get into the house yet, but my Wife was shown some pictures yesterday by the city attorney. She said she almost cried, and said she didn't even recognize any of the rooms in the pictures. Two police officers said they had to climb over mounds of stuff to get from room to room, and there was dog feces all over the place. The attorney said they've never seen a hoarding case this bad. After Wednesday in county court, and yesterday in city court, she was able to get them to stop sending him fines (as the property owner) for the condition of the place, and they even told him not to pay any of the existing fines, now that they know the situation. Now they have to wait for the eviction process to fully play out before he can go in and clean. He really has no one to help him, and he's 73 years old, so it looks like we'll be putting off our deck build until later this year so we can help him rehab the house. She was sick to her stomach over the whole thing when I got home last night. This was the house they lived in before she struck out on her own in 1986. She helped him rehab it when they moved in, and 33 years later she's going to do it again.

On a much brighter note, looks like Sunday will be sunny and 82° here, so it might be a fairly pleasant day to get the pasture mowed.

Nice golf ball collection there, Mostly. I'll have to show that to my Wife to help convince here that our meager 12 dozen (new) is no big deal. :laughing:

 

[hawkeye08]

Gravely loader repair went very well until we started it up and now it has a new leak on one of the fittings. It is a street el type fitting with tapered pipe threads going into cylinder. We tried several times to get it to seal, but no luck. Next attempt will be some new sealant..

Prayers for those in need, very busy bunch of folks all over the world.

 

[PJSprog]

John, our Cottage resident that is awaiting his home to be built forwarded me this pic taken from helicopter. The house, closest, lower left is where his architect/builder (Kevin) was moving in few weeks ago. As you can see the area has been devastated by the corrosive atmosphere. The lava is going other direction. Definitely put a crimp in John’s time schedule, but we agree Kevin has more important priorities right now.

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That's an incredible picture, David. Such primordial destruction mere yards away from paved roads, homes, and swimming pools. What an amazing planet we live on.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and another .39 inches rain

Off to breakfast with friends

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Thomas]

Well today hasn't been all that good w/water well.
All controls and pump are fine and well not dry,service tech was walking back into basement and look down notice water bubbling from the ground we thinking and pretty sure pipe broken/crack, waiting for backhoe to arrive and if can't make will be Monday first thing.
We still can use water by filling pressure tank for storage but not long than min so we don't run well to dry so were gonner rough it little bit. ...good thing. about this its not 20F or colder,plenty of gallons of water to be had.

Enjoy the afternoon all.

 

[hawkeye08]

I dislike water well problems enough that we proactive replaced pump/wires/pipe in well last year. We also replaced pressure tank and control box. We should be in good shape for awhile now.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, back from the ortho doc... He again stuck a big arse needle in there...only pulled 35cc of fluid this time. Good news was no blood in there now. He said PT "isn't for everyone" and recommended to discontinue it. The good part about that is he said to "do what you feel is comfortable, if it hurts, just stop". I can live with those orders.

Upon returning back up into the mountains, we could really see the smoke plume (reported to go up 25,000 ft) from the forest fire....watched the news and it is now over 8,000 acres...HOLY COW! Went from 400 to that in a matter of 8 hours. No containment at all. Lost 20+ structures/homes and evacuated 80 more. The area that is burning is a big tourist and ski area. Lot of retirement and vacation homes there.

RNG, yes, I will be stuck in the office. I am a paramedic captain so I usually get to train new recruits and teach continuing education courses. Not a bad gig, nice and cool inside, but days sometimes seem reeeeaaaalllyy loooonnngg:zzz:

Jay, glad to hear that wifey is almost back to her normal....somebody has to keep you in line I appreciate the support during my 'meniscusectomy' and mcl tear. (Had to use a big word):laughing:

PJ, sorry to hear about the house situation. Maybe worth it to hire a restoration crew to maybe at least clear it out so you guys could go in?

Don, take it easy while moving in heat as bad as triple digits....you need to be able to enjoy your life change afterwards...

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well today hasn't been all that good w/water well.
All controls and pump are fine and well not dry,service tech was walking back into basement and look down notice water bubbling from the ground we thinking and pretty sure pipe broken/crack, waiting for backhoe to arrive and if can't make will be Monday first thing.
We still can use water by filling pressure tank for storage but not long than min so we don't run well to dry so were gonner rough it little bit. ...good thing. about this its not 20F or colder,plenty of gallons of water to be had.

Enjoy the afternoon all.

Man, don't envy your situation....we had to deal with problems on 2 different wells here. Don't miss them one bit. It was a hard bite, but spent $25 g's to get community water 4years ago...best money ever spent. I hope everything works out and is a relatively easy fix.

 

[Looking4new]

Update; platform built, 16x20' and 40 minutes of me moving gravel

That was the first two loads. He was making a round trip in 30 minutes, so I had lots of gravel to place after the last load was delivered.
The times on the cameras do not coincide with the clock, yet. The video was off one of the security cameras.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, just got word my son and DIL have evacuation orders. Forest Fire started near their home. They were able to get out of work earlier today in Durango and head home to Hermosa CO. They were able to pack up some essentials and things of importance. Got the dog and the bird. He sent me some pics, pretty much on the mountain in their back yard.

Authorities are pleading with people to not fly their drones in the area because they are interfering with the air attack. My son took a video of 2 Chinook helicopters going right over the house, you could hear the sizzle of the water hitting the fire. That's way to close! They don't have much time to get out.

The forest fire north of us is now at 18,600 acres. They evacuated an entire town, 200 structures in the way....

Asking for your thoughts and prayers for all those being threatened by these 2 fires.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 78F for the start, windy, mostly sunny. High temp of 96F, wind gust to about 23 mph and sky cleared off then started to cloud up a bit near sunset. Bike ride this morning, went to another boat dealer to look at boats, dog decided no walk tonight :confused3:
prayers for all especially those affect by natural disaster.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good Morning!!!! 53F @ 5:30AM. Sunny. High 83F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

That's a LOT of golf balls, MG! And a LOT of eggs, too! Ever launch one with your lawn mower?:shocked:

That's a heck of a thing to happen to the architect/builder, David. We all take chances in life, but not usually with such spectacular results. Kekoa seems to have it easy on that oversized dog bed, though.

Drew, I thought this was a family rated group!:laughing:

Been getting two or three wildfire reports a day here now, Ted. The grass is all dead and brown, er golden, and people are still careless with their cigarette butts, trailer safety chains, and BBQ ashes. Yeah, we've had two garbage trucks go up in flames from coals in the garbage cans. Hope you get some good news at the ortho doc's, even if it does mean going back to work. But what does "light duty" mean for an EMT? You gonna be stuck in the office for a while?

Yesterday started off simple enough: Pull the valve covers and tighten up the head nuts one more time, then monkey with the screw adjusters on the valves to get the clearances back. The left side didn't even need adjusting, a good sign that the head gaskets are done squeezing themselves flat. But one nut on the right side was already loose, and thinking back, it was loose the day before, too. That's a sign that a stud is pulling its way out of the engine case, and sure enough, that nut wouldn't hold torque when the time came. Took a LOT of heat with the oxy-acetylene torch to get the remains of the threads to break loose (I think they put 'em in with Loctite at the factory), and careful drilling/threading with lots of grease to catch the chips (the hole is open to the crankcase in back) and it was ready for the insert. Good thing I made lots of extras while I was at it, as it means changing the gear wheels to get the correct feeds for the metric thread on the lathe. From there it was just a matter of installing the insert with some red Loctite, and the stud with blue, then slipping the cylinder and head back into place, but it was three o'clock before it was done. Just enough time to get grocery shopping done in town and take care of an errand or two. Don't need any more days like that, thank you very much.

TGIF, at last!:drink:

Y'all watch out for those forest fires.

RNG, these work quite well, but are costly and work best if you buy the special tools to install.
M1x1.25 mm Internal Size, M14x1.5 mm 36753358 - MSC

Well, just got word my son and DIL have evacuation orders. Forest Fire started near their home. They were able to get out of work earlier today in Durango and head home to Hermosa CO. They were able to pack up some essentials and things of importance. Got the dog and the bird. He sent me some pics, pretty much on the mountain in their back yard.

Authorities are pleading with people to not fly their drones in the area because they are interfering with the air attack. My son took a video of 2 Chinook helicopters going right over the house, you could hear the sizzle of the water hitting the fire. That's way to close! They don't have much time to get out.

The forest fire north of us is now at 18,600 acres. They evacuated an entire town, 200 structures in the way....

Asking for your thoughts and prayers for all those being threatened by these 2 fires.

Roy and BEF hope things get better.

Good picture Sodamo. But sad.

I could use some golf balls to feed the snake instead of eggs.

Thank you all for the prayers.

Good night and prayers.

 

[bunyip]

Second day of winter with about another 90 to go, woke up to -1ｰC and a brutal frost on the windscreen, not a horse in sight, they all retreated to their shed for the night.
Has warmed up a little and we are expecting a top of 14ｰC with clear skies and no wind, great recipe for another frost tonight.
Got about a ton of firewood to split to keep us warm tonight, a later in the afternoon job.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Second day of winter with about another 90 to go, woke up to -1ｰC and a brutal frost on the windscreen, not a horse in sight, they all retreated to their shed for the night.
Has warmed up a little and we are expecting a top of 14ｰC with clear skies and no wind, great recipe for another frost tonight.
Got about a ton of firewood to split to keep us warm tonight, a later in the afternoon job.

That's cold. Stay warm.