Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Happy Birthday Buckeye...wishing you many many more trips around the sun.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning.
49 and going to a high of 54°F. Wind S 7 mph. Rain in the forecast and it is raining now.

I have a dump run to do today and after that, I have no clue what I will be doing.

Happy Birthday, buckeye!


Have a good day all

 

[Thomas]

wngsprd
Saw a hawk catch a squirrel while I was up a tree bowhunting yesterday. I think it was a rough legged hawk rather than the red tail hawk we "raised" here. It sure was proud of its catch as it flew to a tree about 100 yards away and screeched several times. The squirrel was caught at the same place my trailcam captured a bobcat catching a squirrel a month ago. Maybe I need to put up a warning sign for the squirrels.
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Might consider moving tree stand not good odds for you.

 

[Thomas]

Kyle_in_Tex
Thomas- Leaf wars. Is your neighbor blowing them back your way?
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Neighbor lets just say not and outdoors type but has lot trees and wind blows towards us most of the time.

 

[Thomas]

45F cloudy mid 50's for high rain by early evening.

Outside chores are done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...clean both culverts from leaf build ups,wind in my favor blow some leaves fell over night and putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 4:45AM. Abundant sunshine. High 87F. Winds light and variable.

Up early to catch the Oronids meteor shower. The sliver of moon was bright enough to hide the little ones, but in the fifteen minutes I invested, I did catch two good ones.

Did you find the candy in the campground, Drew?:confused2:

Nice work, David. I'd be more than a little nervous doing that with so much stuff around, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, right?:thumbsup:

Good thing you're not a squirrel, Wng! Careful up in them trees; we don't bounce like we used to.:laughing:

Latest solar proposal was a bust; they basically ignored the criteria I provided, and it doesn't sound like they have the experience or expertise to do what's needed. The search goes on.

Took the backhoe off the tractor in preparation for opening the gear case, then removed the right rear tire. It's loaded with water and really heavy, so I was slowly and carefully rolling it over to lean it against a wall when I heard a clunk, just like what I'd been hearing on the tractor. That's when I noticed the four bolts that hold the wheel hub to the rim, and when I checked, one of the nuts was just finger tight. Ah ha! Yes, it's routine maintenance to check those bolts, but I have to confess I never have before. A hundred and fifty foot pounds later, and no more clunk. :thumbsup: Since the hoe was already off, and I didn't have any digging lined up, I moved enough gravel to get to the box blade and put that on, then went back and poured gravel down the back side of the new section of retaining wall, finishing that project. Moved some other implements to places less likely to interfere with the new shipping container delivery as well. Had another go at the shipping container pad, but just too many rocks to make the kind of progress I'd need to finish it. Got ahold of a contractor neighbor, the one I tried to help with his welding problem, and he's set to come over Wednesday afternoon with his big Cat and finish it off. Nothing like having the right tool for the job.

Still haven't heard back from the shipping container company to see if they think there's enough clearance to get their truck in, so will call them today on that.

Went out to the box trailer to get some gasoline yesterday, and when I opened the side door, I got a shower of acorns. There are no oak trees nearby, so the only way I can see how they'd get there is if some enterprising varmint put 'em there. Probably be a good idea to set a mouse trap in the trailer; I don't need nests in the air cleaners of what is stored in there.

Our local electric power terrorists, PG&E, are issuing new warnings for a blackout starting late tonight or tomorrow morning, so I'll be heading into town today for E0, food, and fuel. Took what I hope turns out to be a leaking hydraulic line off the backhoe yesterday, and will take that to a shop for testing/repair as well. And will pick up the cylinders I sent out for replating.

I have riding buddies coming over Thursday night for dinner and a campout, so we can get an early start on our motorcycle ride over to the coast on Friday. Sent 'em an email this morning letting them know about the power outage, and cautioning them to fill up before they get into the blackout area. Otherwise, it should be business as usual here.

Have a good 'un, folks!

 

[farmeratheart]

Good morning All. 56 and a drizzle right now. Supposed to get some real rain this afternoon and evening. Happy Birthday BEF and hope for continued healing/strengthening after your recent condition.

Frank

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Which reminds me. I purchased two new 5 gallon gas cans and filled them up the day they lifted the evacuation orders after the fire. I've been using them to store E0 ever since. The last batch has been in them a couple of months, so that's the can I pulled yesterday to fill up the genny. I was surprised to see that almost a third of the gas had evaporated! The nozzle had been upgraded with an Eez-Fill, and I installed a breather as well, so I'm not sure how the gas got out. I do know these are the crappiest gas cans I've ever used, though. That's why the nozzles were replaced. Now the whole tank needs replaced. Tried to order two of the No-Spill cans off Amazon yesterday, but NO, they won't ship 'em to Kalifornia. Even though they're CARB approved.:confused3: Found an eBay supplier with no such issues, and they're on their way at about twenty bux apiece less than the local Kubota dealer gets for his.

 

[check]

Happy birthday, Buckeye, and sorry to hear about the GDO hassles. My half horsepower genie screw drive GDO bit the dust about three weeks ago or so, and I have been trying to get the Genie people to help me out with it.

The Motor Drive unit does have a lifetime warranty, but I bought it nine years ago, and do you think I could find the original VISA Chit? Not on your life. But, after several phone calls, Genie finally agreed to except an alternate method of proving that I was the original purchaser. And the good news is, that they wrote to me yesterday and told me they are going to give me a new motor head!

On the other hand, it is so old that they had told me earlier they have no parts, so we’ll see what they are able to pull out of a hat.

Meanwhile, rain rain rain today, and yesterday was the big federal election here in Canada. The liberals won again, but this time with a minority government. Interesting times ahead.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good morning! It's a very nice 52° here with ow humidity. Our forecast high is 80° and sunny this afternoon.

Yesterday morning's predawn rain was only 1/2" but, we're glad to have it.

I got three more live oaks trimmed up yesterday and continued to build another burn pile. This one is #9 but .... our burn ban continues.







Two evenings w/o baseball but .... tonight's the night. TAKE IT BACK!

RNG ... glad to hear your tractor noise ... was no more than an oopsie. Have a good trip. Can you get the EZ-Pour Hi-Flo Replacement Spouts in Cali? Mine will empty a 5 gallon gas container, into the Polaris Ranger, in about 30 seconds.

BEF ... Happy birthday!

Thomas ... you've settled into retirement well.

Drew ... travel safely on your way home.

WNG ... squirrels are just rats ... with good PR.

Hope everyone has a safe and productive day.

Prayers to all.