Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

Good morning! 63˚F. Foggy, heading to the 70s today and the 90s by mid week. With the 2" or rain the last 2 days all the trees and grass are turning green. Looks like Spring.
Tuesday is Senior morning and Walmart and Costco open an hour earlier for those 60+. Might be the best uncrowded time to shop, might be the worst.
If it dries up I might be able to do some mowing this afternoon.
Thomas you are in a tough situation, here it's the early bird gets the tractor but I can see that won't work in your situation.:muttering:

 

[toppop52]

44ｰ headed to 58ｰ, rain since last night, likely all day. .25 since last night, about that much more expected today, although it痴 pouring now.

Got some seat time moving brush and logs, used the plane on the driveway, also spent time on the smaller tractor with sprayer on it, got a lot more of that to do when the rain clears for a couple of days.

I love the bigger tractors some of you have, all the gadgets and such, but I cannot use anything bigger than a compact, not enough property to justify it and it would be jammed between holly trees or take the corner off one of my buildings. Still I enjoy seeing y誕ll play King Kong with those bigger rigs. :thumbsup:

Everyone stay safe and healthy. Prayers.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

1/4 cup olive oil 490 calories.
1 serving of bluebell ice cream 140 calories.

You have made your choice.

Yeah, but to get all of that 490 calories in ya, Don, you'd have to eat the WHOLE loaf!

If Kyle's bread loaf is 9" long, a slice is a generous 1/2" thick, and a serving is the two slices in a sandwich, then he's only eating 55 calories.

But all bets are off if he has Bluebell ice cream for dessert!:laughing:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

No project progress today, opted for more important stuff.
Today was wife痴 birthday. Not able to take her out given current environment, so ....
Made dinner (not so unusual), but also baked her a cake. Not being a planned event was somewhat limited by stuff on hand. Even made her a buttercream frosting. I値l spare you my singing.

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A true Renaissance Man!

And a well prepared one at that!

Happy BD Sophie!:thumbsup:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Have you tried turning the ignition switch part way to power up the electrics without starting the engine, then operating the controls for the 4-in-1? With the solenoid energised and the bucket open/closed valves each operated, it releases the pressure from the hoses on my loader. Always have bucket on ground and other loader circuits similarly operated first to de-pressurise other hoses, or force of gravity may keep pressure high, depending on how it is piped up.

Thanks, Eric, I'll give that a try.

When I take the bucket off, I couple the hoses together to keep dirt out. Last time I put the bucket back on, I had trouble releasing the couplers because the hose had been sitting in the sun...:duh:

 

[txdon]

Yeah, but to get all of that 490 calories in ya, Don, you'd have to eat the WHOLE loaf!

If Kyle's bread loaf is 9" long, a slice is a generous 1/2" thick, and a serving is the two slices in a sandwich, then he's only eating 55 calories.

But all bets are off if he has Bluebell ice cream for dessert!:laughing:

The calories I speak of are only the extra FAT calories. Many tasty breads have no fat added.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, the projects continue. When will solar panels be installed?

It's only been about two weeks since the concrete was poured for the solar panel supports, and the instructions on the bag say it doesn't reach full strength for a month. There's one more pad to pour for the generator, so that's next on the list. And when that's finished, I'll spread gravel around the solar panel posts, then begin installing the rack components and the panels. And somewhere in there I still need to dig one more trench and install another electrical conduit...

 

[lostcreekranch]

Good Morning! It's 63° and very foggy here BUT, I'm in Spicewood. It was clear and 71° at the ranch when I left there at 5 a.m.

I'm sitting at the LS Dealer, waiting for them to open ... I brought my LS XR4155HC up to RCO, for some warranty work. I hope to pick it up in a couple of days, as we're getting spring time busy at the ranch.

Hope everyone has a safe, no contact day.

Prayers to all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 6:30AM. Sun and clouds mixed. High 68F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.
There was a chance of rain in yesterday's forecast for today, but it's gone now. An Alaskan front comes through tomorrow, though, maybe dropping a quarter inch, and certainly dropping the temps.

I like the big tractors, too, Randy, but I sure appreciate the maneuverability of the Kubota. Even at that, though, I've still hit the house a time or three...:muttering:

Ate a Zicam zinc pill every four hours yesterday, and whatever this is hasn't gotten any worse. Temperature's normal, too, but I read yesterday that some with the flu don't get a high temperature. :crossfingers: it stays away.

And we got our second diagnosed case of CoVid-19 in the county yesterday. Hard to tell if the increase is due to more infections, or just more testing. There will certainly be more confirmed cases, though.

The propane line test pressure only fell by 2 psi overnight yesterday, about par for the course due to normal temperature fluctuations. I went ahead and buried it, and noticed a 4 psi drop when I was done. I hope it's due to cold, moist dirt being piled onto the pipe, but I've got an uneasy feeling it may have sprung another leak. At least the backhoe is still on the tractor. Once it's light enough outside to see, I'll know what I'll be doing the rest of the day.

 

[txdon]

The propane line test pressure only fell by 2 psi overnight yesterday, about par for the course due to normal temperature fluctuations. I went ahead and buried it, and noticed a 4 psi drop when I was done. I hope it's due to cold, moist dirt being piled onto the pipe, but I've got an uneasy feeling it may have sprung another leak. At least the backhoe is still on the tractor. Once it's light enough outside to see, I'll know what I'll be doing the rest of the day.

Once the dirt covers it the pressure will not be affected by the temp changes so we are all hoping for no change in pressure. Since I have the tire pressure displayed on the dash, I'm really seeing temp fluctuations dependent on outside temps and sun hitting the tires.