Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Don, that makes sense. I have ordered a blender to make "smoothies" and intend to use dates and bananas as sweetener. Thankfully the local Giant has a variety of dates, and if not pretty sure the other more upmarket store has them. My ground flaxseed also on order. Will mix in some chopped kale, which I doubt tastes very good all by itself but in fruit smoothie, just bury the green taste. Funny, just not missing the beef...but I remind myself of the likely reason my wife got colorectal cancer, the number one risk factor being eating too much meat. And my oncologist just dismissed that, they truly do not believe in nutrition and instead rely on horribly toxic chemicals to fix the problems. But there is no money in nutrition, the whole medical field revolves around procedures and drugs. Follow the money...

I've been using a small amount of canola oil to fry stuff in, including my veggie burgers. Alternatives?

Now before I put something in my mouth, I am much more aware about "is this good for me?", "is this bad for me?"

my brother found my SS card replacement in his files he has stored for me, yeah. He scanned it and sent it to me.
So, back to DMV after I go to Board of Elections.

beautiful clear blue sky morning out, need to put my fleece on this morning. Wearing my old soft LL Bean chamois shirt, what a pleasure.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

At church building I use QSC amps, mackie mixer, shure and CAD audio mics. Don稚 know if this amp is suited for outdoor power you might need.
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Thanks BEF. My daughter submitted a request to a steerage committee at church to see if they have funds for a portable PA, that could be used for a wide array of things.

Will do!
If it shoots as nicely as the Lite, it'll be a great pistol!
There's Picatinny rails both above and below the barrel, so a red dot or some kind of optic will most likely be added
But, I'd suggest the Lite be the first choice, unless you're going to use the pistol for hunting

Yes, the Lite would be my first choice.

I have so much catching up here to do. I had to skip a lot, but will go back and read...

Prayers for a blessed day all.

 

[toppop52]

Don, that makes sense. I have ordered a blender to make "smoothies" and intend to use dates and bananas as sweetener. Thankfully the local Giant has a variety of dates, and if not pretty sure the other more upmarket store has them. My ground flaxseed also on order. Will mix in some chopped kale, which I doubt tastes very good all by itself but in fruit smoothie, just bury the green taste. Funny, just not missing the beef...but I remind myself of the likely reason my wife got colorectal cancer, the number one risk factor being eating too much meat. And my oncologist just dismissed that, they truly do not believe in nutrition and instead rely on horribly toxic chemicals to fix the problems. But there is no money in nutrition, the whole medical field revolves around procedures and drugs. Follow the money...

I've been using a small amount of canola oil to fry stuff in, including my veggie burgers. Alternatives?

Now before I put something in my mouth, I am much more aware about "is this good for me?", "is this bad for me?"

my brother found my SS card replacement in his files he has stored for me, yeah. He scanned it and sent it to me.
So, back to DMV after I go to Board of Elections.

beautiful clear blue sky morning out, need to put my fleece on this morning. Wearing my old soft LL Bean chamois shirt, what a pleasure.

Drew, we will be in your general region on Friday, Ellen wants to go to Intercourse and Bird In Hand for her birthday.

44 to 73 today, but yesterday’s 72 turned out be 66.

I might do my last mowing and take the deck off, or I might not.
I May work on the El Camino, or I may not. I’m a bit undecided, I’ll see if breakfast clarifies it for me.
Have a good one.

 

[txdon]

My ground flaxseed also on order. Will mix in some chopped kale, which I doubt tastes very good all by itself but in fruit smoothie, just bury the green taste. Funny, just not missing the beef...but I remind myself of the likely reason my wife got colorectal cancer, the number one risk factor being eating too much meat. And my oncologist just dismissed that, they truly do not believe in nutrition and instead rely on horribly toxic chemicals to fix the problems. But there is no money in nutrition, the whole medical field revolves around procedures and drugs. Follow the money...

I've been using a small amount of canola oil to fry stuff in, including my veggie burgers. Alternatives?

Drew, The nutritionalist in Houston told me to buy whole flax seed and used se a bullet blender to ground the seeds and then refrigerate the ground flaxseed. I only ground about a weeks worth at a time to keep it fresh and maintain all of it's nutritional value.

Bake the burgers. Oil is just FAT that you do not need to eat.

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning, 46 going up to 70- cool and moist, sun is coming
Bank called me yesterday and told me to call some guy in NJ today-not holding my breath though-

Looking-is that meat order just for the next week
Drew - good luck at DMV - Wife needed to order her SS card-had not had one since she was a teenager and lost it- wife uses coconut, pineapple, berries, mango and banana in her smoothies- made some last night for us.
Get a scanpan or other good non-stick (no teflon or weird "seen on tv" type pan) and you can get away with less oil.

Today need to start fixing up the area that I cleared out the stumps and maybe pull down the 2 dying dogwoods. Hopefully new tree will show up in a few days.

Hopefully bank can help me get my money back- NJ state says they take the money after 2 years inactivity to keep us safe!!! Don't know how 1.5 years=2 years though. on their site it says they have liberated millions from us poor people who need protecting!

Stay safe and be well

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, GARY, TBN founder? I thought Muhammad was the founder. :confused3:

Oops! You're right. Gary started this, the Good Morning!!!! thread.:ashamed:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 68F @ 5:45AM. Sunny. High 91F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Red Flag Warning in effect until Friday noon, PSPS Watch in effect, and will probably shut the power off at 6PM today through Friday as well. No worries, I'll barely miss it. The higher tier of the electricity rate starts at 4PM, so the A/C is programmed to turn off then. With the house already cool, it's quite comfortable enough with just a ceiling fan or two running.

Glad they found the problem, Buppies, and the crawl space isn't such a disaster. One of the few advantages of a slab foundation, but I still wish there was a crawl space under this place, but as long as I'm wishing, I'd wish for a full basement! My softener runoff also drains down the hill. Haven't seen any deer using it as a lick, though.

Pretty sure our DMV wanted a real, not a copy, SS card, Drew. I have "Straight Up Food", but have yet to try any of the recipes.:ashamed:

Beautiful trees, Ron! You too, James:thumbsup:

Service manager at the Kubota dealer agrees that a refund would be the best solution, but has to clear it with the salesman first. Hopefully find out more today. I did have a good conversation with Brian at Fit Rite, and replacement valves seem like the best way to go. I can copy the Kubota mounting bracket for them and they'll come out of the console at the same spot, but the lever slots might need some surgery. Might be replacing hoses and fittings, too, as I think they are part of the valve package I purchased.

Not much joy in the garage yesterday. I've used a hose clamp as a piston ring compressor for years, but for some reason it's just not working this time around. After struggling with it most of the day, I saw that the bottom of the cylinders were very rough where the coating that was sprayed into the bores was left unfinished. I was able to smooth it up, but it didn't help. So today I'll grind a gentler taper and polish it to give the rings an easier trip from the compressor ring into the cylinder. I did shop a bit for a new set of ring compressors, but like everything else on Amazon, most were junk. Called my Snap-On guy but he's gone out of business; Chico just doesn't seem to have enough business to keep a Snap-On guy fed. He gave me the number for the next franchise south, and hopefully I get a call back today.

Starting to shop for a new box blade, something wider to match the new tractor track, and something heavier for better ballast. Everything Attachments has some pretty stout hardware on offer; too bad I'm so far outside their 1,000 mile free shipping range.

Happy Hump Day, folks!

 

[PJSprog]

45°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 84° today. Temps are supposed to drop tonight, and highs tomorrow may only be in the 50s.

I had to renew my driver's license this year in August. I kept putting it off, thinking they'd eventually reopen the drivers facilities. They didn't. After several letters from them requesting I renew online, I finally did. It was quick and easy, but I obviously couldn't do the RealID stuff. So, now I'll have to go there anyway sometime between now and next November to get that done. They are still telling people not to come into the facilities unless your license or plate is expired, and recommending everything be done online instead, at least here in Illinois anyway.

Eric, in the US we consider that kind of gun registration a violation of our Constitutional Rights, and oppose it with great fervor. Too many examples from around the world of that being the first step towards confiscation. Our government has no idea who owns what, with a few exceptions. When we buy a new firearm from a dealer, we have to fill out a federal form for the transfer of ownership, but that form rarely ever goes to any governmental organization. We do have a government-run background check that gets run on us for each purchase, but even that just indicates that we are considering buying one. There is no record with them if the sale went through or not, only whether it was approved or not. For most gun owners here in The States, reading stories of what others have to endure just to own something we consider an inalienable Right, makes us shake our heads.
Our spreadsheet contains all the important info (make, model, serial number, caliber, and any special or helpful notes), as well as individual pictures of each firearm. We haven't bothered to inventory ammo. We did segregate it about a year or so ago into individual stacking plastic parts bins by caliber/cartridge. They are stacked atop the gun safe. I did note over the weekend that it probably wouldn't hurt to get the reloader going again.

 

[PJSprog]

RNG, we are under what they're calling here a "Fire Weather Warning" today, which I assume is pretty much the same as your Red Flag Warning. Everything is ridiculously dry here, humidity is low, and winds will be kicking up today. First time I can remember hearing that in a long time for this area.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 40, going up to a high temp of 82. Windy today, gusts to 45..... started at 5am. Cooler tomorrow after the front moves across.

Drew, good luck today getting everything straightened out... hopefully no snags.

Eric, anytime you want to get rid of the wood burning stove, let me know..... do you know what it is worth? Some of them over here can fetch as much as $10K from collectors.....

Rng, Hopefully you will be able to return the valves without a big hassle.

Ken, maybe the guy in Jersey might be able to help you out..... wishful thinking anyway.... they can take it fast, but try to get it back in a reasonable time....

PJ, my gun inventory list is easy... we only have 2. One silver, one black. Both the same caliber, so ammunition is simple.....

Today will be another putter day. I will probably start another wood working project.... a high back entry bench with storage. A bit more complicated to build than the recent projects. There will be a bunch of ripping and cross cuts making a 'butcher block' type of slab for the pieces. Then joining to make 16" wide boards for the framework.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[ronjhall]

Oops! You're right. Gary started this, the Good Morning!!!! thread.:ashamed:

Irv????

 

[PJSprog]

PJ, my gun inventory list is easy... we only have 2. One silver, one black. Both the same caliber, so ammunition is simple.....

We have 7 handgun cartridges, 5 rifle cartridges, and 2 shotgun gauges.

I keep trying to convince myself that if I could have a lever action .38/.357 rifle, a .38/.357 revolver, and a 12g shotgun, I could be happy and have everything I really need. The problem with that theory is that I don't know if I could part with my .22s, or any of my old military rifles. I just enjoy guns too much to downsize.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, we are under what they're calling here a "Fire Weather Warning" today, which I assume is pretty much the same as your Red Flag Warning. Everything is ridiculously dry here, humidity is low, and winds will be kicking up today. First time I can remember hearing that in a long time for this area.

Sorry you're seeing that, too, Paul. Out here, the Fire Weather Warning is one stage shy of the Red Flag Warning, issued when forecasters think that Red Flag conditions are possible in the next few days or so.

This is the page put up by the utility to track upcoming and current Public Safety Power Shutoffs. It pretty much tracks the NWS Red Flag Warnings. They also publish a map that details, down to individual properties, where the electricity will be turned off. They have installed hundreds of weather stations state wide that they use to monitor temperature, wind, and humidity, and those numbers figure heavily into just where and when the juice gets turned off, and when they start turning it back on again. But as such, there's quite a bit of uncertainty in just when the lights will go out, and for me at least, that's the part that's hardest to deal with. Even with my own backup power, I don't like to be away from home with an active PSPS event pending, and that's meant cancelling or even returning early from trips and errands. Unfortunately, it's a reality more and more people are having to get used to, and not just in California.:thumbdown:

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Irv????

Yes, Irv, who also seems to be missing.

I'm going to have to stop posting at 5AM, Ron. :tired::tired:

 

[NHBX]

Trees have not gotten to full color in front of my house.

Luther, putting mower away for the year. No leaves to mulch?

Hi Ron, I'm one of those weird people that actually enjoys raking leaves and the exercise doesn't hurt. Our 2 acres is 75% wooded with a mix of pine and hardwood. The only clear and flat area is maybe a 1/4 acre with about 50/50 lawn and gardens so it's not that big an area to clean up. Nice pic of the trees that's about where we are for color and are just starting to drop.

Enjoy what's left of your day

 

[daugen]

GGRRRRRRRR.....
rejected again by DMV. They insist on my having two pieces of mail with my name on it and this address. All I had was junk mail without my name.
And yes they wanted the original SS card.
So...brother mailing me the original, that will count for one piece of mail, and I asked a friend to send me a blank envelope through USPS.
This is utterly absurd, I am the last person they should be worried about and am only being penalized as I was trying to get my PA license in effect before I saw insurance agent on
Friday morning. Well....I have 30 days anyway.

in contrast, Board of Elections was a piece of cake. It was at courthouse and I had to go through screener and even take off my belt. Ok, they were nice about it.

BIL coming over in a little while with lunch and some tomatoes from his garden. :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

69°F and no rain.

Should get rest of mowing done this morning.

Then I will likely spend some time with my Wi-Fi upgrade, possibly getting a node installed on a existing mast. My thoughts have been to extend the height about 4 ft. Might try at existing height just to avoid the additional work.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[check]

Beautiful. Is that an Airedale? We had one many years ago.

Yup. Our third one. Lovely sweet disposition! But very stubborn if he doesn’t want to do something. That’s a Terrier for you!

 

[kenmbz]

We can all send you welcome cards, could go in with a few dozen
Sorry to hear these issues Drew, in NJ you don;t even have to be a citizen it seems to get a license :confused2:

 

[rswyan]

62F and mostly cloudy @ 13:00, headed up to a high of 69F.

Good morning/afternoon. Been a busy last couple of days it seems like.

Spent most of the day before yesterday the FS 66 brush cutter - once we finally found the shoulder strap - to cut down the weeds around the peonies and the rest of the circle, gather them up, and incorporate in compost pile. The fronds of the ferns have all died back and fallen over at this point and all the pachysandra can now be seen. Hopefully this coming year, we'll get vegetation killer applied when the weeds come up ...

Got a little more clean up done on blower parts the night before that ... before the wood stove ran me out of the shop ... was 79F inside when I left ... guess I got a little carried away with the fire ... :laughing:

Went to a local discount store (Ollies) before that with The Woman, she scored a pair of house shoes and I picked up a nice Wells Lamont winter jacket for $40 to replace my old one which is now so threadbare and ripped up it's almost embarrassing to wear it anywhere ... :laughing: Also grabbed a gallon of Totally Awesome! cleaner/degreaser for $5, which seemed like a good price ... :thumbsup:

The bad news on the blower is neither of the yokes I picked up (Sam Winer and TSC) will work ... on the first, the internal bore for the shaft is off by couple of thousandths (looks like it was not completely machined out) and the keyway slot size is wrong (need 5/16" ... only 1/4" on new one ...) and it lacks the through hole for either a roll pin/shear bolt. On the second, the outside lock-up dimension between the ears was incorrect.

I'd been avoiding really diving into this, hoping to come up with a quick and easy solution ... but that really wasn't happening. So yesterday I dived in and really researched and edu-macated myself a little further on PTO shafts. The unit has an Italian style (triploid) shaft ... quite possibly a Bondioli and Pavesi, Series 4. It looks like the specific yoke that Jacobsen used (keyway + hole for shear bolt) is no longer offer by B and P ... but Jacobsen shows it as available. The only problem is that they want $374 bucks for it ... which definitely ain't happening ... :laughing:

Came up with a part number for a B and P yoke with only a keyway and set screw and happen to locate a NOS one on fleabay. Interestingly the photos of that one showed a casting number (59404 S1) that was one digit different from the one that came off the blower (59403 S1) ... so it seems like the shaft may indeed be a B and P item.

Ultimately I located an AB4 Weasler yoke that is compatible with the B and P Series 4 shafts, that Rural King offers for a quite reasonable $38 and change, plus another $12 for the shipping. I opted to go with pin hole only, figuring that the load on it shouldn't be all that much, and if I take care to feather the clutch and engage it at low rpm the Grade 8, 1/4" shear bolt will probably hold up fine. If it becomes an issue, I have a resource to have a keyway machined into the new yoke. Ordered that last night, and barring any difficulties, I should have it sometime early next week at the latest.

Some hints of sun out there today, so it will be an outside day ... at least until the sun goes down.

Need to get some more crusher run spread on the driveway and fill in a couple of low spots and places where runoff has eroded it.

Plus whatever other outside tasks need doing while it's still relatively warm out.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day ... :thumbsup: