Good morning!!!!

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. The sun is shining again, so I am back to working on the outside of the workshop. Have a few more pieces of steel to cut out at the gable end, then can make a start on replacing the bricks that are damaged.

Some more great pictures of leaves on the turn :thumbsup:

LS, thanks for your kind offer to take the wood burning range away, however I would prefer it to stay where it is, not least because it weighs a third of a ton. It seemed a real extravagance at the time we bought it, costing somewhere around 3,500 pounds, though it has given a lot of pleasure in those last 8 years and I hope to be around to enjoy it's warmth for a few more years to come.

I see Esse range cookers are also on sale in America and Canada - this is a more upmarket model than ours, with a glass inner door to the firebox and an extra oven. Click on the colour of your choice to see the price The ESSE 99 is a stylish wood burning stove – Wood Fired Cook Stoves North America

Our firearms regulations are indeed onerous and they keep on getting worse. One of the reasons I started reloading was the restrictions on keeping ammunition. Fortunately there are no significant restrictions on primers, bullets or powder, I just have to show my certificate and can then buy as much as I want.

We have a big issue at the moment with many police forces starting to demand a letter from a doctor that says we aren't crazy before they will renew our firearms certificates, even though no laws insist on that. It hasn't been well thought through, as shooters with even mild depression will be much less likely to go to the doctor to get help. Some doctors who don't like anyone to own guns are refusing to write the letter, or make their fees extortionate and for those living in rural areas, finding another doctor is often not at all easy.

Roy, better than Christmas ?

 

[riptides]

55 heading to upper 70's today. Should be a great day to move some dirt around.

Managed to work on the porch ceiling again and the pasture fence lines yesterday. Pulled up one old telephone post that was hiding by a cedar. The rest were just cedar posts hiding in cedars. Yeah, some of our cedars on what was the fence line are big and wide. Also found a 12 foot lead pipe, back there not sure what it was doing. Maybe water? Those cedars hid all sorts of stuff.

I plan on taking it easy when the sun comes up, and just see if I can finish the porch ceiling today. The vinyl siding should be showing up today. I think I see the end of this project coming. Should have done it 15 years ago when we remodeled the house. But you all know, time and money.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[Buppies]

With my sewer problems over and $2500 poorer now to tend to damage on wifes car two dents in drivers door, mirror, two dents in passenger door, three in rear quarter panel imagine this will make big dent in pocket book

 

[Thomas]

NHBX.
I need to cut back some hemlock and beech volunteers down the sides of the driveway before winter so may start picking away on that project.
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Yep time starting to run out getting those outside project done before old man winter comes to visit,upper NH been forecasted for snow mix Friday night.

 

[Thomas]

With my sewer problems over and $2500 poorer now to tend to damage on wifes car two dents in drivers door, mirror, two dents in passenger door, three in rear quarter panel imagine this will make big dent in pocket book

As my wife would say"Could have been lot worse you could still be laying in hospital bed"

 

[daugen]

Buppies, better days ahead...

unpacked box of Royal Daulton china, put it all in dishwasher, got down to very last plate in box and it was chipped. :thumbdown:
so I have to box it all back up again and take it to closest Kohls that apparently has a deal with Amazon to accept returns.
Too bad, really nice china, Ellen Degeneres brand which means nothing to me...but nicely made. Too bad Amazon can't ship this stuff without breaking it.
Had hoped they would replace just the broken plate, nope, back it all goes and try, try again.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 55° with light rain this morning. Heading to 50° with cloudy skies. Did not get much done yesterday. Catching up on missed conserve energy time. Going to try and get some grocery shopping done today. Then see what happens after that.
Yesterday morning sunrise.

:welcome: Henry Juan to Good Morning thread.

Eric, nice range. When I was around 12 I spent the summer at a dairy farm. They had a range very similar for cooking. Sure did get warm in the kitchen during hot summer days. They had a kerosene burner for canning.

Buppies, $2500 to pump septic out? :confused3:

Drew, hope they can help your back. Good to hear move in is still going good.

Riptides, sounds like someone used area under cedars as a place to dump things. Good that is porch is getting done.

Roy, hope tractor is the way you want it.

David, going to take a break from grass cutting?

Ken, hope you get money back without to much pain.

Randy, Ellen wants to go where?

RS, a machine shop should be able to fix a undersized hole in yoke. I see ads on FB Marketplace to do machining.

RNG, you can post all you want at 5am. If I do not catch any errors someone on the team will do it.

Luther, no raking for me. Blower and Trak-Vac gets is done.

Everyone stay healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[ronjhall]

Buppies, better days ahead...

unpacked box of Royal Daulton china, put it all in dishwasher, got down to very last plate in box and it was chipped. :thumbdown:
so I have to box it all back up again and take it to closest Kohls that apparently has a deal with Amazon to accept returns.
Too bad, really nice china, Ellen Degeneres brand which means nothing to me...but nicely made. Too bad Amazon can't ship this stuff without breaking it.
Had hoped they would replace just the broken plate, nope, back it all goes and try, try again.

Not sure about your area. UPS stores a much closer than Kohls to me. I just put item in a box and drop it off. Amazon sends me a email with a scan code. When I get to UPS they scan the code. They give me a receipt. If refund is coming. I get it in my account before I get home.

 

[daugen]

Not sure about your area. UPS stores a much closer than Kohls to me. I just put item in a box and drop it off. Amazon sends me a email with a scan code. When I get to UPS they scan the code. They give me a receipt. If refund is coming. I get it in my account before I get home.

usually yes, but I have to drive right past the Kohls this morning, will see how convenient it is, hopefully won't have long line at customer service, already printed out labels and put them on box, should be just a drop off. In the past there was a super nice independent UPS shipping place in NC, always went there

 

[toppop52]

Poured first cup of coffee. 55° with light rain this morning. Heading to 50° with cloudy skies. Did not get much done yesterday. Catching up on missed conserve energy time. Going to try and get some grocery shopping done today. Then see what happens after that.
Yesterday morning sunrise.

:welcome: Henry Juan to Good Morning thread.

Eric, nice range. When I was around 12 I spent the summer at a dairy farm. They had a range very similar for cooking. Sure did get warm in the kitchen during hot summer days. They had a kerosene burner for canning.

Buppies, $2500 to pump septic out? :confused3:

Drew, hope they can help your back. Good to hear move in is still going good.

Riptides, sounds like someone used area under cedars as a place to dump things. Good that is porch is getting done.

Roy, hope tractor is the way you want it.

David, going to take a break from grass cutting?

Ken, hope you get money back without to much pain.

Randy, Ellen wants to go where?

RS, a machine shop should be able to fix a undersized hole in yoke. I see ads on FB Marketplace to do machining.

RNG, you can post all you want at 5am. If I do not catch any errors someone on the team will do it.

Luther, no raking for me. Blower and Trak-Vac gets is done.

Everyone stay healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

Ron, she might be giving me a hint!

Drew, my fine China has ‘Dixie’ on the rim.

Got my grass mowed yesterday, still trying to decide if I should pull the deck off yet.
Need to spray driveway and other assorted places one last time.
Looks like it’s going to be a cool rainy day for our PA trip tomorrow, I’d rather go to Carolina but it’s not my birthday.
Buppies, shouldn’t your insurance pay for the car? Good luck going forward, yours hasn’t been great lately.

Have a good and God bless.

 

[daugen]

Drew, my fine China has Dixie on the rim.

ha, mine says Love....
Good Quaker china

 

[RedNeckGeek]

4 - this mesh AP actually wired to tractor via a 12-24 vdc converter to a POE. Just sitting in shed strong enough for a connection but no clue as to performance once outside. Of course that would depend on the other APs.

Interesting concept, but why? Do you think the AP will get better reception on the tractor than your iPhone does? It'll be interesting to see...:confused3:

 

[rswyan]

60F and partly cloudy @ 08:30, headed up to a high of 65F this morning with rain heading in around 14:00 and temps falling after that.

Woman forgot to take her lunch with her ... so I'll need to stick that in the refrigerator ... :confused2:

Got the cut grass along the edges of the upper driveway mostly raked/blown out yesterday. Also spread out about 4 bucketloads crusher run to fill in the low spots. Still a little bit more to do on either end of it.

But before I do that, I need to blow the leaves off the west edge of the section that runs down here to the house and get that filled in, as that's where the worst erosion is.

On the one hand it will be good to get a little rain, to water the crusher run in. On the other hand, it's going to going to make the ground wet, which could be an issue as far as further mowing goes ... if it doesn't dry up any. From the looks of it, the lawn could stand at least one more mowing this year.

But then again, on the other hand, with the ground being good and moist, might be a good time to rent that core aerator and run it over the yard this weekend ... :laughing:

Will likely work outside until the rain starts, then do the running around to return the yokes (in two different directions ... of course ... )

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

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 70˚F cloudy sw winds shifting slowly to the North with the high only in the low 80s, tomorrow we will stay in the 70s. No rain in three weeks.

The wood shop opened up last week and closed today, for the rest of the week for sanitizing, after a person with covid came to the shop yesterday and reported it last night.

Tuesday was the first day of voting in Texas and the turnout was heavy. Only had to wait 20 minutes in a well spaced outdoor line. It's beyond me why some people in Austin spent the night before in line to be able to vote at the earliest possible time. But then Austin is Weird.

Easy Garden day today after a very physical chainsaw day clearing out dozens of large cedar trees on the top of a row of hills on overlook trail in the county park. It looks like it will open in January, the building are nearing complete.

I've been taking Wiper on a neighborhood trail in the evenings and she is using her new ramp to the covered truck back seat without encouragement.
Hope everyone has a productive or easy day.

 

[PJSprog]

54°F and RAINING this morning, going up to 60° today. Boy, was it nice to wake up to a light, steady rain today. This one looks like it may stick around until noon. We definitely need it.

Stayed up too late last night, finally getting to bed right at midnight. That 5am alarm seemed a little extra rude this morning.

Welcome to the GM thread, Henry.

Sorry about your damaged stuff, Drew. Seems ordering anything online these days is a crap-shoot at best. Between the sellers/manufacturers not properly packaging things for transport, and the carriers seeing them as opportunities to test the durability of the packaging, it's a wonder anything arrives in-tact anymore. Remember those old Samsonite commercials from the '70s? One was "Samsonite versus the Pittsburgh Steelers." They should make one titled "Samsonite versus the United Parcel Service." If a package can survive UPS playing rugby with it through their system, it can survive anything.

 

[rswyan]

Poured first cup of coffee. 55ｰ with light rain this morning. Heading to 50ｰ with cloudy skies. Did not get much done yesterday. Catching up on missed conserve energy time. Going to try and get some grocery shopping done today. Then see what happens after that.
Yesterday morning sunrise.

Absolutely beautiful ... :thumbsup:

Always good to catch up on conserve energy time ...

RS, a machine shop should be able to fix a undersized hole in yoke.

No doubt.

After some consideration, I wasn't really happy with the style/specifics of that particular yoke ... knew I'd probably be able to find something better if I put in the time researching it.

I see ads on FB Marketplace to do machining.

:thumbsup:

 

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 57 going to 75 and sunny, calling for rain tomorrow - forecast keeps changing was 1.25" now .5 inches

Got the Dogwood pushed over and stump removed-was about 25' tall and getting old and had some dead branches.

Welcome to GM Henry
Drew - don;t push yourself too hard, you're just starting out the next phase and need to make sure you can enjoy it not laying in bed with back pain.
UPS store next to Giant has always been helpful
I think now a days the purchaser is the QA person for most Amazon goods, and the packaging feedback.
Stink bugs -everywhere- so many great imports-wonder if any local bug eaters like them?
Eric - sun shining - moved countries ?? I miss our old enamel wood burning stove, it had 6 burners and a side water container. My mom made the best pies in tht stove from the crab apples and wild strawberries.
Buppies - sewer problems over is a good thing to hear. $2500 hurts, but better than more leaks!
TXDon - looks like the park is getting a real opening date? You must all be proud of your work, from the pictures it will be very very nice

Today will move some more leaves around to grind up, if they are dry enough,

Stay safe and be well

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 39, going up to 80 today. No rain in the forecast.... still. The wind was ripping yesterday all day, calmed down after sunset, but started again around 9:30 pm. Not a breeze this morning.

Eric, those ovens are the new modern updates, really nice! It's surprising that the ones that are 100 years old are fetching the same prices! Those are definitely not as nice! I guess We will just have to stick with our regular cheapie.....

Roy, hope your tractor gets delivered today! Pics please....

Rip, hope the line of cedars isn't too long... you might have to get another dumpster if you keep finding stuff hidden! Pics of the porch progress would be appreciated!

Drew, sorry to hear that 2 shipments were damaged... disappointing to say the least. The way delivery services handle packages these days, it's a wonder anything makes it through undamaged. Hopefully they get the replacements to you in one piece!

Today will be more shop time. I spent hours yesterday selecting the boards for the next project. Today I will start ripping them down in preparation for joining. That's probably all I'll get to do. Probably have 50-60 pieces to make double rips.....

I just saw the first V formation of geese heading south.... a sure sign of cooler weather coming... they were probably headed here:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct..._del_apache/&usg=AOvVaw3kKdt52eR80zatq_tnycoV

It's a neat place to visit, especially when all the masses of migrating cranes are there.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 77F @ 6:15AM. Sunny. High around 95F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Wind was calm most of yesterday, but by late afternoon provided a welcome breeze. It's been picking up since then, with overnight gusts up to 25 MPH, and now blowing in the 10-20MPH range. Supposed to stay that way until sometime tomorrow. Power's been off since quarter after six last night. Didn't even notice.:thumbsup:

Well I guess you can teach an old dog new trucks, huh Don?:thumbsup:

Hope you can find the right yokes, RS. Or at least something you can make work.

We have a similar thing happening here, Eric, with the Social Security Administration and the Veterans Administration filing notices of mental incompetence for those that have enlisted help to do simple things like balance a checkbook or take their medication on time. I don't have a problem with the general idea, but it's being done without any sort of hearing or way to appeal.

Do you reload, Mike? That lead pipe would come in handy if you also cast your own bullets...

Maybe one of those paintless dent removal places could save you some money, Buppies?

Too bad about the china, Drew, but Amazon's gotten quite bad with their packaging care since this CV19 thing started. I just got a gallon can of contact cement that was a good quarter inch shorter than it should have been because there was no padding on the bottom when it was packed. I'm very lucky it didn't burst.

Nice sunrise photo, Ron. Did the sailors take warning?

:welcome: Henry Juan. Where you from?

Neighbor texted me last night to let me know there was another fire nearby, but apparently it was put out before it got very big. No notice from the emergency warning system, and too dark to see any smoke. So many careless people. State wide, we're still seeing three to five new fire starts a day, almost all of them human caused.:duh:ullinghair:

One thing I have noticed the past few mornings is an over active microwave oven. I like to cook rolled oats in it, on a low heat setting. It does this by turning the beam on for only two seconds out of twenty. I haven't caught it in the act yet, but I'm thinking it's running far more than 10%, as yesterday most of the oats were splashed out of the bowl. Big mess, hungry tummy.

The other thing I noticed yesterday is I'd somehow managed to buy the wrong rings for the pistons that were giving me problems. The diameter was correct, but not the thickness or the width. Once the old rings were put back in place, the hose clamp come ring compressor worked again as it always had, and the job is mostly done. Now just have to keep my fingers crossed that the old rings, which only had a few thousand miles on them, will seat in the reconditioned cylinders.

Vagabond buddy is supposed to drop by for a visit later today. He wanted to bring something, so I suggested fresh fruit and vegetables, as that will save me a trip to town this week.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[wngsprd]

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.

Well said, Paul. Our Framers knew what they were doing.