Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Ken sorry about BIL and SIL prayers sent

 

[Buppies]

Nice Jeep and pups David you do live in paradise

 

[sodamo]

Short update on Sophie’s eye appnt. Marginal improvement, better vision test, but still some swelling, new drops. Some sort of early stage glaucoma in other eye so a laser procedure next visit.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
34 in fog going up to 57 today in clouds.

thoroughly enjoyed my pulled pork sandwich for dinner last night, Popgadget made it nice and smoky, couldn't be better.
All birdhouses delivered, spent some time with friend next to outside firepit later in afternoon until the light faded and then time for home.
Off at 7am this morning to get an mri, then back to work in woodshop.

Hope Sophie's eyes improve David.
Good thoughts sent Toppop's way, sounds like he needs some cheering up.

have an appt to get car detailed next Thursday, might get cancelled, 8 inches of snow predicted at the moment for Wednesday into Thursday.
That will probably shut the place down. Looks like combo of rain and snow, but very cold temps makes snow a realistic forecast.
Need to call my lawn guy and remind him to put me on his snow plow list.
Ho ho ho

Hope you all have a nice weekend.

hmmm, forecast now raised to a foot of snow on Wednesday. It's been a while for me...

 

[Buppies]

46 high of 64 today another long day upcoming snow or ice in forecast next week

Prayers for Kyle and his daughter, Toppop, LS, and all others

 

[rswyan]

50F and mostly cloudy @ 05:15.

Amazon did deliver on the butyl tape and jigsaw blade for the cement board - just not early enough to do any cutting. I did get the cement board moved around back onto the sawhorses. Will need to move that inside here in a bit, as rain is headed in.

The Woman's stuff is due in today, along with the aluminum tile flange.

Moved old stove out of kitchen onto to a pallet and got it moved over to the barn, had to remove door from hallway into kitchen to get it out. Hinge pins came out a lot easier this time around (I lubed them when I took it off to bring the new stove in ... :thumbsup

Brought roll of 6 mil visqueen over to the house from the barn and rolled it out and cut off a piece to use to line the shower under the backer board then took it back on next load. Snagged a fairly straight 2 x 4 to replace one in the shower wall that is badly twisted at the bottom.

Also got MMM moved over to the barn and put away, along with longest water hose, a roll of geo grid and some scrap metal.

Another 4 bucketloads of crusher run added to upper driveway and more or less spread out. Needs more fine-tuning though.

Set another rebar on the corner up by the shed to keep somebody from cutting the corner and driving on my lawn ... need to check and make sure I brought the sledgehammer back down ...

Cleared the leaves that had accumulated around the front of the house with the Stihl blower.

Have a fairly regular momentary loss of power in the circuit that feeds the kitchen lights and wall outlets in the living room ... hopefully just a breaker going bad. High priority on figuring out what is going on with that.

Major item on agenda for today is to get old toilet emptied and pulled.

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

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is 24°F and the high will be 27. Wind NE 11 mph. Snow.
Here is the entire weather warning with metric values translated into real temperatures;
Warnings

4:54 AM EST Saturday 12 December 2020
Snowfall warning in effect for:

North Bay - Powassan - Mattawa
West Nipissing - French River

Snowfall with total amounts of 6-10" is expected.

Hazards:
6-10" of snow
Poor visibility in heavy and local blowing snow
Poor road conditions due to accumulating and local blowing snow

Timing:
Snow will begin this morning and taper off overnight or Sunday morning. The heaviest snow is expected this afternoon and evening.

Discussion:
A snowstorm will bring 6-10" of snow this weekend. Snow will begin this morning, but the heaviest snow is expected in the afternoon and evening hours when snowfall rates of 1" per hour will be possible. Gusty northeast winds to 35 mph will combine with fresh snow to create blowing and drifting snow, particularly in exposed areas. For areas near and south of North Bay, freezing rain is also a possibility tonight.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Take frequent breaks and avoid strain when clearing snow.

It looks like it will be wet, sloppy heart attack snow. The kids will love it! Nice packing snow, real good for snow forts and snowball fights.


Have a safe day all

 

[rswyan]

I find my battery powered one more useful (and used)

Ridgid makes one JobMax with changeable head.

Hard to argue with the convenience of battery-operated tools.

The only battery operated ones we have here are a Black and Decker hedge trimmer and 3/8 drill - both are very handy.

I think the hedge trimmer is 18v and the drill is 12v. (That reminds me I have some tulip bulbs I need to get planted before the ground totally freezes ... )

Have not had to replace the battery yet on the hedge trimmer. Had two batteries for the drill that eventually went bad and bought three new ones for it, which I had to do through the local Black and Decker service center.

Have tried to make a point of keeping them charged up since those first two went bad.

 

[Looking4new]

Set another rebar on the corner up by the shed to keep somebody from cutting the corner and driving on my lawn ... need to check and make sure I brought the sledgehammer back down ...

I hope you left about 2" above the ground, that way you WILL find out who is driving on your lawn. Might co$t them a tire, but who cares about that? People that don't respect other peoples property deserve to pay.

Back when we had hydro meter readers come around monthly I caught one parking on my lawn, he didn't come back after I accosted him with the 12 ga. Never pointed it at him, he just needed to see it.

 

[rswyan]

I hope you left about 2" above the ground, that way you WILL find out who is driving on your lawn. Might co$t them a tire, but who cares about that? People that don't respect other peoples property deserve to pay.

Back when we had hydro meter readers come around monthly I caught one parking on my lawn, he didn't come back after I accosted him with the 12 ga. Never pointed it at him, he just needed to see it.

I actually know who's driving on my lawn ... I live with her ...

:laughing:

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 39° with rain this morning. Heading to 53° with continues rain. Got old papers burned in fire barrel.
Furnace guy came out a fixed flame sensor on furnace. Running correctly now. He found where a ticking noise was coming from when fan was running. Cold air return in dining room wall. Fixed. Must be nice to have good hearing.
Made to Menard and picked up some Sunflower and Bird see. Both on sale.
Michigan covid cases 460,346. Deaths 10,965. Oakland county cases 54,043. Deaths 1,463. Michigan testing. 7,756,793. Over a million new test over last week.
Going to be a inside day. No plans yet.
Comcast cable inspector.

Randy, get the thief's.

Mostly, new drone is a lot faster than smaller one I have. It has front and rear sensors that are used for object avoidance. It will stop moving if something is sensed in front or rear of drone. Beyond that about the same operation.

Alien, thanks for the link. Lots of information on the thread. My new Drone is a DJI Mavic Air 2. So far I have not crashed my Mini or the Air 2. I am surprised that I can operate them at 78 years old.

David, hope Sophie's continues to get better. Great pictures.

Roy, a chance to play with all the controls on tractor. :thumbsup:

Drew, sharp eye to see Sassy in picture.

Looking, better you get the snow than me. Little over 1" of rain forecast for here.

Everyone stay safe safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[wngsprd]

45 going to 65. Damp outside.

Prayers said for Randy and Sophie.

David, I was wondering about those names...thanks for clearing it up.

Rip, misery loves company, so I pulled up a couple of floor boards yesterday that my wife has been mentioning...right at the threshold of the screen porch. I had just the right replacement board in mind, then went to get it (from the bottom of the stack and it was all wrong). Then spent more time looking all over for another than it would have taken to drive the 20 miles to the closest lumber vendor...no luck....gotta go to town today anyway...but won't find the same lumber...porch is made of tongue and groove baldcypress...just doesn't rot, but this piece cracked up badly.

But that got me motivated to get a sheet of plywood from the rafters of the shed for another project...problem is that it, too, was on the bottom of a lot of stored items and leftover pieces of plywood...each piece got measured, and came up a couple inches short. So after a couple of hours of spilling fallen mud dauber nests and black snake poop on me, got what I needed and most everything replaced neatly. Some items are headed to the dump...my rule is if I have to move it, and it hasn't been used in a few years, give it away or toss it. Don't want to leave a huge burden for the kids when I go, or for me if I move.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, would one of these be a benefit?
https://www.amazon.com/Century-Resistant-Wireless-Electrical-Decorative/dp/B07FFKR6FM/ref=sr_1_26?dchild=1&keywords=remote+light+control&qid=1607737723&sr=8-26
I have three of them and as long as I plug the vehicle including the Kioti in, I can activate the block heaters without leaving my nice warm house. I have all three on the same circuit, mainly because I don't have them all on at the same time.

Thanks!
My extension cord runs from inside the garage to the tractor. As I wrote, I leave the tractor end plugged in...I just have to go in the (attached) garage to plug in to the wall receptacle. The garage is heated, but we don't keep it "room temperature" since we'd lose a lot of heat through the garage doors. But, it's warmer then gong outside

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-12-12, 0703

29 right now...high in the upper 30's today.
Other then a dump run, I wrote about my plans in post #123446

Read Drew's post about snow in PA next Wednesday. That must be a very widespread storm, since most of the NE will be hit too. Our 10 day fantasy forecast started off a day or so back at 7-8", now it's down the (maybe) an inch or so. I would really like a good 6-10 inches...

 

[Thomas]

daugen.
"Even if you ran block heaters all night long it wouldn't consume very much juice."
--------------------------
And well worth it but as I found out doesn't take long for the mice to start building there condo.

 

[toppop52]

Randy, extra prayers for sure.

Really sux about the theft. Keep a watch they might be back. Camera?

My camera doesn’t see that area much, time for another one I guess.

 

[Thomas]

33F clear but foggy shower this afternoon into evening high low 40's.

Last evening we watch very large Doe trying to chase fox away from it's dinner the Doe was no match.
Outside chores done E muffin time. :licking:
Plans for today...Take Mrs. to super market,couple wheel barrows of wood in basement,check game cams other than that :confused3:

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

Roy.
Read Drew's post about snow in PA next Wednesday. That must be a very widespread storm, since most of the NE will be hit too. Our 10 day fantasy forecast started off a day or so back at 7-8", now it's down the (maybe) an inch or so. I would really like a good 6-10 inches"
----------------
You may get your wish mid week.

 

[toppop52]

54-64 today, big change from yesterday. No snow in our forecast, just over an inch of rain both Monday and Wednesday. Getting colder too. Timing of the cold air is likely to keep us wet.

Sadamo great doggies, and that Jeep would be worth a small fortune now.

Ron, new drone sounds like fun.

RS, you’re a busy dude!

LS, Kyle, Mostly, Don, Drew and all of you guys are very impressive with what you can do and how much.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 45F @ 4:00AM. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 58F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
It's raining now, but we've only picked up 0.08" since it started last night at about 10PM. Supposed to stop soon, then more comes in tonight through tomorrow, but only about 1/2". Every bit of it is welcome, but it's sure no drought buster.

Those are daunting CV19 numbers, Ron. Even though one of the vaccines has been approved, the roll out won't be fast enough to make much of a dent before spring. And polling shows that a significant number of folks won't take it even if it is made available to them.:confused3: Maybe an unintended consequence of that is those that do want it won't have as long to wait?

You're not in North Carolina anymore, Drew. Hope the snow isn't as bad as predicted, no matter where you are.

That's a lot to keep track of, RS. Wore me out just reading it!:laughing:

Sorry to hear about the thievery, Randy. Maybe time to put out a game camera or two? Hope they can help you with the kidney diagnosis.

Reminds me of the lanyards we used to weave back in summer camp, Phil. Never figured out what to do with them when we were done, though.:confused2:

Oil pan is on and filled, and the HF o-ring sampler held a pair that seemed to be the correct size for the dip stick tube. Just to be sure, they also got a healthy daub of silicon seal. I used Loctite 5900 on the pan gasket, rated to fill up to 1mm gaps. I sure hope there aren't any that big! Temps were in the mid 50s in the garage yesterday, and oh boy was that stuff hard to squeeze out. Had to make several orbits on all those bolts holding the pan on as the goop squeezed out and (hopefully) filled any gaps. Real hard to see the pointer on the torque wrench dial, and the pan on the motorcycles is the same deal. Ordered an electronic inch-pound wrench this morning that vibrates and beeps when the correct torque is reached, so I'll be all set for the next time.

Started sprinkling just as I finished hosing off the Weatherguard floor mats from the truck, but with some drying out this afternoon, I'll get after the dust inside later today. Threw another tarp over the wood pile, too, and put away and closed up a few other things so they'd stay dry in the rain.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!