Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

Eric, great news.

 

[tibadoe]

Happy Sunday everyone. Light rain, clouds, hanging in the mid 30's for this morning in my part of the state.

 

[Frankenkubota]

It never stops! Mid 30s, cold rain all day. Just another day in paradise. Now they have added cold weather to the incessant rain.

Coffee shop people should live here, like the PNW. Gives you an excuse for sitting inside all day doing Nothing!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 44F @ 5:30AM. Sunny to partly cloudy. High 58F. Winds light and variable.
Now there's a slight chance for a shower tomorrow night, with a bigger system coming in Friday night through the following Monday. Still less than an inch overall, but every little bit helps.

Do you end up walking around holding the iPhone in your hand, David? Or do you have pockets big enough to keep it in? The Otterbox Defender line of cases used to come with a belt carrier, and I used one for a while. It wasn't good when crawling around underneath something, though, and I eventually just went to using the side pockets on whatever pants/shorts I was wearing. I don't think the Max will fit in those pockets and still let me sit down, and keeping it in a back pocket would probably damage it when sitting. I have a friend that actually bent his phone into a shallow U shape from sitting on it like that.

Sometime in the past year or so, Amazon started using UPS for the first leg of their shipments, then the package was turned over to the USPS for the final delivery. Amazon's tracking often showed the package as delivered when in fact it had just been handed off to the USPS, who would then take a day or three to get the package delivered. Prime used to mean two-day delivery, and that went the way of the Dodo bird with the advent of CV19. Not sure of the connection there, unless Amazon just doesn't have enough people working in their distribution centers. Seems like you're correct about that particular driver, RS, especially if he hasn't ever been down your driveway before. The drivers that do come to the house here really don't like to back up, they don't want to take a chance getting stuck, either, on a driveway that may be in bad shape or doesn't have room to turn around. I've had to call shippers before to explain the condition of the driveway and that there is enough room to turn a semi-truck around at the house. But sometimes the phone call doesn't even work, and I end up having to go to the local dock and pick it up myself.

Mid 80s temperatures are very comfortable here, Doug, but the humidity seldom gets above 40%. If it's humid where you live, I wouldn't look forward to mid 80s and above, either.

Good point about the toxicity, Don, but the video did mention that people with dark skin tend to have lower levels of vitamin D. That could help to explain the high numbers in Brazil, despite all the sunshine. Glad to hear there's good correlation between the two rain gauges, too.

How long does it take to fry a turkey, Rick? Never had one prepared that way, and the only videos I've seen of it were made by various fire departments showing how easy it is to boil the oil onto the burner and start the house on fire. Which might help to explain why fried turkey would be an excellent dish for the VFD to make for folks.:laughing:

I'm glad your sheep story had a happy ending, Eric. Another Christmas miracle?

:welcome: tiabadoe/Joe! Lots of folks from Virginia here on the GM thread...

Got the rest of the pallet disassembled yesterday, then cleaned up the spots where the welds were cut, and cut enough pieces for one set of hoops. If nothing else comes up, I'll get that welded together today and bolted to one of the plastic pallets. And maybe get another set of sticks cut, too. Also need to get the oil changed in the truck, and I should do it while the ground is still dry, so that may get done today, too.

Jupiter and Saturn looked like one star in last night's sky. But tomorrow night is supposedly "the" night where they're officially conjoined.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

 

[toppop52]

Another small order from Walmart, promised deliver by this coming Wednesday the 23rd actually arrived yesterday the 19th.

Same here, two packages said 23rd, one came Thursday and one Friday.

 

[daugen]

:welcome: Joe.
are you interested in a small tractor to replace the Taskmaster? Had to look that one up. As we get older many of us have found
that cab tractors are one of those "wish I had done this ten years ago" items.

quick trip to supermarket, now heat is on in garage, waiting for it to warm up a little in there
Felt the need to make a little cedar sawdust.

I need to stop over and witness Popgadget's testing of his professional speakers. Would be interesting to see how much my high
frequency hearing has declined. And I want to see those alpacas dancing
to: Inna Gadda Da Vida Iron Butterfly (FULL Version!) - YouTube
or perhaps more humorously:
Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie (Official Video) - YouTube
yup, alpacas doing the line dance...enough fur flying for a pair of socks! :dance1:

 

[riptides]

37 outside this AM. Slight rain. Heading to mid 40s. Too wet to do anything. May just clean up the garages.
Last official day of fall.
Hoping for a clear sky tonight.

Good news on that ewe Eric.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe and stay healthy my friends.

 

[farmeratheart]

Thomas- I think the 6.5’ plow is just right for our size tractors. I posted a picture yesterday in the Today’s Seat Time thread of my 2520 removing Thursday’s mess with a modified 6.5’ Fisher plow.

Eric- no shortage of stories over the years of the resilience of livestock. Still a good job on your part to give her the chance to recover .

Enjoy your Sunday!

Frank

 

[Bird]

How long does it take to fry a turkey, Rick? Never had one prepared that way, and the only videos I've seen of it were made by various fire departments showing how easy it is to boil the oil onto the burner and start the house on fire. Which might help to explain why fried turkey would be an excellent dish for the VFD to make for folks.

I'm getting old and forgetful; can't remember just how long it took, but I've sure fried a lot of turkeys in peanut oil for us as well as for friends and neighbors. And the very first turkey I ever fried did result in the oil boiling over when I lowered the turkey in too fast. That was in my shop building down in the country, so I just had a mess to clean up on that concrete floor. I learned to slowly lower the turkey into the hot oil. I never had another problem, but even here I always had the cooker outside on concrete.

 

[toppop52]

Good morning. It’s 24 headed to 38 today. Overcast, supposed to have some mixed rain/snow showers this morning.

Yesterday I did make some progress on the speaker, should make even more today.
I had to go to Quakertown and help diagnose a hydraulic issue with a snowplow on a small dump truck with a central hydraulic system. Turns out that they installed a new plow blade and didn’ move the cushion valve from the old one. They must have caught something with the edge of the blade and blew out the o-rings the angle valve spool, so the blade would not hold an angle.

Our deliveries have been pretty good, but USPS is hit or miss. Yesterday I received a small package sent first class from KS on 21/1 to PA. My wife sent some sock vis priority mail to a town about 20 miles away that took two weeks. I would say that Louis Dejoy has done measurable damage to the post office. Hopefully it can be repaired, up until this fall it was always very reliable.
As I was clearing the parking area at the end of my lane, a Ups truck showed up. I told the driver he was brave to come all the way up without knowing if there would be room to turn around. His reply was “you’ve never let me down before”.

SPL is Sound Pressure Level, measured in decibels. I measure the response of the speaker with a calibrated microphone, a signal generator, and measurement software. I don’t have an anechoic chamber, so I do it outside.

Blaming Dejoy for a system that has been deteriorating for 50+ years is sort of like blaming the hospital administrator for a bee sting you got in the parking lot. Maybe he could have done a better job of pest control, but he didn’t control the bee. He might be an idiot or a genius, I don’t know, but he wasn’t in charge during most of the decline. 2cents.

 

[toppop52]

35 and cloudy, going to 42...no snow this morning, but was only a 40% chance.

Eric, great job saving that ewe. Your wife is right about the toothpaste.

Thomas, hope your wife now appreciates even more what you have to do to keep the drive cleared.

Mostly, pretty sure it's a coyote, but a big one. I've been capturing it on the trail cam about once every week, usually around 6 or 7am. I got a red fox photo on that same log yesterday...a big difference in size.

Worked on the flood debris and sand accumulation at my little bridge yesterday...lots of fresh air while I shoveled sand and pebbles, close to where that coyote photo was taken. Brought half a pallet of firewood onto the porch...used the wheelbarrow since the ground is too soft to run the tractor.

Ron, we've had a flock of evening grosbeaks hanging around the feeders this week...like to get your camera on them.

Probably a coywolf, almost all eastern coyotes now have wolf genes and some have dog genes. They’re way bigger than what I saw in California and Florida.

 

[pennwalk]

In case you are a little bored this morning. I bet your mud isn't this deep.

Two Excavators stuck in deep clay - Heavy Recovery - Terribargarn, Sweden - YouTube

Chris:laughing:

 

[toppop52]

Got as low as 26, up to 40 now, rain moving in. I’m going to work on the flagpole today, needs some cleaning and I need to remove the old swivel collars to get ready for the new ones, hopefully coming this week. Had home cooked sausage biscuits for breakfast and then church service. Now I’m heading out to take the flagpole to the garage and work on it.

Have a good day, God bless.

 

[lostcreekranch]

RNG .. "How long does it take to fry a turkey, Rick? "

With oil @ 350°F and proper sized burner .. about 3 1/2 minutes per pound will give you great results. You need a good long thermometer to monitor oil temperature as you cook.

It can be very dangerous .. if you skip any safety steps;

NEVER .. fry an even partially frozen turkey.
Make sure your Turkey is dry and the innards packet removed.
Assure the neck opening is at least 1".
Cook outside, in an open area .. and NOT on your nice clean concrete patio nor driveway.

Before frying .. put your turkey in the empty pot and fill with water to a level of 2" over top of the turkey. Remove the turkey and mark the level of the water on the outside of the pot. This will be the level of oil in the pot. If you're cooking multiple turkeys .. do this test with largest bird.

Lower the uncooked turkey .. into the hot oil very slowly!

Yes .. we'll have fire extinguishers present.

In past years, at the ranch, with big Thanksgiving gatherings we would buy three roughly 12# turkeys. I would brine them in advance, then smoke one, fry one, bake one.

 

[Frankenkubota]

RNG .. "How long does it take to fry a turkey, Rick? "

With oil @ 350°F and proper sized burner .. about 3 1/2 minutes per pound will give you great results. You need a good long thermometer to monitor oil temperature as you cook.

It can be very dangerous .. if you skip any safety steps;

NEVER .. fry an even partially frozen turkey.
Make sure your Turkey is dry and the innards packet removed.
Assure the neck opening is at least 1".
Cook outside, in an open area .. and NOT on your nice clean concrete patio nor driveway.

Before frying .. put your turkey in the empty pot and fill with water to a level of 2" over top of the turkey. Remove the turkey and mark the level of the water on the outside of the pot. This will be the level of oil in the pot. If you're cooking multiple turkeys .. do this test with largest bird.

Lower the uncooked turkey .. into the hot oil very slowly!

Yes .. we'll have fire extinguishers present.

In past years, at the ranch, with big Thanksgiving gatherings we would buy three roughly 12# turkeys. I would brine them in advance, then smoke one, fry one, bake one.

Do you have a preference? I was so so skeptical about oil fried turkey until i tasted it. It was great!

I did see a video of someone putting a frozen turkey in hot oil, like an explosion.

Here's a non sequitur, virtually all the cold cuts you eat from the franchised sub sandwich shops are made from turkey.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

buckeyefarmer.
Still can稚 convince her to clear snow with her tractor?
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Mrs. lasted about half an hour yesterday pushing back snow banks,she said tractor rides to rough with ice bar tire chains and rather be baking...she did good job.

If baking is the alternative, that’s not a bad deal.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and 1.8 inches rain. Forecast unchanged. It is rainy season.

Guess I’ll watch some football.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[pennwalk]

It can be very dangerous .. if you skip any safety steps;

For some reason the turkey frying instructions reminded me of chemistry class all those years ago. We were either supposed to add the acid to the water or add the water to the acid. Which ever I did the opposite. My shirt came out looking like I had been shotgunned without the blood. So that's why they made us wear safety glasses. I guess I will keep using my turkey fryer for boiling lobsters. I never had one blow up.:laughing:

Chris

 

[sodamo]

Greatstory, Eric. Thanks for sharing.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

SPL is Sound Pressure Level, measured in decibels. I measure the response of the speaker with a calibrated microphone, a signal generator, and measurement software. I don’t have an anechoic chamber, so I do it outside.

Cool, pretty much how I test RF transmitters and Receivers, only we have anechoic chambers also.