Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good Monday morning all. It's mighty cold out and will be for the next ten days. 15 out now, only getting up to 32 today.
At least it will be a sunny day, and then snow showers tonight. On and off snow actually all week.

up too early, read my book instead of watching game and after yesterday's exercise in the snow went to bed early.

save my change/coins in a big plastic pretzel jar, half full and need to get it to bank. Made mistake of letting it fill up last time and it was too heavy
to pick up. Guess I'll have to call bank and find out if I need an appt to do this. I see a machine at the supermarket but I'm sure there's a fee for using it.

 

[NHBX]

save my change/coins in a big plastic pretzel jar, half full and need to get it to bank. Made mistake of letting it fill up last time and it was too heavy
to pick up. Guess I'll have to call bank and find out if I need an appt to do this. I see a machine at the supermarket but I'm sure there's a fee for using it.

Hi Drew

Many of the coin machines have the option of an e-gift card with no fees for the transaction. I’ve used Coin-star machines and they print out a voucher for which stores they offer. I usually get an Amazon voucher and just add it to my account online.
Yes if you take cash there is a fee usually of 10-12% yikes!!

Luther

 

[ronjhall]

Waiting for first cup of coffee to cool. -1° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 14° with chance of snow all day. Did not watch movies yesterday. Son and DIL came over. They helped me do some moving of stuff. Then loaded what they could use into their truck. DIL got a new camera. So we played with taking pictures with different lenses. Very calming day. Have not seen them since Christmas.

Drew, I bought a counting coin bank many years ago. It has been stuck at $70 for a while. Because I have been using credit card to shop. Only 3 month until Dairy Queens opens up. Good luck getting your coin turned in.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[riptides]

28 outside this AM. Heading to mid-30's. Should be sunny.

Wife wants more space in the barn for horse stuff. Looks like a wall needs to come down between the tack room and the barn office. Then redo the floor and inside walls.
Said she cannot wait 18 months for results. So I will be getting measurements today and seeing how much wood I have available for the job.

Showed the wife some steel buildings yesterday, she actually liked a few. May go that route instead of building my own due to lumber prices. And my work speed. LOL.

Daughters dog goes to the vet today. Is gulping food now, but still needs to put on a lot of weight. Is too skinny. Very nice personality. Hope all is OK with it.

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

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! 9 now, maybe 27 later. 4 weather systems with light snow each time this week. Up coming weekend is to be cold.

Woke up early today. Guess anticipation of the alarm going off for the first time in months had something to do with it. Working on the 2nd cup of coffee.

Did the grocery run yesterday, read the Sunday paper, took a nap, puttered in the garage...,relaxing day.

Everyone stay safe out there

 

[NHBX]

Good morning all

Wound up with about 6” of light fluffy snow yesterday. Should be an easy clean up.
18 now highs in the mid 20’s winds 10-15 and mostly sunny.

The misses and I got our first vaccine shots last Thursday, felt crappy and sore most of the weekend. Pretty much what we were told to expect. Both feel okay this morning. Trying to schedule the second shot was a bit of a circus but we got it done.

Enjoy your day everyone

 

[daugen]

Hi Drew

Many of the coin machines have the option of an e-gift card with no fees for the transaction. I’ve used Coin-star machines and they print out a voucher for which stores they offer. I usually get an Amazon voucher and just add it to my account online.
Yes if you take cash there is a fee usually of 10-12% yikes!!

Luther

great to know, thank you
Amazon voucher would be perfect

Ron, some of those banks look like fun gifts to give to grandkids.

 

[wngsprd]

24 heading to a sunny 40.

Snowed big clumps all morning yesterday, but never got below freezing, so much melting. Snow is hard crust to walk on this morning...strong skunk smell, but could never find anything but its digs.

Ron, glad you got to see son and his wife. You've got it cold today.

Rip, hope dog is okay, too.

Got my dates wrong...dentist is tomorrow.

When working on taxes Friday, got a message from the TurboTax software that the necessary Forms 1065, K-1 and instructions had been delayed by the IRS and so their software was not updated...they'd send me an email when ready. Never seen that before, and always had things finished by this point in February in years of the past.

 

[ronjhall]

great to know, thank you

Ron, some of those banks look like fun gifts to give to grandkids.

I gave one to my GD full of coins. About $100. She still has it.

 

[ronjhall]

When working on taxes Friday, got a message from the TurboTax software that the necessary Forms 1065, K-1 and instructions had been delayed by the IRS and so their software was not updated...they'd send me an email when ready. Never seen that before, and always had things finished by this point in February in years of the past.

IRS is not receiving anything for 2020 taxes until 2/12/21.

 

[Thomas]

16F sharp breeze in the air low 20's for high.

Outside chores done toast time.
Super Bowl one team show up to play the other team didn't :confused3: half time. :confused2:

Plans for today 4" snow waiting to be remove from path deck and driveway,fill deer feeder,make sure I pick Mrs. up 2:30pm at her job!!! other than that putter.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Thomas]

Ron.
Each morning I look forward to picture of the day,indeed you take some outstanding pictures. :thumbsup:

 

[daugen]

Ron.
Each morning I look forward to picture of the day,indeed you take some outstanding pictures. :thumbsup:

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

like having our own Audubon show

special request for owls please...

neighbor just sent me this pic she took in middle of storm yesterday

 

[ronjhall]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

like having our own Audubon show

special request for owls please...

neighbor just sent me this pic she took in middle of storm yesterday

I have never seen a Owl at my place. I do hear them. Hawk was back yesterday. Keeping it’s distance. About 300’ out.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning all. A tiny gap opened up in the fast moving clouds when me and Max went out first thing this morning. I was taken by surprise as sunlight took the opportunity to race across the ground, tear across a distant field, flash along the tops of some far off trees and finally pick out like a searchlight the brilliant white wings of 3 swans flying into the unforgiving Russian wind. Ten seconds later the show was over as clouds closed ranks and sent down another flurry of snow. Max was not that impressed, he just wanted to get back to the woodburner.

Eric, I've been primarily shooting an air rifle, lately, too... mine is CO2.

Wng, CO2 is great for totally recoilless shooting, though I once had a CO2 pistol (after powder handguns got banned here) that was always temperamental when it came to sealing onto the capsule. Got close to frostbite a few times when the liquified gas came rushing out of the pistol grips

As parents, we are doing our best to help our kids pick good friends. We see the side effects of overlooking some things now. As a very poor kid, I got to do a lot of bucketlist things, because my friends' parents invited me along.

Kyle, going off with other families is certainly all part of the fun of growing up and seeing what others do. So what bucket list things did they invite you along to do ?

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 13 with a high of 29 forecast with clear skies. Then snow tonight and intermittently the rest of the week.

Yesterday we got about 8” of snow, but it was pretty easy to plow / shovel. I got almost everything down to the blacktop, but not in time to dry before the temperature dropped. Now I’ve got a sea of black ice. Hopefully today’s sun can improve that. Daughter slid off the road an crunched the fender on her RAV4 on the way to her shift in the ER in the middle of the heaviest snow. Apparently it is still drivable, I’ll take a look at it today.

More baked goods from the neighbors showing their appreciation for getting plowed out. Maybe they are thinking the 900 pound weight on the 3PT needs some help.

Not sure what today will bring, I can always fall back to cleaning and organizing the shop.

Still no word on vaccine.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is -7°F and going up to 18. Wind E 5 mph. Sunny.

After getting out from being stuck pics on https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/223701-good-morning-post5922937.html#post5922937 I kinda ran out of get up and go, so I will finish that up this morning.

Might have to go to North Bay and rescue the DIL. She got a meat wagon ride up there yesterday....anemic is what they found. Over night stay with all kinds of needles stuck into her. I swear, the amount of needles they stick in people in this country, if the needles stuck out we'd all look like porcupines.

Going out in 45 minutes to finish the plowing.

Ron, that tree rat is just begging for a pellet in the face. :laughing:


Have a safe day all

 

[buckeyefarmer]

15° bathroom alarm beat the phone alarm.

I was mowing the other side of my creek years ago, and there was a huge owl up above me, scared the crap out of me, it was so big. I took tractor back to house to grab a camera, went back down and it was gone.

Minister for Dad’s church in hospital with COVID. He’s a high risk.

Dad thinks he has a leak in his water line from well to house, it’s probably 1200 ft away. Another brother going to check it out today. He has a heat lamp to keep his pump from freezing, since he can’t go over to physically turn it off, he turns off power at breaker, turning off all his outside power including the well.

Oldest brother still in hospital. He tried walking a little, couldn’t do much. Laying in hospital really takes it out of you. My sister came home from there yesterday.

Almost time to get started.

 

[Buppies]

BEF hope they get better soon

Did not check temps at home leaving today to head home last trip for 4 weeks

Ice storm possible Thursday

Prayers for all

Prayers for Country

Glad Bruce Ariens won first one as coach great guy VT quarterback years ago

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Another subject....As parents, we are doing our best to help our kids pick good friends. We see the side effects of overlooking some things now. As a very poor kid, I got to do a lot of bucketlist things, because my friends' parents invited me along.

We helped our kids pick their friends at a young age, they picked some different ones in HS but kept with decent kids.

In college, I got invited by my friends parents to go to the beach with them a couple times. Growing up on the farm, we didn’t have the money for many vacation. Going somewhere and staying overnight in a no name motel was a treat. It was either to Lancaster PA, drive down skyline Dr, or overnight trip to smoky mts and back the next day. We still tell the story of staying at “Lexington’s finest motel” in VA, we left OH at 5 am, took 2 cars and took my grandmother.. drove rt 50 across WV, drove down skyline drive, then couldn’t find a motel. Got to Lexington Va, slept in the cars in the parking lot. Returned to OH the next day via Hawks nest on the new river gorge.

What fun.