Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Mix here about 1/2 in of precipitation then 50s until Thursday

Interesting study on effects of solars farms in Sahara Desert the heat generated would change weather patterns all around the world interesting read but only one groups opinion

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

The garden bit the dust.
A week below freezing, low of zero ˚F and ice and snow took it's toll.
Even the gardens that were covered did not survive. 90% of the new spring plants in the green house survived.
I picked enough Kale to put in a soup.
Potatoes and onions go in the ground next week if that next big arctic freeze stays North.
I hope Giddings still has seed potatoes and people did not buy them up to eat.

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Saw a meme on FB, it said "If you add a little coconut oil to your skillet of kale, it really helps when you scrape it out into the trashcan". I wish I liked kale. My kids wont eat it, but wife will. I'm glad for you all who like it.

It warmed up nicely today, I got some outside vitamin D. I started all the outside equipment, the Steiner Beast, 4310, 5420 and used them all. The Steiner never got more than a hair above 160F on the temp gage.

I got the 5420 out and pulled over a huge post oak tree. I cut out one portion and drove it behind the barn so I can cut and split it for FW. Chainsaw bogged down a bit, like it might be a bit lean off of idle, but ran fine once it spun up.

I got back in the barn about 5pm and noticed the SpeedAire only had about 40 psi in it. Uh oh. The big 1hp baldor motor I had substituted was not kicking in. I had rebuilt the original 2hp Dayton motor and put it on. Turns out, the pump has got problems. It is getting into a high friction bind, then spinning freely, then back into a bind. I pulled off the big flywheel and the crankcase end bearing cap, and replace the needle bearing. No help. Will have to pull it down. It might need new rod bearings, or the far end needle bearing that is in a blind hole and you have to disassemble the whole thing.

I keep wanting to take apart my McIntosh amp and replace all the old caps....but worried it might need more than just caps. Scared I might get in over my head real quick. I suck at electronics. I better get the compressor fixed first, then the next cold snap maybe the amp.

My wifey has lost her sense of taste and smell. I never really got that bad, my smell got a bit weak for a day or 2. My O2 level has stayed up 95ish...just ate a decent Tangelo. My GF in St. Pete FL had an awesome tangelo tree. Miss those.

Nice weather had lots and lots of motorcycles out. My son got to ride his GT80 around for about an hour or more...riding with the pretty blonde neighbor girl on her 4 wheeler and her 10yo brother.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

The pond is fully agitated in a full liquid unfrozen state again.

I saw another meme where some Texas lawmen had arrested "the culprit"....(they had the Disney ice princess in handcuffs, escorting her up the steps of the courthouse.)

 

[Alien]

Heatwave hitting us today. At present it's 103 deg F 12.15 pm. Not going outside.

 

[txdon]

Heatwave hitting us today. At present it's 103 deg F 12.15 pm. Not going outside.

I can relate it was 72˚F Hotter than 5 days ago when it was zero.

Ok ,Kyle your on my list for next year to get a batch of my kale nacho chips.:thumbsup: Too bad about the freeze you might have had them this week. (but then your wife would not be able to taste them)

 

[Looking4new]

Wifey not feeling good today, her arthritis is acting up big time, especially in her mid / upper back were it is the worst. Trying to get her to relax for a change....

Have you tried tonic water mixed with either lemon juice or orange juice? Rheumatoid arthritis flares up in my hands after I eat something as simple as a piece of apple pie.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 46F for the start, overcast windy. Windy day, overcast cleared out late morning, and high temp was 65F Forecast is on a roller coaster, nothing like last week Chapel to start, made wife's breakfast, and prepared bike for first ride sine tuneup. Ride went well, bike shifting much better with new front derailleur, and new hanger for rear derailleur. Parts did not come in today as promised :mur: hopefully tomorrow. Did get nap in.
Covid update: Cooke, Montague, Grayson, no change, local 3 active cases.
Eric spring is near, nice pic
Drew sounds like a fun day ahead. Have heard that those with the really high electric bills do not are no based on just kilowatt hours but other factors. Don't know anyone with one of those plans so don't have the details.
Ron finding any really good pic you had forgotten about? neat pic
Paul glad the bass is a good deal. Hope trip goes well, and may the muffins live up to your expectations
Drew ok which is it, pasta or pizza?
Bill enjoy your warm day
Rich that is one way to get a cab with heat & AC
Don rolling blackouts does'nt save electricity just keeps the kilowatt-hours manageable.
RS good luck with grocery list. Enjoy your seat time on snow control
Don. no ring doorbell.
Rick hope you get tires thawed on "small" tractor
Kyle I just hope they get serious about winterizing the grid and what feeds it. Good to hear nobody in your house needs to go to hospital
RNG sorry about the PG&E issues, and last 2 days have been near normal weather.
David hope sanity check goes well.
Ken my brother used to drive Jeep Cherokee, had 2 in a row that had a lot of repair issues, no more Jeep for him.
Dennis did you convince the person to be more timely with worship information?
Ted hope you can get therapy started.
Don sorry the weather was so hard on garden hope you can get it going again
Dennis will have to send that to brother, the ex Jeep owner
Ron sorry about tube, had that happen to one of the tires on the ten-speed, was the valve stem that failed
Don thanks for tempest review
Dennis thanks for update on brother
Dennid Covid numbers are good
Kyle good luck with Speedaire and McIntosh amp, Our lake is mostly open as well, some of the small coves not ice free yet
Doug, that is disgustingly hot
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby/son&wife Covid, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/family, Bill/DIL, Ted/knee recovery,and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Looking4new]

Ken, what model Jeep?

 

[sodamo]

Drew, reminds me of conversation with my solar installer during last year’s upgrade. People going off grid don’t save money. Guessing 1 have over $110k in my systems since 2006. 14 years, about $655/mon and that doesn’t count fuel. But if I can get another 20 years without additional major reinvestment I can be happy

 

[sodamo]

RNG, thanks for the video link. Don’t know how I missed that one as I’m subscribed. That is exactly the direction I intend. Happy to see the part on USG Wan2 as Failover.

I need to figure out what I’m doing wrong with my Unifi as I’m not getting any range from my 2 wired APs. Guessing must be radio settings.

I am pleased with my reconfigured basic network. I think AT&T may have tweaked the tower.

This is AT&T sim on the Mofi w Yagi antenna



This is AT&T sim in Mobley with Proxicast antenna

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-02-22, 0333

10 degrees right now...high about 30 or so and show showers this afternoon...maybe 2-3 inches predicted

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 33° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 36° with cloudy skies. 34° change from yesterday morning. First temperatures above freezing in almost a month. Got about 2" of new snow overnight. Need to get new tube for tractor front tire this morning. Then I can clean up. May melt before I get that done. No other plans. Just checked. TSC want $30 for a 23X8.50-12 tube. :shocked:
Is that someone coming up the drive.

Mostly, I have found my old car and tractor pictures. They are on a separate pile that I have not scanned yet.

Kyle, prayers your family keeps getting better.

Don, sorry garden got hit bad by cold. I have been getting Sweet Kale salad kits from Sams Club. Not bad. Like the South West kit better. There were none of the Kale kits in store last Friday.

Rich, spending kids inheritance is a good way to enjoy retirement. That's why I bought the Mule. :dance1:

RNG, hope tractor sale gets done.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[workinonit]

Morning! 43 right now. Looking for it to get in the 60s today and rain again. Yesterday was a beauty. Gonna finish getting my winch mounted and go find a toolbox that will fit the front of my trailer.

 

[daugen]

good Monday morning all.
26 going up to mid 30's today and snow returns, 3-5 inches and likely a wet mess again.

Pasta last night, finished up last of home made stew, likely a pizza tonight.

I ground up raw kale to put into a smoothie, didn't get it ground up enough, terrible mix of little chewy bits.
Next time, I cook it soft like spinach.

Off this morning at 9am to drop off paperwork at accountant's office, then home before it starts to snow at 10am.

no slips
no falls

I missed Popgadget when I dropped off his muffins yesterday, hopefully he is starting his day off today with a cup of coffee and a
nice blueberry apple muffin. I gave all mine away... but considering my increasing waist line, good idea.

 

[ronjhall]

I have a Ring doorbell and last night it went off to notify us of a power outage 3 miles from us. I checked the utilities co. outage map and the alert was correct. 12000 houses without electricity. A transfer station part went bad. All the other outages we had last week we had no alerts. Has anyone received power outage alerts on their Ring doorbell?

I do not get that type of notification. You can turn that setting off if you do not want it in Control Center.

 

[riptides]

30 outside this AM. Heading to lower 40's. Supposed to have 1 to 3 inches of snow, today?

Had a fox going nuts outside last night. Wife was banging pots and pans trying to get it to move along. Yeah....I got up and took a peek with the night scope just to get it's whereabouts...too many bushes. LOL. Dang privets. Kind of worried now, thinking maybe we have rabies in the area. Never did get a call back from the county on the skunk.
Anyway, the fox was too close but moved along.

More barn work today. Wife also wants another run-in shed for the newest horses and pasture. Ugh...No way am I paying some prices she showed me. Looks like it is back to carpentry work in a few days. LOL.

Hope all get healthier, or stay healthy. Have a good start to the work week. Be safe...and hug a loved one.

Pizza night, tonight....contest everyone? Pics in the AM for the best smelling one. LOL.

 

[riptides]

Those ping times are.....not good. All that effort you are putting in is amazing. I hope Starlink works out for you. And me....and anyone fighting signals and ISP's.

...
I am pleased with my reconfigured basic network. I think AT&T may have tweaked the tower.
...

 

[wngsprd]

31 and the snow forecast was changed to rain as it gets up to 42. TV Weatherman just promised 64 Wednesday (pretty sure I saw his fingers crossed, though).

Thanks, Don. I thought you had probably done some reading on this.

Was out walking around this morning and surprised to see the ground is not frozen, but still many patches of snow and ice...many skunk digs. I guess we won't have a single Japanese beetle this year...or is it about time for the 17 year cicada again?

Cleaned up some branches along the woods trail yesterday, many more to do from the ice storm.

Happy George Washington Birthday! Father of a great country!

 

[daugen]

Mike, a new run in shed sounds like a nice project, make it exactly the way you want it.
Cost of lumber now is eyeopening. Wonder if a premade shed from the Amish might be a good solution, or perhaps that's what
your wife already showed you. Need to find someone with existing stockpile of wood from over a year ago...
How many horses are going to fit under this thing?

Don't forget to run wifi to it and power so you can have a tv on to entertain the critters.:thumbsup:

 

[daugen]

Billy, those big bugs are coming in May.
Cicadas to reemerge in US for first time in 17 years
I wonder how many cats and dogs eat these things and then wish they hadn't? I believe in Africa they barbecue and eat them.

and if you are really adventurous.......
Barbecued: Place about a dozen locusts on a skewer, stabbing each through the centre of the abdomen. If you only want to eat the abdomen, then you may want to take off the legs or wings either before or after cooking. Several skewers may be required for each person.