Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

Something tells me it's a little warmer where you are versus RS Ted.
Both of you pace yourselves.
Your place looks great, landscaping without a lawn, sure is different. But still lots of ways
to have color. Maybe paint those silver planters light blue, yellow, fun colors.
And a nice sign saying so many miles to Roswell...

It's a bit hotter here for sure.... and a lot drier! I have never seen humidity go higher than 80%.... and that was during a steady rain event a few years back. Yesterday, right after the thunderstorm, humidity went up to 65% from 40% prior to the storm.

Good thought on painting the planters..... I will have to run it by SWMBO.
HEY! Wait a minute..... you're trying to create more work for me!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Here is a recent pic of the knee.....
I think it swells more than it should.... surgeon isn't concerned though.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow! Lake Oroville looks sad, I'm assuming that is "up river", but still. Y'all need rain desperately.

Ron, great pics, I almost thought I saw frost at first on the asparagus.

LS, it is glad to hear back from you. I'm guessing you only gave us the reader's digest version, but prayers for your knee and family situations.

HPX update: Just ordered a new fuel pump made by Facet purolator Posi-Flow, rebadged as a Holley. About 1/2 price of a stock unit, maybe a bit noisier when motor is off but don't do that often. It has 1.5-2.5 psi pressure. Says it is engineered to last 6000 hours. Hope it lasts. I also ordered replacement water pump gaskets from JD.
Amazon.com: Holley Mighty Mite Electric Fuel Pump 25 Gph 1.5-2.5 Psi: Automotive

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 75F for the start, mostly cloudy, light breeze. Light wind except when t-storm nearby, sky mostly cloudy till later in afternoon, then overcast. Rain held off till 6PM was forecast to start 2 pm or so. High temp 88F, HI 98F, DP 71F. Chapel to start the day, made wife some scrambled eggs, then went into conserve energy. New computer cable arrived about 3, started working on initial set up, had to find power cord for monitor, took about 20 minutes, used to have a dozen laying around Lot of work left to do.
Covid update: Cooke 3316 confirmed cases, 66 active cases, Montague 1843 confirmed cases, 23 active cases, Grayson, 11886 confirmed cases, 197 active cases.
Posts resuming at yesterday 4:30 CT:
Ted congrats on the rain, and getting the vaccine
Roy sorry about the hood cable, hope not too expensive
Drew dinner sounded good
Ted slowing the spread of the fires would be a big help
RS making progress again. nice pic
Doug glad you can do it inspite of lockdown.
Roy nice looking pallet forks
Today's post:
Ron glad you got base plate done. neat pic
Phil sorry about sinus infection, just got over one myself. Netti pot and saline nasal spray also help.
Drew good luck with gravestone project. Hope family get together was fun
Thomas interesting project pics when done please
Tinhack(Ken K) nice weather readout and welcome to GM thread
Billy glad you got some rain. And seat time, and hike. Must have been smiling on the hike
RNG have neck cooler from Frog Toggs, I put ice instead of water, really nice. sounds like a good day, nice progress and pic
Dennis that will challenge you culinary skill
Paul sorry about the one group, were they worth the lack of timely change over and over volume? glad airplane nearly done.
Kyle hope you can get coolant circulation worked out.
Drew glad tomatoes are coming in. Glad rain helped your service.
David sorry to hear about fires. good luck with cleaning the construction zone
Don sorry your area is so high.
Doug glad you were able to get the tonneau cover fitted
Thomas sorry grass so wet, back to job tomorrow?
Dennis glad you are home and except for A/C RV seem to working OK?
Ted nice pics, you have gotten a lot of work done.
Kyle hope the new fuel pump helps.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, Bird/aging issues/, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Do niece/son/Covid, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon healing, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery,RNG/fire season, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, I really like that price! Hope it works out great for you. Let us know. I'm looking at the 2" receiver tube, and it looks like it could use some shoring up, if you ever had to lift a really heavy hitch load. For example, when I go get mushroom compost on my 16' trailer, and I need to dump it like a dump trailer. I would use the hitch and FEL to lift the trailer's front end high into the air to let the compost slide down, then pull the trailer so that all the compost would offload.

I don't think I'll be using the receiver hitch, but one never knows.
Looking at it though, probably could use some gusseting.
Check out the YouTube vids for this pallet forks...one complaint I've heard on more than one of the videos is the quality of the welding. However, for my usage, this item should be OK.
Initially, I was going to get one from Deere...but theirs is about $300 more, plus they're out of stock

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-08-02, 0328

59° right now...high in the lower 70's and clear (no rain) for the next week. That's probably a good thing as the ground is saturated. We had water come in around the sewer pipe (goes to the septic tank) last night. I've never seen that before....didn't last long (maybe 5-6 minutes), but I'll check for any damage and use the shop vac to clean up when the stepdaughter wakes up

 

[ronjhall]

Hot coffee taste good this morning. 59° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 76° with partly cloudy skies. Did mostly conserve energy yesterday. Lawn needs cutting again. May get to that today.
Early morning flower.

Mostly, Base Plate is part that is installed on from of a vehicle to give a place for tow bar to be attached to it. Here is link to one we installed.

Roy, hope there is no problem with sewer system.

LS, gardens look good.

Everyone stay safe and healthy.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

66 high of 82 today maybe some rain tomorrow

More things to have checked out on face

prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Long weekend very tired this morning lots of traveling

 

[Thomas]

59F light misting rain mid 70's for high mostly partly cloudy day clearing early evening.
Thought I would never say this but please no more rain less for couple weeks for we need to dry out.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...Well this morning start out on the wrong side of the foot Show up to work 5am for 10 hour work day and was met by lead supervisor and we had strong chat,Friday they fire worker for drinking on the job which left 1 full time worker and me that agree to work 20 hours week but working 30 hours week until it's 5 man crew,supervisor said "If you can't work 40 hour week than your assistant is not needed" I ask the supervisor if the owner of the business knew of this action and his reply was "He on vacation and that it was his call he was in charge" hmmm,I said okay and left message for the owner and retreated from the premises...I feel sorry for the only worker for he hard worker nice guy and now I'm little PO.
Today will be official putter day.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Thomas]

66 high of 82 today maybe some rain tomorrow

More things to have checked out on face

prayers for all

Fingers cross strong wishes for negative results.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
Nice cool morning in high 50's, quite a change and a sunny day in low 80's today.
Just about perfect.

off to PT, then gas for car, food shopping, then trip to local orchard to buy a home made peach or apple pie to take to a
friend's house for dinner tonight. Probably will spend time chopping up and putting away a dozen ripe tomatoes.

 

[Thomas]

Mostly.
Glad the new computer up and running hope it doesn't take long to setup.
No fishing lately for you???

"Thomas sorry grass so wet, back to job tomorrow?"
Now there water setting in both fields and looks like another week or so before getting back into woods with tractor.
"job" had rough morning.

 

[Thomas]

then trip to local orchard to buy a home made peach or apple pie .

Just can't go wrong with either...YUMMY.

 

[wngsprd]

Thanks for posting that, David. My county is ranked High. No wonder, with about a 50% vaccination rate.

Delta is said to have a much higher infection rate, but it doesn't appear to be any more deadly, in large measure because of the new therapies available, and lower impact to those that have been infected before or had the vaccination already. What hasn't been pointed out is that those that have chosen not to get vaccinated also chose to accept a higher risk of severe complications and death should they get CV19. Bad decisions lead to bad outcomes. Why should those that have already been vaccinated have to go back to wearing masks to protect those that have chosen not to protect themselves?

In Virginia, >99% of new cases are folks that aren't fully vaxed, and they make up 100% of the hospitalizations and deaths.

Is your 50% vax rate of the entire county population, or just the eligible aged group? I see it reported in several different ways.

 

[toppop52]

64-84 today.
Cookout went off without any real hitches, the forecast as late as 11 had heavy thunderstorms with strong gusty winds and an inch of rain. We got .25” early morning and by noon the sun was shining brightly.
We ended up with 16 people and had a great day.
Today I can celebrate my real birthday by taking my FIL to his place to mow several acres of tall grass.
69 sounds old to me but I don’t think that way, it just feels normal.

My son repaired my deck light that was damaged when the awning fell, been dangling for two months, but I’m not allowed on ladders anymore. He saw it and asked me where I kept my screws and went to work. He’s a good son. I wish I could do more of that stuff, but it is what is.

Kyle, good luck on the Gator fix.

Have a good all.

 

[Thomas]

Wishing you many many more trips around the sun Randy.

 

[toppop52]

Almost forgot, my wife had cherry, peach, apple and blueberry pies for me, I like pies better than cakes. Now to resist the leftovers.

Buppies, prayers fo you.

 

[wngsprd]

Roy, I really like that price! Hope it works out great for you. Let us know. I'm looking at the 2" receiver tube, and it looks like it could use some shoring up, if you ever had to lift a really heavy hitch load. For example, when I go get mushroom compost on my 16' trailer, and I need to dump it like a dump trailer. I would use the hitch and FEL to lift the trailer's front end high into the air to let the compost slide down, then pull the trailer so that all the compost would offload.

Do you grow mushrooms?

 

[daugen]

Happy Birthday Toppop!
and many more