Good morning!!!!

[Alien]

Not the same as you musos, but this is from about 20 years ago when I had a little Karaoke business. Changed a lot since then. I got sick of drunks swinging mics around etc so gave it away and just used it at home when we had gatherings. It was fun while it lasted and I made good money as a secondary job. I did weddings, parties, pubs, clubs etc Phone cameras were not the best back then.

 

[Thomas]

Took YouTube to help me find the filter and plug.

Yep youtube help me out more times I can count.

 

[Thomas]

72F clear blue sky steady 10mph wind all day.

After 2 days everything been trim mow notice in some areas grass slow in growing,by the looks I've work myself out of any outside task least for week but I am not telling the Mrs. tho.
Dinner,set on the deck wait for the critters stars while enjoying cigar,watch some football close the day out.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

At the beginning of the summer I upgraded to a Milwaukee M18 string trimmer. Kind of heavy and it sucks down batteries. I want to see if I can find a string I like better.

I ordered this stuff this spring, but it arrived too late to try out. Got real good reviews, though...

 

[Torvy]

My dad had a handful of go to songs he would sing loud and proud...this was one of them. He is still with us but at 89 and on O2, he doesn't sing so loud. Thanks for the memories.

 

[PJSprog]

Picture's a little fuzzy, Doug, but looks like a Phonic PowerPod 740 powered mixer.

Funny story about those. When I worked for St. Louis Music, one of our brands was Crate. We made a bunch of different PA equipment under that brand, including several box mixers (I still have a couple somewhere in storage). Towards the end of times there, we started having a few different Chinese companies making some of the smaller stuff, including the powered (box) mixers. One company that made a bunch of stuff for us was Phonic. I once walked into a (long defunct US chain) Mars Music store in St Louis County and saw a display on a shelf with three "different" box mixers; one said Crate, one said Phonic, and one said Yamaha. They were all exactly the same mixer, differing only by the color of the powder coat on the chassis and the graphics on the front. They were all three made by Phonic, and sold under different names.

Not a bad mixer, as I recall.

 

[Alien]

Yes you are correct. It was a very good mixer. That one went to my daughter. I have replaced it all now with a new Karaoke player (Sonken MP4000) and Yamaha Amp just for home use. It's an old Nokia phone photo and the only one I have left after my computer crashed way back.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Well , long day tearing things apart and re racking and restacking at the church building.
Not everything is done, but I had to get it functioning for morning service.

Couple QSC amps on bottom, then an old radio shack amp to drive a speaker in the nursery.
Mackie mixer, and a small cheap mixer for another room.
Couple wireless mic receivers on top.
Network equipment just thrown in for now, one has rack arms I need to mount.
Put all (but one) cables in the wall from above the drop ceiling and they come out behind the rack. A mess of cables still behind there, but they don’t drop down outside the wall like they did. Speaker wire for nursery was short, so I left it hanging, I needed plenty of slack to pull the rack out, but then it makes a jungle of wires with rack pushed in.

Still need a lot of cable management.

Might separate speaker wires from network wires in the drop behind the wall also, a lot of wires in one access hole right now. Also a mess above the ceiling with extra wire, some rolled, some not. I really need to go back and straighten that up also.

Might get another shelf to put DVR in rack also.

I tested everything so better work in the morning.

Home in time for supper at 7:00.

I still need to put Ethernet cable from streaming camera in the wall, it will be hard to do.

 

[rswyan]

71F and cloudy @ 21:15, heading down to 65F for the overnight low. Just came in from putting everything away and emptying the spreader.

Felt a few sprinkles and radar shows the leading edge of rain is now here. Calling for around 1/2 an inch - which is good because we need it.

Got East side mowing all finished up first thing.

Then spread 10 bags of lime (400 lbs), 6 on the lower front, 4 around the house. Was about one bag short of completing the lower front. Since I started at the top maybe it will wash down ... .

Also spread about a bag and a half of fertilizer down around the house. Used one setting lighter than what they call for ("4", instead of "5") It's been slightly more than two months since the last application, so it is due.

After I got that done, I headed over to neighbor lady's and worked on her project some more. Scored some nice tomatoes from her and The Woman made BLT's this evening for dinner.

Will finalize small order for Menards for some things I missed last time around + covers for the shop gutters and then probably hit the rack.

Hope everyone had a great day ...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 73F for the start, partly cloudy, light breeze. Wind peaked 10 AM, the eased off, afternoon buildups, and high temp was 97F, HI 104, DP 69F. Bike ride in the morning, 72 miles, one flat, one of the other 2 guys, missed him stopping and had to go back. His spare tube had issues, so more riding in the heat.
Covid update: Cooke 3693 confirmed cases, 78 active cases, Montague 2183 confirmed cases, 86 active cases, Grayson, 13482 confirmed cases, 351 active cases. Cooke 15, Montague 18, Grayson 78, new cases.
RS getting a lot done
PJ that is an impressive record
David to bad he fix is off menu, I would ask for it again.
Roy busy day today
Ron Cinnamon donuts and warm cider does sound good on a cool day.
Drew enjoy the church project.
Dennis garden producing
Rich sounds like date night
RNG Glad the switch back to smaller wire worked, hope the ride worth the trip to the ranch.
Don hope you got some seat time. thanks for recipe
Dennis good to hear oil in truck changed, first time for the F-150 was a trip with the cartridge oil filter and 1/4 turn oil plug, and air flow plate under truck
PJ kayaking in cave, never heard of it. Hope it's fun
RS hope you got done outside what you needed to.
Eric sorry you had to let the bike go.
Bird wife and I are in the same boat can be a challenge to get good corn here.
David hope mowing went well.
Chris glad you got the farm mowing done.
Doug never did Karaoke.
Thomas good move, just have to look busy
Dennis looking better, is Ethernet cable working now?
RS Lawn must getting real lush with rain and care.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/wreck injuries not healing, Bird/aging issues/, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments, PJ/FIL fall and stroke, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/new cancer on arm, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder/Dad's passing, Grev/wife's eye, 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/Back issues, RNG/fire season, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[sodamo]

Another good day. I almost got the Laupahoehoe (North) end of the property done, just another half hour or so around the coconut palms along the drive.
Would have finished but newest neighbor walked over and introduced himself. Only an hour plus conversation. Sophie had warned me he liked to talk. He was still talking when I restarted the tractor. He claims to have a current quote on a Kawasaki SX that interests me. Said he would share info so I can talk with the guy.

Caretaker candidate returned and put in another 5 hours between the Scag and push mower, so the main area is nearly complete and looks nice.

Beautiful weather day.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 64° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 79° with sunny skies in afternoon. Did not get grass mowed yesterday. Culvert ends have been dug out. Tractor needs a bath after that project. Grass mowing back on list for today.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
60 out now, going to be a cloudy day with light rain tonight

Toppop, hope you are having fun and everything works in the rv.

 

[wngsprd]

65 going to 85. Early taste of Autumn is over...it was delicious.

I told my wife about all the wonderful ways you cook your corn...she had to go to town, so picked up a couple of ears and we'll try out a method today. Ears were 20 cents...good time of year for them here.

Eric, sorry you had to say goodbye to such an old friend...you kept that bike looking like new. I guess Old Rag was named for how ragged/rocky it is. I'd love to hike in your Lake District. Old Rag is 1000 meters, like Scafell Pike.

Changed the oil on the zero yesterday...it snuck up on me...glad I already had a filter and oil for it on the shelf.

 

[Buppies]

70 high of 82 in paradise another beach day coming up

Prayers for all

 

[Thomas]

54F rain at anytime now than on/off showers the rest of the day upper 60's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.

Wife and I kittens sat on the deck last evening,saw Boo coming up the driveway than disappear into the woods,2 gray fox,4 red fox,7 deer,4 healthy racoons little over 2 hours...kittens show lot of interest toward the racoons.

Plans for today...check game cams and relocate one,putter,watch some nascar and football.

Today...National be late for something day but meal time doesn't count.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. Lots of sun for a change today, thermometer should be getting some mild exercise with a stretch to 22C/72F by this afternoon.

Are you going to replace the tube yourself, Eric? Not sure I'd try it on a tractor tire

The front ones are not too bad, especially as I am lucky to have a friend who has had lots of practice with much larger agricultural tires than mine. This time I took the complete wheel to a place that sold me a new tube and fitted it too, all for less than the price of buying a tube off the internet. They offer a mobile service too which would be very handy for larger tires - the older I get, the more tempting it is to pay others to do the heavy lifting.

I'd love to hike in your Lake District. Old Rag is 1000 meters, like Scafell Pike.

Wng, the lake district is very nice, although some of the more popular areas will I imagine be a lot more crowded than the trails you are used to. Walkers in Wales have also been making the headlines this week - so many people are going up mount Snowden, they have to queue for quite some time to get to the summit. Queue to view

 

[RoyJackson]

2021-09-05, 0729

53° right now...high in the mid-70's today and, like Thomas wrote above, showers today.

Doggie ramp is done...won't win any home beautiful contests, but it's functional. The anti-slip tape should be delivered today, then we'll train Margeaux to use the ramp. Margeaux is getting better at getting house broken, thankfully, but that's on us too.

I took my stepdaughter to the airport in Lebanon NH to pick up a rental car. I expect her Subaru will be fixed this week unless there's underbody damage. Gonna cost her $500 deductible no matter what...

Neighbor wasn't available to help me with those pallet forks. I don't knw why I thought they were 45 lbs....these go an easy 90 lbs. and the whole attachment is really well made. The "Deere" paint even matches pretty good. Couple small rust spots. I'll touch them up with some green Rust-Oleam

Started watching the old Bogart-Hepburn classic, "The African Queen" last night...finish that sometime today, I reckon

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 72F @ 4:15AM. Sunny. High 98F. Winds light and variable.

Took me a while to learn not use a flatted and repaired tube as a spare, Bruce. I don't think the patches liked being folded up and stuffed under a bicycle seat.

Beautiful ten-speed, Eric. I bet it was hard to let go of an old friend like that.

Cave kayaking sounds interesting, Paul. Hope to see some photos...

It's nice you're getting some help with the mowing, David. Has the candidate seen the work you're doing on his potential quarters yet?

Hope you don't have too much trouble with aches and pains getting out of bed this morning, Drew. That down on your knees stuff is tough.

Just need to get a couple of anchor plates welded onto the grizzly today and it'll be ready for a test run. Neighbor dropped by that gave me the pipe for the frame and seemed pleased with how it's turning out. He also brought a new gas nozzle for the MIG welder, as I'd lost the one that was on there, well half of it anyway. The outer part went flying somewhere, and I spent a good hour looking for it in a pile of rubble that had accumulated on a low shelf. It wasn't there, or course. The neighbor was already in town, and snagged a replacement for me at HD. Not long after I made my distress call to him, I walked a little way down the driveway and there was the wayward nozzle part. Made some adjustments to it so it wouldn't come off again, but it's beat up enough it really did need a new one.

While searching for the nozzle, I was finding better places to put the stuff worth keeping from that low shelf and stumbled across a paper bag on another mostly empty shelf. Inside was a bottle of red wine, along with a receipt from April of 2016. Right about the time of one of the Airhead's tech days where I'd invited a bunch of folks over to work on their motorcycles. Now I'm wondering of one of them hid the bottle as a sort of Easter egg I'd find later.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

The front ones are not too bad, especially as I am lucky to have a friend who has had lots of practice with much larger agricultural tires than mine. This time I took the complete wheel to a place that sold me a new tube and fitted it too, all for less than the price of buying a tube off the internet. They offer a mobile service too which would be very handy for larger tires - the older I get, the more tempting it is to pay others to do the heavy lifting.

That sounds like a pretty good deal, Eric. When I pulled the back wheels off the M62 to install the spacers, I was very careful to have a spot picked out where I could lean them against the wall where they wouldn't fall over. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get them upright again had one of them gone over, and they're not even loaded with anything.