Good morning!!!!

[LS Tractor Owner]

I actually wrote this yesterday, but for some reason, it was still on the Ipad when I just logged on.... mmmmm....

Wind has subsided a bit, just strong breezes and the occasional strong gust. At least the dirt has stopped except for the occasional big poof. The southern part of the state will still have high winds.

On a worse note, there are now 5 wildfires going on in the state. Quite a few homes have been lost, latest report was around 50. The Ruidoso area getting hit hard. That fire blew up to 4,000 acres in a matter of hours. Unfortunately this was a dry front moving across, so no moisture to help fight the fires. It's gonna be a bad fire season.....

I'm still on track to get another pallet of bagged mulch. Can't beat the price.... works out to be $27 per yard. The bulk price for mulch from suppliers out here are $75 per yard, plus the delivery fee.... a pallet of bagged mulch is 4.8 yards, so a big savings for sure!
The local transfer station gives away free mulch, but it is't shredded enough, about 50% is sticks up to an inch thick and 6" long. It's great just to cover a large area for erosion or weed control, but it's not as pretty as the bark mulch in the bags.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Paul, I am so sorry to hear about Emily. Very hard to loose a close companion. I am still not over our loss of our little Kassie last July. I try to think about all the good times with her, it helps...sometimes....

Today's low temp went to 26°.... What happened to spring? Only going up to 45° and the strong breezes will continue today at 20-30, with gusts to 45. The rest of the week should get up to the 70's and light winds... WHEW!

I picked up the second pallet of mulch, the oldest son was home and unloaded most of it.... a big help! I was fortunate to just be the tractor operator and only lifted a few bags.

It was only about 36° when we were unloading with a stiff cold breeze.... my hands were going numb....

Drew, I have a 4x8' small utility trailer for things like the mulch or a bit of lumber.... works great for those small projects. I think you would accomplish what you need with one.... a lot easier than trying to cram stuff into the Volvo.

So sad to keep hearing of all the atrocities going on in Ukraine. Makes me angry that the UN and the European Alliance aren't doing more. We probably aren't even hearing/seeing the worst .....

I saw a sign that a Harbor Freight will be opening soon in our little local town.... That will be nice instead of driving the usual 40 miles to get to the closest one .... I hope I don't need to get those things that I didn't know I needed.... that could be costly... Could I use the excuse that I'm supporting local business?

Tomorrow, I have a follow up appointment at the cardiologist.... however I found out it's only with his PA.... probably to review my B/P log and medication dosages. I'm still wearing the heart monitor for another week, so probably not discussing that yet. One would think they would schedule the appointment when that is done....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Just watched the news at noon.... the fire down south has now increased to 6300 acres and burned 150+ structures. Bad news. Wind still gusting to 60 mph in the fire area.

 

[toppop52]

Strange, my wife's jeep is a 2018 and within 3-5 miles the new ones have picked up and sync'ed with the display.
My last 2 RAM's have been the same 3-5 miles and all reading correctly.

Mine wasn’t new sensors, it just turned on the light in the manor of a fault code, you could read all the sensors with a scan tool, the were working fine. No reset method we tried would turn the light off so I just gave up, then I was doing down the road one day and the light went out and all four tire pressures showed up on the screen.

 

[toppop52]

That's one opinion.
I kind of like them, I have verified mine against a know good gauge and the display is within one psi. I find them
quite handy and like them. I also look at all my tires as I'm walking around them but the display is handy.
Are they a necessity ?, nope but handy and nice.

My exact thoughts.

 

[sodamo]

Paul sorry about Emily. Remember the good times.

 

[toppop52]

Paul, I am so sorry to hear about Emily. Very hard to loose a close companion. I am still not over our loss of our little Kassie last July. I try to think about all the good times with her, it helps...sometimes....

Today's low temp went to 26°.... What happened to spring? Only going up to 45° and the strong breezes will continue today at 20-30, with gusts to 45. The rest of the week should get up to the 70's and light winds... WHEW!

I picked up the second pallet of mulch, the oldest son was home and unloaded most of it.... a big help! I was fortunate to just be the tractor operator and only lifted a few bags.

It was only about 36° when we were unloading with a stiff cold breeze.... my hands were going numb....

Drew, I have a 4x8' small utility trailer for things like the mulch or a bit of lumber.... works great for those small projects. I think you would accomplish what you need with one.... a lot easier than trying to cram stuff into the Volvo.

So sad to keep hearing of all the atrocities going on in Ukraine. Makes me angry that the UN and the European Alliance aren't doing more. We probably aren't even hearing/seeing the worst .....

I saw a sign that a Harbor Freight will be opening soon in our little local town.... That will be nice instead of driving the usual 40 miles to get to the closest one .... I hope I don't need to get those things that I didn't know I needed.... that could be costly... Could I use the excuse that I'm supporting local business?

Tomorrow, I have a follow up appointment at the cardiologist.... however I found out it's only with his PA.... probably to review my B/P log and medication dosages. I'm still wearing the heart monitor for another week, so probably not discussing that yet. One would think they would schedule the appointment when that is done....

Everyone have a great day!

Doc needed a little cruise money.

 

[RoyJackson]

Paul, I know how heartbreaking it is to lose a good friend...it's tough and always brings tears, doesn't it?
My deepest sympathies to you and your family...
Are you having her cremated? And keeping her at home?

 

[txdon]

2022-04-13, 0427
Cardiologist visit went OK...my heart function has improved considerably since the hospital stay last October...good news. Angina is still a problem and I should be getting a prescription to prevent it, rather then react. I hate taking another pill, but that's the price of old age, I reckon.

The cardiologist found the cause of the angina?

Park trail work rained out.

Paul, May Emily RIP.

 

[rswyan]

65F with light rain and wind @ 15:00, high hit 71.8F today. Ten Day says reasonably warm through Saturday (highs in the 50's and 60's), followed by a cool down for three days (with a possibility of snow next Tuesday)

Had a great sleep last night, unfortunately I did not fall asleep until later ... so up later than I hoped for today. I find that there is a window of time - usually shortly after dinner - where I get sleepy. If I go to bed then I can usually fall asleep. If I stay up past that, then I usually have a hard time falling asleep.

USPS just dropped off the package with The Woman's dahlias at the front door ... so going to be lots of potting on the menu for the rest of the day. Thankfully we have plenty of pots available. May have to take the Cub and the dump cart up and grab some screened compost to use for potting soil in between the raindrops though.

There also should be another 2 pounds of wildflower seeds in that order.

Also got an email today from Holland Bulbs Farms that the asparagus and blueberry plants had shipped. Will be hard-pressed to have the garden area ready, so most of the edibles will have to go into pots until it is.

Have to take The Woman down here in a few to pick up her car at the shop. They checked the brakes which they said were good, and replaced the serpentine belt and a hose that was part of the evaporative emissions system that was causing the Check Engine light to come on.

After that She's going to run down and check out a new pair of shoes. They're the new version of the old ones She likes ... so hopefully they'll pass muster. Something about Her gait that causes the outside edges of the heels of Her shoes to wear before anything else.

Need to get the feeders filled today as well.

After sleeping most the day yesterday The Squeak seems to be recovering. She got a new toy yesterday, courtesy of the neighbor lady who said her cat was afraid of it.

Hope everyone is having a great Hump Day ...