Good morning!!!!

/ Good morning!!!! #148,781  
hard to be hard on crime when jails are over capacity and sometime under federal mandates to
reduce population. Take everyone who has been arrested for smoking or selling small quantities of marijuana out of jail, the
majority of whom are black, and see how much space that frees up. (I think heroin/meth/crack is another issue, stuff is incredibly addicting, scourge of society)

Whole system backs up when the judge knows they are just feeding an expensive revolving door.
US incarcerates more people than any other country.
And I wonder if Louisiana is now a crime free zone...must be with all those arrests right?
Other countries do a better job with crime. We need to learn from them.
Preferably without chopping off hands...

fancy catalog from local nursery came in, they are big on custom outdoor kitchens and landscaping.
These kitchens were all stainless of course, and had multiple ovens and cook surfaces, refrigeration, trash compactors, twenty to thirty linear feet of counter, everything but a dishwasher.
Guess they figure dishes should wind up inside...
Down in Florida a partly covered back yard aka lanai is a big socializing deal where you need to duck inside for the inevitable shower.
Bet these huge outdoor kitchens sell well. If you've done your interior kitchen and bathrooms, and the pool is fine, well just add a twenty foot exterior kitchen.
I think trick would be to blend it in, use more natural surfaces so it's all not so shiny.

Ken has a nice outdoor pool setup, will see if I can get him in trouble here. Keep working Ken, we're spending your money.
Now David is another prospect. Sophie, what would you think about a nice thirty foot kitchen over there? So I can look out over the ocean
while barbecuing your fish just perfectly. 20 feet? Ok, a twenty footer will do...
I love to cook and cooking outdoors is usually fun. Particularly with fish which keeps the smell out of the house.
Meanwhile my low end Weber does just fine.

time to do my errands.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,782  
Well morning all,
Had about 5 inches of heavy wet snow by 7 AM today then rain to knock it down to about 4 and then more wet snow on that.
The little Gold Finches been going crazy this morning;
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,783  
hard to be hard on crime when jails are over capacity and sometime under federal mandates to
reduce population. Take everyone who has been arrested for smoking or selling small quantities of marijuana out of jail, the
majority of whom are black, and see how much space that frees up. (I think heroin/meth/crack is another issue, stuff is incredibly addicting, scourge of society)

Whole system backs up when the judge knows they are just feeding an expensive revolving door.
US incarcerates more people than any other country.
And I wonder if Louisiana is now a crime free zone...must be with all those arrests right?
Other countries do a better job with crime. We need to learn from them.
Preferably without chopping off hands...

fancy catalog from local nursery came in, they are big on custom outdoor kitchens and landscaping.
These kitchens were all stainless of course, and had multiple ovens and cook surfaces, refrigeration, trash compactors, twenty to thirty linear feet of counter, everything but a dishwasher.
Guess they figure dishes should wind up inside...
Down in Florida a partly covered back yard aka lanai is a big socializing deal where you need to duck inside for the inevitable shower.
Bet these huge outdoor kitchens sell well. If you've done your interior kitchen and bathrooms, and the pool is fine, well just add a twenty foot exterior kitchen.
I think trick would be to blend it in, use more natural surfaces so it's all not so shiny.

Ken has a nice outdoor pool setup, will see if I can get him in trouble here. Keep working Ken, we're spending your money.
Now David is another prospect. Sophie, what would you think about a nice thirty foot kitchen over there? So I can look out over the ocean
while barbecuing your fish just perfectly. 20 feet? Ok, a twenty footer will do...
I love to cook and cooking outdoors is usually fun. Particularly with fish which keeps the smell out of the house.
Meanwhile my low end Weber does just fine.

time to do my errands.

Check the crime rates in those low incarceration states.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,785  
63°F and .23 inches rain actually an orange glow in sky this morning. Hopefully not short lived.

Got a good clean up outside the studio (formerly caretaker unit) and power washed all the surrounding concrete. Open fires have become a big no no here so got the idea to set up my old Primo base as a burner and got the an overflowing wheel barrow of cutoffs burned. Quite a trick considering how wet they were. Basically once I had a good bad of coals just add enough that it wasn’t smothered. My rationale being we are allowed an open cook fire

Today will start the final clean up inside.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,787  
Thomas, did you make it out this morning in the snow.
When I left for pt. job just started to rain wife said maybe 1",between rain wind low 40's temp all has melted :)
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,788  
Well Drew, somewhat a partial approach I guess. Here at the main house the Weber is direct connect to the propane, the Primo is housed in a custom table, no plumbing though. The gas grill at the cottage has its own area on the covered lanai. The Studio is plumbed for a propane grill, small sink, and small counter area with electric on the covered lanai.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,789  
41F light show and gusty wind have fie down more rain tonight...glad weather call this stoen

Over night howling put lot branches.limbs upon ground.

No plans for the evening.
Enjoy your evening all.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,790  
It sure is. There is an ongoing situation here in St. Louis with the current prosecuting attorney, who has long been accused of being soft on crime. She's been getting a lot of notoriety lately over the wrist slap she just got over improprieties in her failed case against former MO Governor Eric Greitens. One local radio station aired a story this morning that detailed a pattern of her improprieties. It's hard to imagine this woman still has a law license, much less a government job.

KMOX finds pattern of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's office withholding evidence in murder cases

The city of St. Louis has a reputation for violent crime. Little wonder why.

What I don’t understand is why? Why are they so soft on crime.

I’m not opposed to some hands going. I’m for harsher sentences. Society is failing when there are no consequences.
 
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/ Good morning!!!! #148,792  
Too windy to shoot tar today lot of paper work done

Windy here also. Another freeze warning tonight.

Gotta go into office the next couple days. Been nice being home.
Actually drank coffee the last 2 days. Makes throat feel better.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,794  
Picked up the materials and a pizza from Costco for dinner.... hit the spot!
As soon as I got home, the "breezes" converted to WIND ! Got the stuff into the garage and headed into the house just before the dirt storm kicked in.... Round two of the forecasted five rounds .... Friday is supposed to be the worst with 70mph gusts "in certain areas"..... I wonder where those areas are?

I can't wait to get this patch off my chest... and not have to keep another electronic device near me at all times..... I was waiting to get spam calls ...🤪

I will probably jinx myself, but I can't believe you guys are getting snow.... hopefully there won't be a repeat for a few months at least.

Drew, don't get any fancy ideas for an outdoor kitchen.... a grill will suffice!
It is absolutely crazy what some folks will spend for one! I stopped watching those "home improvement " shows because they were so over the top in both the project and the costs....$ 100K for the kitchen, $75K for the man cave....

When I was building the cottage, I got prices for just 10 feet of granite countertops.... $2500.... this was from 4 years ago. I can only imagine the prices now. No thanks.

Gonna go put the feet up...

Everyone have a great evening!
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,795  
When I was building the cottage, I got prices for just 10 feet of granite countertops....
We had granite countertops put in the kitchen when we remodeled back in 2017. I wouldn't do it again. They look great, but I've lost track of how many things we've broken just with incidental bumps against it. Besides being expensive, they are completely unforgiving.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,796  
Good evening all. 46ºF for the start, partly cloudy sky, light breeze. windy day, sky clouded up in afternoon for tonight's brief showers, and high temp was 70ºF, DP 42ºF but jumped up late afternoon. Rumbles of thunder tonight, some rain. Main rain event Sunday and Monday. Bike ride to start day, wind fought harder today :(. Did get out and mow after lunch, back yard is now completed. Now to work on wood pile.
Roy hope more rain than snow, good to hear no angina.
Helogabals glad you had nice vacation, good to hear you are home safe. Nice forecast.
Billy sorry your trip is canceled, did no hear about 4 planets aligned.
Buppies hope everything is healing.
Paul good to hear speakers done except for shipping. hope breakfast went well.
Ken sorry about wind and rain. good luck with thumb attachment. nice pics
Don glad equipment is setup, Have fun trailblazing. When you plant based people in majority, what population are you talking about?
Ken neat story.
RNG nice rain, sorry about the pause in driveway work, good luck with van issues.
Drew you are wonderful to shop for neighbor. pics of dogwood please :)
Ted glad you had help with the fence, sorry about no rain. Hope data is good from heart monitor.
PJ traffic figures in on those long days. Surprised you had the ability to do anything in studio.
Drew glad friends made it to Washington safely.
Drew then you have LA's DA Gascon who treat the offender better than the crime victim.
Lou neat video.
David why the big fire restriction if you have had so much rain?
Thomas glad snow not messing with your plans
Ted sorry about how much wind you are getting. how soon are winds forecast to die down?
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery and breathing, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new(2) cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer recovery, /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's heart /rib and back and torn bicep, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, James /wife's fall and recovery, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,797  
Good afternoon all. Still stuck in the topsy-turvy cycle of mid-Autumn weather. Yesterday continued to be a (welcome) rainy day with 17.2mm in the gauge this morning. The high was 15C and the overnight low was 7C... today is bright sunshine and currently 22.4C.

I've been into town for mail & groceries. Stopped off at the local "Mitre 10" to pick up a 30m garden hose to replace a section of the horse-trough system... UV rays had put a split in the existing section. I repaired that but, if it happened once, it'll happen again so I might as well replace the whole section.

Tomorrow I'll chain harrow paddocks 3,4 & 5, as the horses have been shifted to paddock 6... I may have time to mulch the paddocks with the Z-turn before heading off to an evening meeting.

Take care all!
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,798  
Mostly, yea common sense thinking, but not a fire dept issue, but Dept of Health

“Open Burning
An open outdoor fire or open burning emits pollutants directly into the ambient air and includes agricultural, residential, and prescribed burning. The rules regulating open burning are Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) Section 11-60.1 Subchapter 3. Generally open burning is prohibited with a few exceptions such as cooking, fire training, and agricultural burning with a valid permit. Other types of open burning require approval from DOH-CAB. Since January 2012, “backyard” burning of garbage and yard waste has been prohibited on all islands.”

Hence I had a “cooking” fire.
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,799  
2022-04-20, 0410

37° right now...high in the upper 40's today.

Good day at work yesterday. Rotten drive in though between the rain/snow and very slick roads. Made it there safely, but a slow drive (45-50 MPH and sometimes slower)

Back on site today...probably not necessary to be on-site, but I left my laptop there so I'm going in

Now, a very embarrassing story...I wasn't going to divulge this...but, what the hell...
When I dropped the snow blower off last weekend, I had a lot of trouble getting the blower disconnected from the quick hitch. I ended up tapping (rather aggressively) the QH frame, but it finally dropped. The QH is an aftermarket (can't recall the brand) and it fits some implements quite well, others not so well. Reckon I should just buy a Deere QH...had one, but it didn't have an adjustable top hook, so I had replaced it with a cheap one.
Anyway, had the blower setting on some wooden block and the parking strut also on a block...got in the tractor and drove off.
I noticed the next day, the snow blower wasn't sitting upright as it should have been, but a rainy day and I wasn't going out to check.
Since there was a predicted 3-5 inches of snow forecast yesterday, figured I'd put the front blade on, so I dropped the pallet forks and rigged the blade
Here's the embarrassing part...
While walking around the back of the tractor to install the lynch pin in the blade's loader mount, I noticed two hydraulic lines connected to the rear remote...a definite "Aw ****" moment.
Yep...I hadn't disconnected the snow blower's chute rotation hydraulics!
The reason the blower was now setting canted is because before the hose fittings broke, I'd pulled the 800 lb. blower about a foot or so, off the boards it was resting on.
Doesn't appear any damage to the rear remote or the chute fittings on the blower, but I really need to see if the threads were damaged or any other damage.
Anyway, at minimum, new hydraulic hoses are going to be required. Local hydraulics shop might be able to replace the broken fittings.
When I remove the fittings from the blower, I'll let you if there's any other damage...
A truly SENIOR moment, eh?
 
/ Good morning!!!! #148,800  
good morning all
should be a nice day, still chance of another frost tonight.

Roy I did the same thing with my Long grapple. Backed up without unhooking the front hydraulics. I got lucky; lines were strong enough to bend the bracket 45 degrees, but hoses didn't break or leak. Only my pride hurt and a big wrench put on the bent bracket sort of got it back in place. Those of us with rv's and boats have the same issue. Why that final walk around is such a good idea.

off to church this morning to plant pansies and then do some food shopping on way home.

got my wax buffer in yesterday, waiting for a nice warm day to try it out.

all the daffodils have finally come up, later than neighbors, nice they bloom when forsythia is ending
 

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