Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

A wonderful soaking rain right now...I love it!!

 

[txdon]

I topped off my tank today $4.899 for regular.
Of course the big shocker was this morning when I called my normal coal supplier,
he was out of coal and just learned the new pricing and with transportation,
it will be close to $600/ton and possibility a bit over.
I paid $280/ ton last year.

Will a ton last all winter. Mom spent that much for propane last winter.

 

[Popgadget]

We like pictures!

 

[LouNY]

Will a ton last all winter. Mom spent that much for propane last winter.

No, I normally use about 3 ton of coal and 7 to 800 gallons of oil per winter.
It is looking like I'll use the mini-splits and keep it a bit cooler this winter.
I do have almost 3 ton of coal stock piled, plus I spent a bunch on insulation this year,
so we shall see.
I am getting worried about the folks that are having trouble getting by many years,
with the increasing prices of food and fuel may be a bunch of unhappy people this winter.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

20 till 6 I was heading out to get mower ready, wife said supper at 6, so I waited. Supper was 6:30, got started outside at 7.
Had to gas it up. Backing out I leaned over each side to check tires, noticed back left tire was low. Aired it up. Noticed front 2 tires had grease zerks, gave them a shot. Since I had grease gun out, did the tractor loader, except the 2 underneath.
So mowed along creek and the field. Finished in the dark,back in house at 9:15.
Wife worked in a flower bed. She is getting better at getting ranger out of barn by herself and using it to carry mulch.
Gave plants in garden a drink, since our big storms yesterday was a bust, less than .1”. I guess LS would love to get that much

Haircut tomorrow will prohibit an early start to anything.

 

[scaredychicken]

so, it's been raining / wet for most of May, all of June (so far) ... today was beautiful and the local car cruise club that I belong to planned our first ice cream run for tonight.

I was deciding between these two vehicles ...

or

The Tracker was getting the opportunity tonight. Then 1 hour to go and ... THUNDERSTORM and HAILSTORM.

The cruise was cancelled, we'll try again next week.

 

[Wagtail]

Good morning. A mild night with a low of 6C. It's presently 17.2C, sparsely cloudy with a bit of a breeze. There was 1.5mm in the gauge this morning. That's all going to change tomorrow as the BoM is predicting high winds and 10-15mm of rain... we'll see.

That's about it. Take care all.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Well, you guys keep talking about rain.... and you're gonna send some my way.... I'm anxiously waiting.....

There was another storm that formed just to the west and overhead of us..... and it just kept going east.... where it became a severe storm dumping a couple inches of rain and hail. Not a drop here!

Got a lot done outside, but still no finish to the project. Transplanted a couple more shrubs, fired up the drip irrigation, and made a few changes to the dripper flow rates. Then got the tractor out and mixed up a batch of our "planting mix". Filled up 3 large 32 gal containers and wet it all down. They will get transplants tomorrow.

Tomorrow's agenda will be to mix up another batch and fill another 3 containers, wifey will do the transplanting. These are smaller shrubs, so won't need the tractor to lift them. While she is transplanting, I'm hoping to get the landscape fabric put down and the mulch spread.... All I can say is I'm hopeful that it will be completed.... finally!

The knee started complaining early on, so had to take a bunch of breaks. That, and dehydration... I must have drank a gallon today and only released a half quart....

It's been so long since the appointment was made for the neuro specialist to look at the ongoing problem with the knee, I had to check the date.... still 6 weeks out... It's still swelling to almost twice it's size by the afternoon. Then the pain and weakness starts. I am so discouraged by this.....

Don, how is your knee replacement doing?

I hope PJ, Eric, and Ron would come back on....

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Drew, have you thought of one of these to make it easier to sharpen the blades?

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/mower-lifts

 

[newbury]

<snip> Headed out again on Thursday for another rally down south.

Hope you all are well, and enjoyed the long weekend!

<snip>Is RNG on a trip?

 

[Buppies]

Fuel usage is way up this year as far as cost of fuel goes Drew prices are up 35 to 40 percent this year, Due to increased labor, repair costs and parts and asphalt just went up over $90 per ton last year was in high 60s. The door is getting ready to close on this Economy

 

[Buppies]

Hope PJ comes back Eric and others MIA

 

[Wagtail]

Well, you guys keep talking about rain.... and you're gonna send some my way.... I'm anxiously waiting.....

That, and dehydration... I must have drank a gallon today and only released a half quart....

Nothing that I can do about sending any rain your way Mate. I am happy/grateful for the amount & intensity that I'm receiving though.

Watch that dehydration... just drinking water doesn't 'cut it', you need to replace the electrolytes with a "gatorade" or "powerade" every now and then.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have the pro lift from TSC. Baskets a little narrow for the ZT tires to fit. put a couple washers in and it works, but still tight fit. I probably paid half the current price.

 

[txdon]

Don, how is your knee replacement doing?

If I'm using it a lot it does swell but so far there is no pain associated with the swelling (just feels like a string tied around my knee). The numbness is still there from about the middle of the kneecap toward the outside and down about 6". The Dr. said it probably will always be numb in that area. kneeling on it is strange since there is no feeling and I try to avoid that. I will never be able to bend it as far back as the other leg without it starting to hurt. I don't think anything about how far I have to walk anymore because knee pain is not a limiting factor, now heat is. I am satisfied that it is an improvement and there are no more Dr. appointments.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 66ºF for the start, overcast sky, light breeze, .1 inch in rain gauge from yesterday morning. Light wind day, overcast to mostly cloudy sky, and high temp was 75ºF. Bike rid early this morning, a wind penalty almost 0, and LW #2 was dry(water not over road). Did get nap today, was going to install dash cover in truck but motivation disappeared. Did help wife make meatball for dinner.
Ted congrats on saving some gas money.
Randy(wag) cat reaction to new latch?
Drew hope you had fun flipping pancakes.
Doug registration not cheap. Eating beans for a month could have unintended consequences. In my sleep test blood O2 levels got down to almost to 80%, CPAP Fixes all that, and sleep is better also.
Buppies praying for results.
Bill washing the car works, needing to mow the lawn works. The friend's trip sounds like trip from h311 how did you keep cat from last 1/3 of the Chapman's?
Thomas hope scalping and date night go well.
NHBX I hear you with throwing stuff away then needing week or 2 later
Kyle maybe they should fix grid and add capacity so they will work
Ken sorry about the rain. grass is likely so tall will take 3-4 days to dry it out.
Paul do you ever use dye to find leaks? Quite the mailbox, hope you get another 30y from it.
Drew with hi lift blades, I get better grass cutting at higher speed. Glad you help get everyone fed in spite of rain.
Phil sorry about hearing loss. Yes I know gas prices are high.
Don thanks for info on blade sharpness. I have to sharpen blades 2-3 times during mow season here in Texas. Most years 1 good enough in Missouri.
Drew I rough grind then finish with hand file then remove burr to get best results.
Ted hope today is better for rain, maybe wash the car?
Alan those are ugly prices.
RS plenty on agenda.
David sorry to hear guys lost, hope you found some motivation.
Drew RNG indicates another rally this weekend.(Newbury beat me)
Chris fruit sounds good. Wonder how much time lift on 725 hour engine.
Lou that is quite the price hike.
Paul nice pics
Dennis something did not want you mowing!
Scaredy I vote for red one
Randy(wag) hope you get your rain
Ted hope you can get finished tomorrow on project and get rain!
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, Bird/aging issues/, Don /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /cataract surgery, Roy /palpitations, /angina , Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /3 new skin cancer spots and treatment, /ultrasound of kidneys result /wife head wound healing, Thomas/gout, /operation and recovery, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery/retirement, / passing out issues, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife's hospital stay, /torn bicep, Ken /kids shot tragedy, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, /cataract surgery, /Sophie's hand infection, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans / brother "alligallyitus" and improving, Drew /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Ukraine war, mass shooting victims and family, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[txdon]

No, I normally use about 3 ton of coal and 7 to 800 gallons of oil per winter.

So that's why Ron RVed the Winter in Texas. So what is the new estimated fuel expense total to stay warm in the Winter: coal+oil+electricity.

 

[rswyan]

64F and "Fair" @ 22:00, heading down to a low of 50F overnight. Another night of good sleeping weather.

Indoor seedlings checked first thing, still moist so did not water them. Probably give them squirt tonight though. They are close to being ready to move out into the garage to start hardening off.

1/2 orange put out on feeder, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak has become a regular at the hopper feeder.

Chipmunk traps baited, no signs that I got any today.

Took Cub up and loaded 1/2 dump cart of screened compost.

Made up 1/2 tote of potting mix to get the bulbs planted, which used all the peat moss I had within easy reach (now need to move 200# of fertilizer/soil amendments off the unopened bale so I can get to it)

3 grow bags planted with 30 gladiolus bulbs each, will be interesting to see how that works out. Still another 30 left to go.

Got front lawn mowed, left the deck height @ 3 1/4".

Took the 4 buckets of weeds The Woman pulled up and tossed those on the compost pile + junk 4 x 4 tossed on burn pile. Chipmunks I threw on yesterday were gone.

One bag of trash from the garage (no garbage) taken up to the can at the road. Collected mail while I was up there.

Took a break around 17:30 to chow, had half of the second Jimmy John's sub + some chips. Woman had the other half for dinner + some macaroni salad.

Got frame for Water Buffalo drilled and screwed together.

Screened the rest of the compost in the dump cart, got about 3/4 of a tote, now need to add peat moss.

Worked on some more of The Woman's dahlias - got one more fertilized and more soil added to a couple of others. No signs of anymore slugs.

May go repot some seedlings here in a few, assuming I don't get too much "help" doing it from you know who ...

Hope everyone had a great day ...

Mister and Missus Mallard eating some cracked corn last evening (if you turn your volume up you can probably hear them them cooing and quacking ... ):

 

[Popgadget]

Paul do you ever use dye to find leaks?

Not usually, I have good luck with a D-TEK sniffer and the secret weapon is an accutrak- AccuTrak® Ultrasonic Leak Detectors.

 

[scaredychicken]

We had a power outage for the past 3 hrs - recently came back on. Terrible weather tonight - thunderstorm, hail, lightning

I had ONE chick hatched this morning in the incubator (more due soon), but I was trying to keep her alive, and stabilize her core temperature while the incubator had no power.

I put the chick in a 3 gal bucket, sawdust on bottom, feed and water, and a container with 2 tealight candles for warmth.

Success, she's still chirping at me

I will probably return her to the incubator overnight so that she can encourage the shell peeples