Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

WELCOME BACK RON!!!!

 

[Alien]

Yes Roy, it is entirely her fault. or perhaps mine for giving in and letting her come here in the first place.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 14C and predicted High of 16C. Steady wind from the South drops the temperature at least 4C due to wind-chill. It is WET and so sodden that there's nowhere for the water to go... if fact, when I flushed the toilet this morning it almost 'backed-up', so the septic system will take awhile to settle down. There was 35.2mm in the gauge at 0900 and it's still raining, although a fine, soaking, mist.

As I wrote yesterday, it's 'in-to-town' day for Veterans' Coffee, groceries and then, this afternoon, a funeral. Hopefully there will be a good turnout for the funeral. Not only because the weather is miserable but due to any road flooding in the area.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[sodamo]

Really sorry to read that Doug. To be honest, if me, they would be gone, no ands if or buts. So sad.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Realtor was at the lot, probably to get his sign. He thinks neighbors were looking at wrong marker.

The new dividing line between lots is marked A-B-C. But there’s a funny corner on my lot , marked 3, 2, then up to A. Neighbor was probably thinking their corner was the 3 or the 2, but it’s A. They were still mowing way past that point though.

My other neighbor on east side actually owns some on my side of the road, hence the funny corner.

 

[Buppies]

Nice to have you back Ron miss your stories and pictures

 

[rswyan]

59F and "Fair" @ 21:00, heading down to a low of around 56F.

I mentioned earlier, got all the gutter covers installed on the front side as well as getting the leaves blown out and the gutters scrubbed out.

Went around back and got all the leaves blown out on the back gutter too ...

Pics will have to wait until Thursday, as I was rushing to finish up before dark.

Had an unwanted visitor this afternoon. I was up on the scissors lift at the time and The Woman alerted me to his presence:

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By the time that picture was taken he had at least one bullet in him. He did not go down easy, no idea how many actually hit him but I ultimately fired over a dozen rounds with the Ruger .380.

Not real keen on seeing them out and about during the day since they tend be nocturnal. Can be a sign that they are harboring disease.

In any event, he did not survive the encounter:

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Before I knocked off for dinner, I got all the stuff on pallets I didn't want to get wet moved back inside.

Besides the gutter work Woman did manage to get a coat of straight BLO applied to one side of those three 2 x 8 x 14 boards. Probably move those inside the barn here in a little bit as I still have to go back over to move the scissor lift inside and turn off the lights.

Calling for rain tomorrow starting in the morning.

Big rebate check came in the mail today, so likely be a trip to Menards tomorrow to pick up the 2 x 4's for the ceiling joists.

That's assuming I can get their website to work - it will load the home page, but trying to navigate to any product it just stalls and hangs.

Hope everyone had a great Tuesday ...

 

[sodamo]

Remaining 3 lights rehabbed. Glad to have that project done. My friend, Lenny, s big help saving me countless trips up and down scaffold/ladder.

Next up is to install my 2nd Starlink dish on 10 ft mast at Cottage. Have it pretty well scoped out, thinking I can have mast extend about 6 ft above roofline and still be very stable. Wasn’t able to get obstruction scan in exact location, but close enough to be ok, with the actual spot abit better.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 48ºF for the start, clear sky, windy. Wind 16-30+, clear sky, and high temp was 66ºF. Puttering to start the day, bike rid near lunch time, wind penalty .76 mile. Trying to learn to use OpenOffice Base (database), it is a bit different than the Progress 4GL I used when supporting work. Did get nap in.
Roy you deem to be getting a fair amount of rain. Really nice hat.
David good progress on lights
Buppies hope you were able to work today.
Billy thanks for the tip, I went back and checked, some rug are big enough, would be better if they had size as well as price filters. Soup as a thank you not all bad
Bird nice rain total. I ended up with 1.1 in the gauge. Always up for a good story.
Ron welcome back. Belated Happy 80th Birthday. Sorry about broken arm, hope it finishes healing soon, prayers sent. Thanks for the thread reminder. Neat pic, looking forward to more,
Bill hope vehicle work went well.
Drew good news on PET. No sure what calcium on heart lining means, hope you can explain to us.
Roy good new avatar not likely to change. I like tradition.
Ken that would an interesting pic, carrying pumpkin on bike Hope shoot goes well.
Billy nice pic, very pretty trees.
PJ got as warm as you today
RNG hope you get rain soon. Good luck on walkie talkie project. Good to hear solar contractor and you are talking, hope he helps with voltage sag.
Frits glad Cody approved of stump leveling. Interesting tombstone, glad you can read it.
Don any idea what the guts were, we were getting 30+ mph gusts.
Roy I was an Issac Asimov guy myself.
Mark glad state fair success, hope you had fun fishing.
David hope inside day was productive and/or fun.
RS sorry gutter covers proving so stubborn. Digging is not easy either
Gale good to hear good hay store, and you are getting rain.
Drew funky mushrooms, I thought you were going in competition with RS, nice tractor.
Rock Welcome to GM thread, what elevation are you at?
Thomas sound leaf control is going to make you work
Doug so sorry to hear about loosing the cockatoo. I understand your feelings about the dog and stepdaughter at this point.
Randy(wag) sorry about the lack of room in septic Hope you et a few days break in the rain.
Dennis plat is clear as mud
RS Glad you got the coon, is it likely he is bait stealer as well? Good to hear covers on front, and back gutters cleared out. Glad you got rebate check.
David good to hear lights rehabbed and not stuck inside. Hope Starlink dish install goes as well.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, Bird /aging issues, Roy /palpitations, /angina, /medical issues, /wife ankle,recover from getting sick, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, /wife's pain, Phil /reflux, /wife's eyes, Frits/ daughters hip replacement /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou / eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, /nerve and pain, / wife headaches and heart eval, /sister shingles, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /wife not feeling well, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Mike /5 year plan, Dennis /retirement plans, neighbor issues, and land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend cancer diagnosis and recovery, Mike /spine injury and recovery, Scotty, /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ron's Back! Ron's Back! Ron's Back!

One last thing to do before bed, check TBN and Ron's back!

Ron...you don't know how much you had me worried. I actually thought we may have lost you on this good earth. Thanks for updating us. Sorry about your arm, happy belated b-day. Sorry about your sad 60th, she was a special lady (and beautiful)!
PS, I love your pictures but don't feel like you're neglecting us if you don't post any pics. (I still have the one of your neighbor's flower garden as my wallpaper).

Lots has happened, but glad you're back my friend.

Now Roy, I wouldn't mind it if you changed your avatar photo with your new hat...

Time for bed. Prayers for all in need.

 

[check]

Good evening. Sad day today. FIL died this morning. He was 92, and it was not unexpected. Fortunately, he died with little or no pain, and he had already said that he was ready for it. His family members were around him when it happened, so we can take heart in the fact that he had a “good death“.

He lived independently right up until the time he had to go into the hospital a few days ago. That was also in line with his wishes. The last thing he wanted to do was to be stuck in some sort of complex care facility on all kinds of machines and what not, instead of his own private little one bedroom suite at the retirement residence.

Rest in peace, Ray.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

When I went to the horse lot last night it look like the storm dumped about 2" of rain and the dust was gone.

 

[RoyJackson]

2022-10-26, 0354

59° right now...high in the mid-60's...

Now Roy, I wouldn't mind it if you changed your avatar photo with your new hat...

Nah... that avatar has been posted since 2001 or 2002... gotta keep it!

 

[sodamo]

Sorry for your loss, Check. RIP

 

[daugen]

good morning all
up early, wow it's warm out, 61 out now going up to 68 in fog.

sorry for loss of family Check. I'd sure like to make it to 92 with my marbles and health intact.

it's tulip day for me, have about 80 bulbs to plant.
this is when I go to plant them, forget what else is "under there" and find myself digging up some other bulb.
Delicious deer food. At least using a cordless drill and planting auger makes planting easy to do, and ground is sure wet out there now.

really like my Lavazza coffee in the morning, but wish they didn't grind it so fine. Clogs up the coffee maker and makes a mess to clean out.
But still good...
I buy what's on sale. That used to be six bucks a pound. Now decent coffee starts at 9 dollars a pound.
I could get all I want free from my friends who own a coffee business, but that would get me an award for being a coffee mooch.
Granted they get lots of free samples.

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 57° with rain this morning. Heading to 59° with continued rain and wind. Leaves are falling very fast off trees. Trak-vac would not start. Wire connector broke off on/off switch. In between rain drops will blow leaves away from buildings. Getting ready for pickup with Trak-Vac.
Yesterday mornings sunrise had great color.

Thanks everyone for the Welcome Backs.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Buppies]

54 showers moving in gone in two hours nigh of 70 today

mostly did get to work but only for a few hours.

Prayers for all our Country sorry for loss of FIL Check

 

[Buppies]

Beautiful sunrise Ron

 

[daugen]

and it's a beautiful sunrise to see Ron in it.

 

[wngsprd]

58 and fog, going to 69 and cloudy. Won't get a sunrise like Ron's, but maybe a sunset today.

Check, sorry about your wife's dad.

When I had our well pump replaced this summer, bought their 1 year maintenance contract to get a discount on the pump, and ended up saving money. Part of that deal includes a free inspection. So had the plumber come in at 8:30 yesterday morning. Very thorough check of all plumbing inside and under the house. Since he was here, asked him to price swapping out a hose bibb...the old one leaked when running, and I had exhausted my ability to find parts for it (a brand he had never heard of, either...and it wouldn't take the standard Woodford parts). I had already replaced one that was easy to crawl to, but this one was in a very tight area, and he was up for it. I already had a Sharkbite so install went fast, and no more leak.