Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Old dryer successfully removed and out of the way. Slight learning process, but easier to maneuver than the washer in that tight area. Actually need to remove old washer before I can hook up dryer. Challenge being access to the dryer vent.
Not likely to get anything installed today. Be happy to get both uninstalled and area cleaned up then attack fresh tomorrow. Wife is OK with that as she made sure she didn’t need for a few days.
She also reminded me that we installed the washer & dryer before the sink or cabinets, hence more working room. Luckily I do have inches to play with

 

[Wagtail]

Drew, Nothing like knowing you have really good new tires on your vehicle. Most times stopping distance doesn't matter but sometimes it does.

Chris

Another often neglected safety 'new/replace' addition is windscreen wiper blades.

You're usually reminded to replace them 'after the fact'.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Thursday) morning. Overnight Low of 10C and it's currently 20.8C, overcast with a slight breeze.

A successful 'into town' day for groceries and scripts. Later on I decided to head to Church and spray (Roundup) the footpaths and around the Rectory, then attend the Ash Wednesday service.

We'll see what's up for this arvo but I'll probably get the mowing done prior to the predicted hot (for Tassie but not, so much, St Helens) temperatures coming for Fri/Sat.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Buppies]

Nice warm day high of 70 breeze but warm low in 60s tonight wow

 

[Looking4new]

Plowing all done until tomorrow. Depending on how much we get I will either go out about noonish or wait until about 3, then go out. I also watch the weather radar.
I think I will get a new bucket next summer, one with a straight edge for plowing snow.
I have a hydraulic oil heater ordered from amazon, it is a little bit short, but I think I can adapt it to work. It is supposed to heat 12 quarts of oil to 60°F in 25 minutes.

 

[PJSprog]

61°F and stormy this morning, got up to 71° today with some severe thunderstorms and tornado watches most of the day on it's way down to the low 50s overnight. 55° right now.

We've had a tough family week-or-so here. In addition to the bad news about Evey last week, I found out around noon on Monday that one of my uncles died Sunday night. He was 86. So, my one cousin lost her mother about a year ago, her husband right before the holidays, and now her father. Funeral is tomorrow.

Then, while we were eating dinner Monday evening, Wife got a call that her nephew - the one who stayed with us awhile back trying to get his life together - died Monday in an accident at work involving a forktruck. He was 29. Funeral is this coming Monday.

Not the most joyous of times in the Smith house.

Hope everyone here is well.

Good evening, gents.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

The winds arrived on schedule, pushing a snow squall line ahead. Only damage was a metal outdoor rocking chair got taken off the porch and thrown about 10', down the steps, and up against a fence. Surprised that it was a chair in the middle of the covered deck.... the one that was near the edge stayed in place...?? No tree damage that I could see.

The news reported a 75 mph gust at the Albq. airport, 85 mph at the Santa Fe airport, and 100mph at Salinas Mt. Peak. I think we dodged a bullet. We are basically between those two airports, so no wonder the chair went flying.

Got a call from the scheduler at the ortho clinic..... June 8th! Really?... 4 months out? Going to call my ortho surgeon tomorrow and bi@#h up a storm! There has to be a sooner option......

Winds are still gusting at around 35-45 mph, should die down around midnight. New forecast shows hitting 60° Saturday......going down to 15° tonight. No more snow or rain in the next 7 days.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Pj, sorry for the loses. What a shock. Prayers for all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

LS, started scheduling colonoscopy last November, it’s scheduled for April. But only 2 months out after getting the doctor clearance.

 

[two_bit_score]

Good morning! Low of 28°, headed up to 52° today. Rain showers this evening, then periods of rain around midnight, changing to snow by morning. Then a greater chance of snow tomorrow, high only going to 32°.

Unfortunately, the wind will be returning with a vengeance----- could have gusts as high as 65mph here, up to 80mph on the mountain peaks.

Our road is a mess! Mud, mud, everywhere...... I know why it's in the state that it's in.... by the cause of two idiot neighbors, doing things that they "think" will help with drainage. But now they are proven wrong.....
There is no reasoning with Bubba 1 and Bubba 2......

A question for you Texas guys:
How is the Centerville area? Looking at some land about 15 minutes outside of the town, off I-45. Supposed to be heavily wooded and multiple creeks. I still need to get more specific info about the subdivision, but they "can't" send me a subdivision plan..... I think it's more like "won't"..... it seems they really, really want a potential buyer to actually visit the site. Maybe for some high pressure sales pitch?

Beaver Creek Ranch Land for Sale near Centerville, Texas

www.beavercreektx.com

The video of the Clydesdales was scary at first. Glad the last horse was ok. I guess that was the literal meaning of "pile up".....

Going to make a run to Costco for fuel and a few items. I hope the list stays small....

I hope everyone's day goes as expected.

I don’t know anything about this specific development.

Ive seen a lot of developments marketed just like it though. Often they turn out ok. Occasionally, they don’t.

Look on realtor .com for listings in that county, I think it’s Leon County. You’ll get an idea about some other property in the area. You can also call the Texas Real Estate Commission located in Austin and ask about complaints or history on the particular development and the developer.

Centervile, is a pretty small town right off Interstate 45 ~halfway between Houston and Dallas. It’s a growing area because so many from those two big cities want a few acres in the country. Overall, it’s a nice area. There are some big deer in that area and some good meat markets.

 

[two_bit_score]

I think I'm where the orange Jeep is.

WOW! That looks fantastic!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Poured first cup of coffee. 32° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 42° with partly cloudy skies. Had visitors yesterday. Then watched NASCAR race. Day was over by then. Did not get anything on To Do list done. Will get back at it today. Was watching some crows doing cleanup around feeder. When 2 Pileated Woodpeckers showed up. About same size a crows. But with more color.

David, nice wash tub upgrade.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

One of my favorite birds to see in the wild.

VW has done a series of recalls on the DieselGate engines. The first one applied a software update. The second one changed hardware in the emissions system. Depending on when the second update was done, another one of the same might be needed to get the car to 150000 miles, which is the end of the emissions warranty.
http://www.vw.com/owners-recalls/ and VWCourtSettlement.com and www.vwdiesellookup.com

Thanks.

Wow! There's more hospitals in that one area than we have in the whole state here......

Can't say much about the Centerville area. I've been down 45 a number of times, but not lately. It doesn't look like medical help within 20-30 minute drive. I would be wary of the bylaws, and building restrictions. My annual property taxes came down to about 1.7% of my total valuation here. But they differ by county and school district. It could be a really nice place, but speculation fund companies have been buying up Texas....

 

[scaredychicken]

Alberta is going to get “Clipped” pretty good Thursday nite, with temperatures going down to -35°C (-31°F) in Calgary. Eeep!

Southern Alberta just had 45 cm (18 inches) of snow in about 40 hrs on Mon- Tues. I wasn't there, but a close friend was driving through it. Terrible road conditions.

 

[scaredychicken]

PJ - so sorry for the multiple losses in a short period of time. That is certainly difficult. You and family are in my prayers, may The Lord grant his comfort and peace at this difficult time. Take care.

 

[rswyan]

50F with a rain shower @ 23:00, calling for 45F for the overnight low tonight ... and high of 69F tomorrow ...

Reconfigured the rolling scaffolding in the living room for The Woman to use as a desk (She's sorting out paperwork)

Had the rest of the broiled cod for early dinner along with some rice pilaf to go with it. Just came in and had 1 1/2 stuffed peppers with a couple pieces of bread and butter.

Got all the pieces parts for the blast gate cut, trimmed and sanded:

Used the 2 3/8" Lennox bi-metal hole saw to do the plate in the middle. That was too big to accept the Shop Vac hose end.

Then found out that the black hose coupler (2 1/2 OD supposedly) in the picture above fits pretty closely into a hole drilled with 2 1/2" hole saw (will still need glued in but it's pretty close) So I drilled the bottom (single hole) and the top plates (four holes) with that.

Using the smaller holes in the center plate should ensure it seals fairly well.

Also cut some 1/2" wide pieces (sitting on the bottom plate) to use as a template/guide to route out the bottom plate to a depth of 7/8" to provide a pathway for air to flow.

Don't really have the correct router bit (top bearing, straight trim bit) to do it, but I do have a set of guide bushings ...

Just went down to the basement and grabbed the router and bushing set ... so I might take a stab with those if it looks like it could work.

Otherwise I probably content myself with gluing up the Masonite onto the center plate.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 55ºF for the start, rain, .3 inch in rain gauge, light wind. Strong winds in afternoon, Clear sky after rain ended, and high temp was 77ºF. Men's meeting to start day, putter until trip to town for groceries and lunch. No nap today.
Ron glad you have some inside work for the bad weather. Nice pic
Spike sorry about wind, we were almost calm near sunset. Most of my neighbors talked about how windy it was last spring. Lot of places wind not consistent enough, There are wind turbines near Muenster.
Kilroy sorry you have a full week of higher ups.
Billy the fish don't listen to me either. Nice you got to wear shorts. Have worn shorts on bike several times this month.
Billy thanks for info on Washington, most of the info new to me.
Drew hope trip planning was fun. Sounds like more progress on RV.
Frits hope to hear update later.
Bill sorry about the lack of big snow storms.
Buppies we are going from 85ºF to 48ºF to 76ºF for high in 1 week. prayers sent.
Drew hope shake down trip does go with out a lot of problems.
Ken enjoy the quiet while you can nice pics.
Paul good luck with outdoor access point. Can you log into it like a router and run diagnostics? Nice Zoe pic
Gstrom sorry about milk. hope not too much ice.
Dennis sorry about sleep. Glad wind not too bad.
Ted hope scheduling gets their act together. Good luck with Secretary desk.
Drew hope guy does good work. nice RV pics
Gstrom good luck with shop in the barn
RNG enjoy your snow. Sorry about the furnace issue. Hope new switch fixes problem.
David good to hear slow ease back into full duty. Good luck with swap. Hope guys do well in H&F.
Thomas need to mow some of the front yard rest of the back yard and suck around the fence again.
Dennis glad taxes done. Hope son gets job.
RS sorry about bad mood, my doc just sends lab request straight to lab. Glad good progress yesterday. Hope today goes better than blood draw,
Thomas good luck with snow storm. Glad you are ready
Drew will be hard to leave that view. neat pic
David glad Sophie ready for more down time. hope washer removal goes well.
Randy(wag) good to hear town run successful.
Bill hope oil heater work for you.
PJ condolence to Smith family members on all the losses. prayers sent.
Ted glad minimal wind damage. Really sorry about June 8th?
prayer for all , especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /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, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's and David's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's healing from surgery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[Buppies]

So sorry about your and wife’s losses PJ prayers sent anything we can let us know

 

[sodamo]

Extra prayers for you and yours, Paul

 

[Spike56]

Good morning TBN brothers and sisters! Another warm start (near 70 at 3:30a) headed to 80 degrees. Again, awoke too early for my own good. I should consider a third shift job.
Watching the pasture and fields close to see what the "weed of the year" will be. Seems every year there is something different that dominants? So far, only thing I have noticed is a massive number of Post Oak acorns that sprouted. Of course, they are in places they won't survive, but there are thousands of them.

Wishing all who participate a happy Lent season.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 28° with freezing rain this morning. Heading to 47° with cloudy skies. Internet is out. But have power. Close to 500k without power in metro area. Will be interesting what I see when it is light outside.

Everyone stay well and safe.
Good Morning All.