Good morning!!!!

[ronjhall]

30 outside this AM, heading to 60. No rain in the forecast. This weather is taking a serious toll on all the flowers that have decided it was time to bloom. Too bad.

Need to make some trips to the hardware and supply stores today. Still plonking along on the Milk House. Bathroom fan is in. Removed some heavy pipes with the new angle grinder. Have one more, about 40 feet long to take out. Needs to come out as bath fan is now right under it. Of course! LOL.

Managed to take in some Eagles, Wagtail called it right a few days ago. Lots of action in the sky, 4 juveniles, 6 vultures all flying about. Talk about an air show!

Hope all have a great start to the week. Be safe. Get and/or stay healthy to those ailing.

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Great action photos.

 

[pennwalk]

In case any of you feel like a daily dose of strange.

Talk about on the rocks.

 

[Buppies]

Strange looking boat. Went to Walmart yesterday $190 worth of restocking no meat mind you. Had a Salad last night tasty. Mild week till the end then colder and wet.

Prayers for all our Country

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It was 33 when I woke up this morning, already up to 38.

Looks like rain and possible snow overnight.

Yesterday was another day in the shop, made some decent progress, trip to HD was successful as well got some cheap Wi-Fi plug in switches. They were rated for 15a and seem to work well. Now I can tell Alexa to turn on the amp and mixer that drives the speakers in the shop, set the volume and choose program material with Amazon Music Unlimited. Sure beats going upstairs to power it up or make any changes.
Present task is to cut out and recess the side handles on the larger cab in progress.

Today will be a short day in the shop, looks like I’m going to Richmond, VA after lunch. That means I will likely miss Zoe’s kindergarten class, but wife will take her without me. Also will likely miss Oddfellows meeting tonight. Tomorrow I’ll be in Boston. It’s been over a month since I had to go anywhere, so I can’t really complain, but it does seem like an interruption.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 39F @ 5:00AM. Rain likely. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Got another 0..42" of rain yesterday, on and off through the day. And hail. No sunshine at all in the 10-day.

That's quite a load, David. That'll keep you busy for a while.

My dad managed operations on the test flight lines at North American Rockwell when the OV-10 was being built. Now we see them every summer circling wildfires. The sound of the turboprop engines is something I've learned to dread.

During a dry spell yesterday I slid under the F250 looking for zerk fittings to grease the propeller and drive shafts. Didn't find any. What I did find is a leaking input seal on the rear differential. What next?

Also took a look at the video camera that was mounted on top of the top of hill water tank. It wasn't working because water got in past the seal around the Ethernet cable. Probably not salvageable, but I'll give it a while to dry out and see what happens.

Local Ford dealer sent a text yesterday letting me know they had my Transit van, the only Transit they have in stock. A hybrid e-van. Uh, no thanks.

Did the math, and it looks like Lake Oroville is passing the 75% full, by volume, level. They're supposed to always hold at least 20% by volume in reserve for flood control, but we've seen how that goes...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start.

 

[scootr]

Good Morning!!!! 39F @ 5:00AM. Rain likely. High near 50F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.
Got another 0..42" of rain yesterday, on and off through the day. And hail. No sunshine at all in the 10-day.

That's quite a load, David. That'll keep you busy for a while.

My dad managed operations on the test flight lines at North American Rockwell when the OV-10 was being built. Now we see them every summer circling wildfires. The sound of the turboprop engines is something I've learned to dread.

During a dry spell yesterday I slid under the F250 looking for zerk fittings to grease the propeller and drive shafts. Didn't find any. What I did find is a leaking input seal on the rear differential. What next?

Also took a look at the video camera that was mounted on top of the top of hill water tank. It wasn't working because water got in past the seal around the Ethernet cable. Probably not salvageable, but I'll give it a while to dry out and see what happens.

Local Ford dealer sent a text yesterday letting me know they had my Transit van, the only Transit they have in stock. A hybrid e-van. Uh, no thanks.

Did the math, and it looks like Lake Oroville is passing the 75% full, by volume, level. They're supposed to always hold at least 20% by volume in reserve for flood control, but we've seen how that goes...

Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start.

I have the Ford Transit 250 medium height and length with the diesel option. Bought new in 2016. It has been a great van. Mileage could be better but still better than gas. Comfortable and good view with the rear windows.
I hope you find your van

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 36 going up to 52 and sunny.
Got the garden ready for planting and covered up.
Wife and I took the dog into town for a walk.

Too windy for spray by the time I got out there it was quite gusty.

Be well,

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 40 going to 55 nice sun and drying up around here

No call back from AT&T. Expectations are not very high. Dropped calls are still happening very sporadic.

David the picture of snow on the mountain is great. That is a lot of materials and supplies for new projects. I have similar experiences picking up supplies from HD

Bulbs are coming up and flowering all over. Some are damaged from the recent cold weather

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low was 39°, heading for 61°, no precip but high clouds. Lighter winds, only 15-20 mph.

Winds were too strong yesterday to water the landscaping..... I just didn't feel like getting whipped around.... probably get it done today.

David, nice pic of the mountain / snow. Quite the HD haul.

Kilroy, glad you got some OT in. Glad pup is happy!

Rip, nice pic of the birds. Glad you got to watch the airshow!

RS, glad the dirt devil worked out good! Hopefully will make a big difference in the airborne dust levels.

Everyone have a great start to the week!

 

[Buppies]

Great pictures Ken

 

[sodamo]

64°F and no rain. Yeaaaa

Sun shining in the sky. How encouraging.
Intend to get started on my door build. Plan is to get 1 could of paint on everything before any assembly. It’s the sheets of plywood, then cut the 2x6s to size then sand and paint. 6 doors, 6 parts each door. A major factor is the logistics of space, not like I can just stack 6 sheets of wet painted ply.

And in the back of my mind, my super tall grass finally drying out begging to be mowed.

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Ski Hawaii!

Mostly, how much does your arthritis bother you? Hope not much

Nice pics rip!

 

[sodamo]

I’ve been thinking of converting my basement slider to a French door. Anderson replaced my original back deck slider under warranty as the laminate peeled off.

I like both, have both. Really like the french doors due to usability of the large opening. Unfortunately the french doors at cottage have not weathered well. The frames have rotted out at lower corners. The doors themselves are the metal clad and the inside wood at bottom is rotting as well. If the rain is wind driven at right direction etc as in recently they leak. Oh well, almost 20 years, but the new sliders should last my lifetime. The Pella doors are reversible, the added benefit if I should need more than the 34” access I can remove both panels resulting in like space to the french doors.

 

[sodamo]

Ron, that is indeed snow. Lowest we recall seeing since living here.

 

[txdon]

Good afternoon! 75˚F cloudy. Cutting back the dead toped hedges today.

Oh my, My work schedule just exploded. Between expected crowds during spring break and these special activities:
72 bottle feedings of baby animals sold per day.
An 8:30 breakfast with the Easter bunny 50 people
A 10:00 brunch with the Easter bunny 50 people
24 Easter egg hunts per day 50 kids per hunt
2 evening Adult Easter egg hunts 300 adults each hunt

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I like both, have both. Really like the french doors due to usability of the large opening.

I have French door on side porch where it’s protected. it’s got 1 fixed and 1 swing.
For basement I’d like to be able to open both. Every now and then I have to remove the basement fixed panel to bring something large in or out. It’s actually pretty easy to do. Sometimes just removing the slider will get me enough room.

 

[Thomas]

"Managed to take in some Eagles, Wagtail called it right a few days ago. Lots of action in the sky, 4 juveniles, 6 vultures all flying about. Talk about an air show!"

That's what I call catching to moments Riptides.

 

[Thomas]

37F clear sky march winds they are a howling...30-40pm.

Busy work day finally we got caught...dang last Saturday snowstorm.

Plans for the evening...besides putting on the feed bag I haven't decided yet.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Mark P.]

Good Afternoon - currently 72°

Had a great weekend hope everyone else did also...

Ron - you must be a Henricks guy since they finished 1-2-3... I enjoyed myself..

Have a great Monday...

Mark

 

[rswyan]

Mostly cloudy @ 15:30, WU reports 50F, WB reports 57F ... Think the closest station might be offline.

Rain due in around 19:00, heading into a cooler pattern for this coming week.

Up very late today, another late night out in the garage ...

Woman in the (downstairs) shower in preparation for trip out to get cat food. We are totally out ...

Spent last night sorting through and organizing yet more small parts/fasteners and getting them stowed away in storage cases. Tedious.

Also worked on cleaning up some tools, including Grandfather's No. 34 Wiss shears which had gotten pretty rusty. Threw some Fluid Film on them just for temporary until I can get around to treating them with phosphoric acid.

And reorganizing pegboard and cleaning off workbench on west wall.

Got the mahogany blank for the Forstener bit holder sanded down and the marks for the holes for the bits laid out.

Removed the dust collection bag off the new Makita ROS and connected it to the dust collection system for the sanding.

Dust port on the Makita had considerable build up in it from using just the dust collection bag. When I removed the hose after sanding it had been sucked clean ...

Some hand sanding done on pipe clamp rack parts as well.

Got column on drill press measured for the clamp for a bit/tool holder I will build.

We are just about out of critter food, so will likely make up and place Menards order and then run up and pick it up when The Woman gets back. Probably grab another 5 gallons of diesel for the torpedo heater while I'm out.

Will fill hopper feeder before I head out.

Plan on getting that first coat of poly laid down on the high shelf over the pegboard this evening after I get back. Might get the last bracket put up as well.

Then maybe some time on the computer laying out cabinetry (finally)

Hope everyone is having a great Monday ...