Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Drew my 2500 with mega cab drives a little big tows like a champ 8000 pounds 21 to 22 mpg on road with 24000 pounds pulling { total weight] it cuts the mustard. It rides great loaded with all options cruise slows down stops on its own when right cruise is picked. 17 mpg around town 34 gallons of fuel on board. Handles curves really well, airbags in rear that automatically adjusts to weight in bed or trailer. The truck is a limited edition Ky Derby Edition made to pull. The mega cab is unreal with its size seat comfort and space. I have owned a lot of F250s no comparison

 

[daugen]

power still out, crews here, third time since I've been here that a tree fell down on the private lane next to me, takes out power to 8 homes.
They sent three bucket trucks out.
turned gen off, let it cool, checked oil, fine, turned it back on.
Running on propane, good exercise for gen

 

[KilroyJC]

Good morning. It's been hot here, but only hit 99° last Friday. The other areas of the state has been well over 105°+. Counting our blessings......

The bad part is that we haven't received any precip since June 2nd. Now we are in a deficit and no real prospects for the "monsoon" to kick in over the next 10 days. Maybe a chance of a sprinkle is the best the weather guessers are saying for Friday.

I haven't been on here for a while because I've been dealing with some personal "challenges", falling head first into my so called 'PTSD'. Also been dealing with some family issues, then to top it all off, a period of depression dealing with the knee situation.
The phrase "bad things come in groups of three" sure hit me blindside. Hope it's all over with now.....at least not as bad.... I just need to stay focused on the goal (If there is one now...)

The wifey tried to keep me busy (if she got me motivated) and we got the courtyard project done, at least for now. Still have a few tweaks to do, primarily with the drip system. Some changes needed to the drippers, need to 'up' the output on a few.

A before pic:

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A couple progress pic when we got the mulch down and started on the stone:

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And.... the final results:

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Wifey is very pleased with the final results. We are basically done with any major new landscaping for now. We'll start with more fencing when the temps get a little cooler in a couple months.

Hang in there Bro!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Hang in there Bro!

I am definitely trying! Good to hear that Harry is fitting into his own....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

New Iphone is still transfering apps. some are working, some are still waiting to transfer.

This has taken hours. first I made a backup of the old one on my computer which took over an hour.

 

[Thomas]

Hope you get good night sleep and spring back in your step very soon Buppies.

 

[Thomas]

Your garden outstanding LS...looks like 40 hour week to maintain area.
Hope your negative personal affaire vanishes quickly,for you don't deserve them.

 

[Buppies]

Thanks Thomas

 

[Thomas]

73F clear sky.
Got some done here and there before 3H's arrive tomorrow until Sunday.
headed for the deck waiting for the critters and stars until the eyes get heavy.

Enjoy your evening all.

Youngster step from the woods 30' aways wonder what the heck I was.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Wednesday) morning. Overnight Low of 5.4C and it's presently 13.9C, somewhat overcast with a breeze.

Well, it's 'into town' day for mail & groceries. I do believe that another, mysteriously appearing, case of wine awaits me at the Post Office.

The agisted horses have pretty much polished off the round of hay in Paddock #2 so a paddock transfer & clean-up will probably be happening tomorrow.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[rswyan]

69F and Fair @ 22:00, heading down to around 65F for the overnight low. Windows will be open tonight.

Located the beet seeds in the pill bottle - they had fallen down below the seat on Cub. So I was saved from having to go up to the compost pile and dig through the weeds I had dumped up there ...

Good bit of cloudiness this afternoon, high only reached 84.4F.

Woman and I took advantage and got the west side of the garden covered with two more sheets of weed block fabric and got it all stapled down:

The grading on that side isn't quite as level as the east side but I decided it was close enough.

Burned off most of the weeds before we laid the fabric down.

Woman had said Japanese beetles have been eaten the strawberries so we spent some time under the deck working on those while the sun was out. I pulled the weeds and watered them with some of that Schultz's Tomato Food, She picked the beetles off and tossed them into a container of soapy water. The plants are ready to go in the ground.

It had looked like we were going to get hit with a thunderstorm but thankfully it held off, nothing more than a couple of drops.

Last thing was resetting the monofilament fence - it now blocks off the entire garden area and the flower bed on the east side of the frog pond.

Still need to get the beans soaking, might hold off a couple of days on that.

Did not get tube feeders filled ...

Next three days are going to be very hot (for here, >90F) and humid ... so likely not much work out in the sun during the heat of the day ... other than maybe watering.

Hope everyone had a decent day ...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Unfortunately the TBN app will not transfer. I tried loading the ipa file but get an error. Really sucks because it’s how i use TBN.
It’s no longer in the App Store.

This post using tapatalk app. Which sucks compared to the TBN app.

 

[rswyan]

Ken, I appreciate the offer. I may take you up on it. Part of my issue is just that.... talking about it. It is a syndrome that effects many public service jobs. We try to be be the rock island, strong and bulletproof.... keep it all inside..... But it will catch up to you.

As a class, public servants are vastly under-appreciated.

RS, I'm in amazement over your garden.

LOL ... I'm amazed it's almost most August ... and I'm still trying to get stuff in the ground and planted ...



Seriously though, good to see you back here in GM ... we missed ya ...

Your oasis looks amazing ... outstanding work ...

Has anyone called you the energizer bunny?

Wifey has picked 4 zucchini so far, but lost 1/2 of the plants. The bush string beens started producing, but just yesterday, 6 out of 12 plants, that were about 16" tall, literally 'fell over'. The stalks were eaten / chewed right at the dirt level. Didn't see any bugs though....
We're sure whatever got the beans, got the zucchini. Oh well.

Sounds like cutworms on the beans maybe ?

Cutworm - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We have had problems with them on beans here in the past.

Save your tin cans, cut the bottoms out, and use them as collars.

Not sure on the Zucchini ... but Striped Cucumber Beetles have been very bad here this year. They attack all types of squash and pumpkins (Cucurbits)

Acalymma vittatum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We probably lost over half of our seedlings to them this year, just couldn't keep up.

The strawberry plants are doing great, tripling their size, but something keeps taking bites out of the berries..... one bite here, another bite on this one, oh, lets take another bite out of that one over there! We only were able to eat about 20 berries ourselves.

Sorry to hear that.

I'm still plucking blossoms and forming berries off ours, trying to get them to establish.

Hope for a crop next year.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start, clear sky. light breeze. Light wind, moderate gusts, clear sky, high temp 102ºF, HI 105ºF. Mad scrambled eggs for breakfast, puttered and bike ride, lunch then tested old mower with new belt, was able to start easier, and belt did not shred. Did get nap in. Wife and I made Marjoram meatballs for dinner.
Ron sorry about the setback on the coop project. Hope the neighbor's project will fare better. Glad no damage from storm. Nice pic
Kilroy Sorry about the issues with the DMV. Hope you were successful with the update. Glad trip 2 went well Nice gift
Mike hope you were able to acquire all the items on your list.
Thomas hope you had a good day.
Drew neat story on the family background.
Buppies Sorry about the diarrhea. Prayers sent hope you got some rest.
Dennis thanks for the history.
Don nice pic. Our golf course pulls water from lake and not out of the wells. I remember how much work to separate our mom's stuff, Spent two weeks helping sort, donations, trash , and what we wanted.
Billy Neat story, Dad went to college on GI bill in 3 years, went during summer as well. Not sure if Grandpa paid or what.
Billy Dad had a golf course condo at Cabo San Lucas. The course used reclaimed water as well, went there several times, never smelled anything.
Billy hope wife's eye exam went well. Sorry about the mix up with filters.
Paul clad yesterday agenda was accomplished. Hope breakfast was good. Hope you can get things prioritized and chores tackled.
RNG sorry about all the paperwork. Hope you can get everything looking correct, and find the missing 500sq ft.. Sorry your job got more political near the end , and I heard that from other people as well.
Don thanks for the follow up.
Frits thanks for history,your career path quite different.
Drew did you get slides fixed yet? Nice RV trailer.
David sorry about the wait for the frames. Glad HH went well. Sorry to hear about Sophie's hip/leg pain. Hope evaluation went well you got good information. Prayers for her.
Drew glad you got mowing, trimming, and gardening done before rain. I like to sit in a fan drinking ice water to cool off. Nice haul.
Ted welcome back. Really sorry to hear about all the challenges. Prayers sent. After looking at your pics ... WOW...!!! Impressive!
RS nice to see you are pacing yourself and not overheating. Hope you found the beet seeds. You seem to be getting a lot done, inspite of the heat. Nice pics
Ted hope you have a good trip to Colorado and fun with new granddaughter.
Ted sorry about your garden getting chewed up.
Ken dyers do make a lot of lint. Will the copper caps turn green or stay copper color?
Ted looks like upgrades in the mix for net year.
Scott(vt) Having worked in manufacturing in the St Louis are, we had several defense contractors in area, they were as bad as everyone else as far as layoffs were concerned.
Ted good luck with new plan.
Dennis I remember how small the St. Louis house looked as a subfloor
Drew glad generator hanging in there.
Ted nice RV.
Dennis sorry phone is taking so long.
Thomas glad you are ready for hot weather. Nice pics
Randy(wag) hope town run went well. Hope transfer and clean up got well.
RS glad you found the beet seeds. Sorry beetles are such an issue for you. Good to hear garden now enclosed in monofilament fence. Sorry about your heat.
Dennis sorry about the TBN APP will not transfer.
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, /back surgery 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, /loss of brother, /heart 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, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation 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.

 

[txdon]

A plane crash landed on the roof of a house in town. The house was not occupied and the 3 plane occupants walked away. Today they removed the plane from the roof. Interesting video once you get past the adds.

Plane removed from Georgetown home following crash

A company that specializes in aircraft recovery spent the afternoon loading the plane onto a truck.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is brewing. 60° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 86° with thunderstorms in afternoon. Yesterday was mostly a conserve energy day except for taking Sassy for a walk. Have an appointment for hair cut this morning. Then stay in house out of heat.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[KilroyJC]

Good evening all. 77ºF for the start, clear sky. light breeze. Light wind, moderate gusts, clear sky, high temp 102ºF, HI 105ºF. Mad scrambled eggs for breakfast, puttered and bike ride, lunch then tested old mower with new belt, was able to start easier, and belt did not shred. Did get nap in. Wife and I made Marjoram meatballs for dinner.
Ron sorry about the setback on the coop project. Hope the neighbor's project will fare better. Glad no damage from storm. Nice pic
Kilroy Sorry about the issues with the DMV. Hope you were successful with the update. Glad trip 2 went well Nice gift
Mike hope you were able to acquire all the items on your list.
Thomas hope you had a good day.
Drew neat story on the family background.
Buppies Sorry about the diarrhea. Prayers sent hope you got some rest.
Dennis thanks for the history.
Don nice pic. Our golf course pulls water from lake and not out of the wells. I remember how much work to separate our mom's stuff, Spent two weeks helping sort, donations, trash , and what we wanted.
Billy Neat story, Dad went to college on GI bill in 3 years, went during summer as well. Not sure if Grandpa paid or what.
Billy Dad had a golf course condo at Cabo San Lucas. The course used reclaimed water as well, went there several times, never smelled anything.
Billy hope wife's eye exam went well. Sorry about the mix up with filters.
Paul clad yesterday agenda was accomplished. Hope breakfast was good. Hope you can get things prioritized and chores tackled.
RNG sorry about all the paperwork. Hope you can get everything looking correct, and find the missing 500sq ft.. Sorry your job got more political near the end , and I heard that from other people as well.
Don thanks for the follow up.
Frits thanks for history,your career path quite different.
Drew did you get slides fixed yet? Nice RV trailer.
David sorry about the wait for the frames. Glad HH went well. Sorry to hear about Sophie's hip/leg pain. Hope evaluation went well you got good information. Prayers for her.
Drew glad you got mowing, trimming, and gardening done before rain. I like to sit in a fan drinking ice water to cool off. Nice haul.
Ted welcome back. Really sorry to hear about all the challenges. Prayers sent. After looking at your pics ... WOW...!!! Impressive!
RS nice to see you are pacing yourself and not overheating. Hope you found the beet seeds. You seem to be getting a lot done, inspite of the heat. Nice pics
Ted hope you have a good trip to Colorado and fun with new granddaughter.
Ted sorry about your garden getting chewed up.
Ken dyers do make a lot of lint. Will the copper caps turn green or stay copper color?
Ted looks like upgrades in the mix for net year.
Scott(vt) Having worked in manufacturing in the St Louis are, we had several defense contractors in area, they were as bad as everyone else as far as layoffs were concerned.
Ted good luck with new plan.
Dennis I remember how small the St. Louis house looked as a subfloor
Drew glad generator hanging in there.
Ted nice RV.
Dennis sorry phone is taking so long.
Thomas glad you are ready for hot weather. Nice pics
Randy(wag) hope town run went well. Hope transfer and clean up got well.
RS glad you found the beet seeds. Sorry beetles are such an issue for you. Good to hear garden now enclosed in monofilament fence. Sorry about your heat.
Dennis sorry about the TBN APP will not transfer.
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, /back surgery 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, /loss of brother, /heart 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, /favorable winds not in the forecast there "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /back operation 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.

Mom only had to wait two hours, so that wasn’t too bad.

 

[daugen]

good morning all
next three days here are going to really hot, so it means many of you are even hotter.
when night temps here don't go below 75, that's a lot of heat.
severe heat warning posted, like many of you have had for weeks.

woke up with headache, neck ache, going slow
lots of errands today, delivering tomatoes here and there.
Today's batch goes to a lady on school board with me, and since I'm driving near Ken's house,
he is getting a ziploc of tomatoes too. Later this week I'll have a batch for Popgadget.

then like Ron, think I'll hide from the heat.

got an email saying my e bike had been shipped from Nevada, will be interesting to see how long it takes to get here.
e bike will live in garage, hopefully won't have a lithium melt down and fire.
The rear hitch mount arrived yesterday, so that is ready. Can fit either Volvo or rv.
haven't been on a bicycle in a long long time, but am hoping with the optional seat with backrest, this will work

my blue jays have been loving my suet feeders. I have six or seven of them locally, pretty aggressive birds, they love
pecking away at that goop. I bought a case from amazon, basically ground up corn mixed with lard from some demised critter.

Ted, you and your wife have done an amazing job with your landscaping. Looks like an oasis of green. Prayers sent your way for
mental health and happiness. We all need it...

 

[KilroyJC]

Good Morning!

God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).

64.8F going to mid 80s, supposedly clear all day.

Tree guys coming today to take down the poplar that grew into the shed roof and the precarious pine behind it. We shall see if they get to that dead hemlock pine or not, he didn’t list it in the quote. Luckily, we are the first job of the day, so we wont have the entire day rendered unusable. While they are working on threes, the genny and pump will be run for irrigation. Maybe I will plant some Brussels Sprouts, too. Maybe a couple other late things as well…

While mom was in the DMV, Mrs and intent to the local antique shops. As we walked into one,my here was someone stacking up handsaw after handsaw from a shelf of them. The ones he left behind were really banged up. He is going to paint on them for decoration. 27 at $2 each. Probably some really good saws innthere that are going to go to waste now. I picked out four, mostly to practice on and left the really decrepit and handleless and plastic-handled cheapie modern saws, but the owner said to take those for free so they had a clear shelf, so i got 11 extra pieces, I am sure I can do something with them. Missed it by that much…

After tree work is done we will be taking mom shopping.

 

[Buppies]

Nice job LS beautiful

rswyan your place looks amazing

65 this morning high of 93 then progressively hotter until Sunday body might not handle this very well.

Prayers for all our Country