Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Mostly neat getting hug from little girl.

Deep deep bond you both have for one another.

This is cool door bell rang last night had fallen asleep deputy sheriff checking on me people really do care you all included.

It's because your good man with BIG heart.

 

[Thomas]

Thomas, how were those burgers?

The first one I barley tasted soooo I had second one...hard to beat bbq cooking.

 

[Thomas]

Will be about $260/tire for the jeep, will go on next week during inspection.

Wife got some fancy tires on her Buick $281 each last spring.

I recall when I started driving $35 each for winter snow tires but they were recaps,never had problems.

 

[Looking4new]

Bill, I was trying to give you more credit, make this more interesting...
like the ground just swallowed me up like a giant snow monster

Those Blizzaks will be wonderful and keep you safer.

grey, misty and not very inviting outside.
will do wash instead

Speaking of snow monsters, the rain that was happening this morning turned into ice pellets and now snow. About an inch so far.
The Toyo GSIs I've got are 7 years old. I haven't really liked them from day one, but I am too cheap to buy a set (4) tires and if I don't like them to buy something else and scrap the new ones from the year before.
When I had the Jeep Wrangler I ran almost exclusively Pro-Comp 30x9.5x15" . They were a good Mud&Snow tire even without the snow tire designation that the insurance companies want now. The one and only time I got stuck with the Jeep, I 'high centered' it lengthwise. At the time it was still stock except for the Pro-comps. The following summer I changed the differentials to 4:56 LSD in the front and still kept the open diff (4:56) in the rear. If it hadn't been for the frame going all to pot I was going to put a locker (Lincoln) in the rear. Like I said, I am cheap.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

can't believe the tire prices you guys are throwing around. But on that note, my verizon cell bill just increased another $40 this month, no changes in the plan, but a price increase on existing.

Got my 6" GRK screws from amazon, and put a few in the deck. They really sucked in the lumber.
This morning was church meeting for breakfast, so had a good breakfast and no lunch.

light rain now, up to .11". Son in heavy rain coming home from work.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 11.3C and it's presently 16.7C, overcast & the odd breeze. There was 2.3mm in the gauge @ 0900.

Last evenings meal/meeting was nice. A good 'catch up' with friends. I was home fairly early (1945).

I need to wander into town to the PO. Perhaps I'll get some dhobi done.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[daugen]

tire prices? I'll meet you and raise to 329 a tire for 285-22 all season Pirellis.
I'd much rather have 18 inch rims and tires, but even then the good brands were in the high 2's for cost.
mucho buckos
I think there are at least half a dozen good less expensive tire companies, most in Japan and South Korea.
I have Hankooks on my rv and they have been excellent. Vredestein, Nokian and Falken also make well rated tires.
and I think Cooper has gotten a lot better, but also a lot more expensive.

I absolutely remember when spending more than a hundred dollars on a tire was "a lot".
But I have found through scaring myself a few times hydroplaning that every penny spent on tires
was well worth it today.

nice dinner with sister, the normal high end salmon, but she doesn't cook it enough for me.
it was such high quality stuff that I'm sure you could eat it raw, but the thick parts were too squishy
for me. Before I left home to go there, I cut a small vase full of my first daffodils and other spring flowers and took them with me.
that was a hit.

after successfully dodging one deer on rt 29, was happy to get home.
as I crossed over to PA the sprinkles started.
raining pretty good now.
good weather to sleep by...

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 37ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, moderate breeze. Moderate wind, mostly clear sky, and high temp was 61ºF. Made coffee to start day, made oatmeal for breakfast, then ran dishwasher and cleaned kitchen. Did some lubing of rear brake pivots on Peugeot one pad was wanting to drag, it is better but probably needs a clean and grease. Bike ride 30 miles, will do 30 miles tomorrow to make up for not riding Tuesday or Wednesday. Fish club meeting meeting was tonight New president, is trying get through the agenda faster, they will be forming more committees to report back to the main meeting.
Ron sorry you had to work on feeder and pole. Hope you can get to roof finish and garden pond cleanup soon. Never saw a woodpecker from the angle, nice pic
Drew glad you were able to get a lot done done yesterday. hope rest of washing and dinner with sister went well. Hug was the high point of the week.
Thomas sorry to hear more snow. hope day went well.
Billy good to hear more firewood in process, cool bat cave! Interesting pic, never seen hole like that so close to ground.
Drew thanks for tire info.
Buppies glad you got to see Holly, sounds like she is better than she was. Yes very neat and quite unexpected. Glad people checking on you, wish he hadn' woke you up. prayers sent.
Don glad fire risk back down. Good to hear paint crew done. Hope you can a quiet pump that works correctly.Sorry the deer have already found the roses. Need more rain up here too, Have low chance next week.
Mike I cut down a dead elm had been dead for years, and still very wet. Took more power to split the elm. Hope errands and pip relocate went well. Glad hot water heater cabinet made.
Ron that was true for Missouri weather as well.
RNG glad firetruck started, hope you can get it to pump water.
Happy(NC) hope you have a good plan to repair the bridge. Hope tank cutting goes well.
NHBX hope you get some rain on those fires. Hope day was good.
Scott(VT) hope ferry crossing was ok. and good visit.
Bill was that snow or ice you got stuck on?
Drew hope you made progress on wash to do.
Frits hope they are happy with the progress on finger.
Lou sorry the good tires are so pricey but you gotta get grip on driveway.
Ken glad you are making progress at home and on your dad's estate. Very nice pics.
Ron sorry about back in the snow.
Drew hope you got radish and lettuce plants in before rain. Sorry about nose pad, I use the one piece nose bridge now.
David sorry about too wet to mow yesterday. Hope solstice gathering went well, has friend tried hearing aides? Or looked into cochlear implants?
Drew my Ford explorer had recall on some glue joints.
David glad you are happy with the off grid decision.
David I was in a Alzheimer's study group. One of the benefits was the yearly meeting, and that included were the research status on stuff like dementia and hearing loss.
Drew I suspect the current it to keep microprocessor in a rapid start state.
Scott(vt) glad wind and waves not a factor on ferry.
Thomas prices have gone up a lot
Bill thanks for snow tire info.
Dennis my Verizon bill went up 20/month for no changes. Glad 6 inch screws working on deck. Sorry son driving in heavy rain, no fun.
Randy(wag) glad more rain in the gauge. Glad meal/meeting went well. Hope laundry went well.
Drew I will need tires for pickup before long Not looking forward to spending $300 per tire.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid, blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, hurricane victims, and Country.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning,
41° now, highs mid 40’s and am rain, winds NW 15-25 mph gusts 30+ mph.

Quiet day yesterday, Mrs didn’t feel like going out so just puttered around. Today probably the same. Need to get serious about getting taxes done, hate doing taxes.

Enjoy your day everyone
Stay safe and healthy

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking hot cup of coffee. 21° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 52° with mix of sun clouds and winds. Yesterday was a good Michigan weather day. Rain, Snow, Wind and a touch of Sun. Got started on my double door mailbox upgrade. Put house numbers on it. May get it installed today after I get back from grocery shopping.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Thomas]

37F light rain soon turning to snow 32F windy than clearing late afternoon might reach 40F.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...4 hours at part store afterwards not sure see what the weather has to offer.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
44 and raining. This will be the high temp for the day. Dropping to 30 tonight.

New ignitor has the pellet stove humming along. Easy to install once you know how. Only issue is being an insert type it has to be removed from the fire place. Quite heavy even with the proper removal tools. Records show it was last changed in 2019 so I should be good for a while.

A few more hours doing outside cleanup. Another 5 loads in the wheelbarrow. I need to replace this with a two wheel one if we stay here much longer.

Going to play in the shop today. I did get two projects finished up in the last couple days.
Cedar urn I made for a friend.

Another small box out of zebra wood:


Time for another coffee.
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[daugen]

always interesting to see how I/we are tracked by the bots and AI.
talked about this particular tire yesterday, today it shows up as a tire rack ad on this page.

Phil, beautiful urns. Takes good planning to have your own urn made ahead of time.
save the good burl for your own...

wind is making the woods play its song

 

[wngsprd]

42 and breezy, going to 60. Good rain yesterday afternoon.

BEF, are GRK screws special or just another brand of deck screw? I had not seen them before. I have always used just plain star drive deck screws.

Scotty, with all that for, are you sure the ferry didn't take you to London instead of Long Island? Enjoy your trip!

Buppies, real nice the deputy came by your place.

Split and stacked firewood yesterday, and did a little tractor maintenance.

 

[Spike56]

Good Morning from Central Texas.

At 5:15am, 36.9 degrees headed for 76 today with more WIND. The last week or two the wind has been howling every day. We are getting desperate for some meaningful rainfall.
Plan *was* to head to Lake Somerville for some wade fishing. But with the current Norther, wind and cold I decided against it.
Hope all have a great day.

 

[Buppies]

23.5 highest wind gust today getting really dry 8 more trees gone long slow process.

Beautiful urns Phil the color is magnificent

Need to clean up in house I’m messy with piles laundry needs done too but dishes clean from last night. Sugar level 88 this morning I’ll take it. Yesterday high 188 low 62 avg 125

Prayers for all silent or spoken our Country

 

[riptides]

39 outside this AM, heading to upper 50's. Windy. Some storms blew through last evening, chased me away from splitting wood. It was all good as I was tuckered out anyways. Reached the point of 1/2 full in the "wood shed". Had to start the ZTR and move it to an outbuilding in the back. First start of the year for it. Grasses look to be almost ready to start cutting. Managed to get the tractor to the burn pile and move some stuff around. On the way back to the wood pile turned on the bush hog, just because. A nice swath of fresh cut grass was the result.

More splitting and stacking on the agenda. Rough estimate is just over 150 logs to split. Should be busy for some time.


Hope all have a great day and a good start to the weekend. Be safe.

 

[Buppies]

Last two tires for truck $470 each discount tire like buying tractor trailer tires.

Listening to Michael Jackson this morning from my phone thru AV system. I really enjoy music everything from Frank Sinatra to Edwin Starr. Any personal mood I can cover long hair music included

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 14 and going to a high of 37°F. Wind calm. 60% chance of rain showers or snow. We got 2" yesterday. Another 0.75" coming tonight and again tomorrow.
At least we didn't get what Timmins got, 14" and another 14 coming. Timmins is 4.5 hours north of me.

I am still waiting for a call from my accountant, so I wont stray too far from my phone. Ya, I know it is a cell phone and totally portable, but I have enough crap to carry with me without worrying about a telephone too. I do have to go to town today, but that will be a short trip.

I screen all my phone calls, but in the car the phone is on 'auto answer'. If you don't leave a voice mail you are guaranteed I will NOT call back.

You can pretty much be guaranteed that everything that can be bought in Canada that is made in the U.S. will be at least 25-50% more expensive. That is nothing new. This has been going on for 60 years that I know of. Example; A Chev car that is made totally in Oshawa, ON is 50% more expensive than that same car made in Oshawa and bought in Rochester, NY. Why not buy in Rochester and import it? Because you MUST own it for one year or more BEFORE you import it to Canada. In the meantime to buy in NY you gotta prove a NY address AND register the car in NY. If you use the excuse that you just moved to Canada then you have 3 months to safety the car AND register it in Canada. When you register it is when they will 'get' you, with the 'duty', which will end up being more that if you bought the dam thing in Oshawa.
When my grandparents came back up here their car was a part of 'personal effects'. It was six years old.
It was built totally in the 'states.

Time to get on with my day.

Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

That is highway robbery L4N