Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Tried out the moisture meter on one of the 4 x 4 posts on the edge of the stack, it read 18% … which doesn’t seem totally out of the realm of possibility.

Got all the pipe cut for the sawhorses:

2 crossbars

8 legs

4 braces for between each pair of legs

Next up will be notching the legs where they will attach to the crossbar which should be able to be done on the drill press with a hole saw.

Got some clean up done while the saw was cutting as well.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 62ºF for the start, partly cloudy, moderate breeze. Windy, mostly sunny, and high temp was 92ºF, HI 97ºF. Tomorrows forecast should break the record temp of 95ºF. Made coffee to start day, Grief share, bike ride, lunch, nap, putter, dinner.
Ron glad front grass cut. Nice you hung in there to help neighbor with leaves. Hope Sassy's grooming was good. Hope grass dried out, and back field got cut. Nice redbud pic
Drew hope the RV retrieval went well. Squirrels chewing the lead sheathing then the plastic of the roof vents.
Billy glad you got the trails mowed before rain. Hope you had a place to let weed piles decompose. Glad rain waited until you were parking tractor. Hope Della recovers quickly
Thomas sorry someone decided to play with game cam, NuBoo? Hope parts store time went fast.
Dennis glad grass got mowed. Glad motor on mixer dry when you covered it. Hope deck project continues to ge well.
Buppies glad heat working. Glad both of you slept last night. Hope injections help the macular degeneration. prayers sent. I think squirrels chew but do not swallow the lead and plastic. I suspect my squirrels are extra squirrely.
Bill hope town/dump run went well. Sorry about the black flies. Glad nothing serious on CEL.
Frits hope you had some indoor work to do. That fox going to be trouble with chickens. Glad GD got a grant.
Happy(NC) glad you are getting recovery time. Hope bridge is doing well with all the rain. Good luck with getting vehicle to other side.
Scott(vt) hope you were ready for rain. Hope you get license soon.
Ken glad you are getting some rain again. Sorry 50 ft roll not 50 ft. Thanks for RNG update. Need video of drag race with Drew Hope corn patch works out.
RS glad you got some spraying done. Sorry plans to finish diesel recovery had to be changed. Hope tree mulching and spraying go well. Nice new cup holder on Cub. Glad stuff is getting cleaned up and put away. Good to hear posts now tarped. Hope today went well.
Drew sorry about Uber driver. glad RV back home, hope you were able to keep busy inspite of rain.
David glad you are making progress with the Guinea grass. Sorry about postage prices. Gals HH at golf course nice.
Don those temps should get pool temps up! Hope fountain work went well. Glad fountain now running.
RS glad good trip to Menards. Hope you got seedlings and rhubarb taken care of.
Bill never heard that about Fords. Quite a collection of cars built over the years.
David they lead a rough life! thanks for pic.
RS glad you remembered the rhubarb and found the tape measure.
Drew glad day was good inspite of Uber driver. Hope first tow goes well. Sweet dreams.
Randy(wag) glad no possum in evening, hope his buddies not dropping by. Hope town run went well. Sorry autumn has been dry.
RS nice progress on saw horses.
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.

 

[Buppies]

The squirrel that ate my wiring harness surely perished mostly hope you are doing well

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking warm cup of coffee. 58° with partly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 72° with slight chance of rain. Got Sassy groomed. Looks like a cute little dog again. Instead of a fluffy dust mop. Rain all day. More like a drizzle to keep things wet. Did some shop work instead. Neighbor needed a draw bar extension for their golf cart. Still need to mount it. May get that done today. May get back field grass cut if rain holds off long enough.
Bath time.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 61 and gong to a high of 75°F. Wind ESE 8 mph. 30 % chance of showers.

I have a small soldering project for today as long as the heavy rain holds off. IF it only rains lightly, then I will kick the Dodge out of its' shelter and use that one for the job.

I used to shoot groundhogs in a farmers' field (with his permission) using .22 LR.

My 61 Morris Oxford had all leather seats. Buckets in front and bench in back. 4 on the floor and 4 doors. Neighbour down the road had a Austin Healy motor with twin SU carbs. We dropped that in the Morris after I blew the Morris motor up. I did learn that I didn't like hydraulic clutches, they cannot take the abuse that dry clutches can take.

Have a safe day all

 

[daugen]

Drew what are you going to tow behind the Lexus?

on Friday I'm pulling my one ton trailer with a 1500 pound garden tractor on it.
that should be easy.
from the feel of it, don't think there's enough torque in this very mild V8 to pull a lot more.
should be a good test run for the new to me car. This is a base model, not a lot of electronics and unfortunately
no adaptive cruise. That was a bummer for me, I thought it was standard.
This truck is based on a 15 year old design and is pretty ancient internally, which apparently is what makes it so reliable.
Even the car care channels said the electronics hold up over time, and there are no known major problems. But if I thought the Expedition
had a dated infotainment, this looks like it's from the Jetzons. But all the switches are sturdy, metal, really feels well made. Since I don't use my phone in the car for anything, old school works just fine for me. Although this does have voice control which I won't use.

after all the nonsense I went through on the Ford, looking forward to less drama. The wonderful thing about local Lexus dealer is they provide free loaner cars. When you live alone, that's huge.
I thought my Expedition was pretty sharp looking for such a big suv. The Lexus is the opposite, will blend in and not be seen. That's ok by me.

chuckled when I looked through maintenance, found there are some zerks left in the suspension, now that's old school.
remember when it was always an oil change and lube?

 

[daugen]

good morning all
1.16 rain in the gauge and going to rain all day. Lake Drew is filling up.
power flickered on and off last night, enough to reset stove clock.

I'm off this morning to Lexus dealer to get hitch installed on my new to me car, going to do some food shopping
on a rainy day and work on the rv.

 

[wngsprd]

63 and foggy. Going to 77 and maybe more this afternoon. Fields are flooded in low spots.

Took it easy yesterday, caring for Della.

 

[Thomas]

44F mostly cloudy day mid 70's for high.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...2 out of 7 cords cut split hardwood deliver last evening,hope to have 1 cord wheelbarrow into basement stack before dinner,gentleman that deliver the wood Mrs. said now you got something to do least until middle June

Enjoy your day all.

 

[mpham]

Morning all!
50 going to 70's with sun and clouds. 3 days of rain in the forecast.
Working on father in laws car today. One of the guards on the rear wheel rusted off.

Had a drippy faucet down in the shop. Since my hands wouldn't turn them easily I decided to replace the whole thing with a single handle pivoting type. Works great!
Ran over to the apartment house and installed the bagger system onto the mower.
Neck issues came back out of the blue! Will try to take it easy as I can.
Went for our walk in the morning and the pollen in the air was killer.
Almost forgot...got the front lawn (if you can call it that) cut for the first time of the season. Back yard is still water logged and mushy. Need a long dry spell to firm it up.
Nephew has his last concert as a high schooler on Thursday night.
First time working with olive wood. Made another box.

Not sure what else. I feel another coffee calling!
Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

 

[m7040]

good morning, 60 going to 72 rained overnight another 2 inches on top of the earlier 2 inches

Neighbors pond is at overflow condition and seeping a little over the top down my driveway. Ground is saturated so will not take much more to overflow it. Forecast says more rain to come over the next few days

Picked up groceries and prescription. Water leak on the van at the roof antenna

Worked some more on the barn project. Lots of job security there
Cody got wet on his walk yesterday and his coat holds LOTS of water

 

[Buppies]

Sorry neck acting up Phil more beautiful wood work

Hope this SUV is better Drew

Could not sleep last night really tired this morning

Puppy still in training

Prayers for all our Country

 

[daugen]

Neck issues came back out of the blue! Will try to take it easy as I can.
Phil, if you have bad arthritis/SDDD and bad bones, a fusion can help.
Surgeon told me in 2010 my neck would feel great for two years, and then it was all downhill.
So fifteen years later I wear a soft collar while driving and sometimes sitting here if my neck just hurts.
I already take celebrex and arthritis meds so not much else they can do.
fusing my neck is the reason I need a big car door to get into, just can't do the limbo anymore.

most of the time you are pinching a nerve and not necessarily where the pain is.
thankfully heat works for me. Heating pad? or ice, different for some
my best friend's wife just went through acupuncture for her back, need to ask how she is doing.

if you could ever consider it, think about getting a hot tub.
if warm water makes your hands feel better, think about being submerged in it.
makes all the pain go away for awhile.
hop out of there, dry off and go build your wooden masterpiece.
in the winter it will warm your bones, and being snowed on in a hot tub
is simply great fun.

I'm trying to give away the Coleman inflatable hot tub in my basement since I can't find the leak in the external
pump assembly.
pretty sure solution will be to give it to landscape crew. Those guys will take anything home...might be same
guy who got my old plastic greenhouse.

unless someone handy like buckeye wants to fiddle with it. when it worked it was great, like a big deep hot kiddy pool
biggest challenge is getting it out of basement and onto someone's pickup, not sure what it will look like when deflated.
unwieldy and heavy I'm sure. Many hands make light work, that lawn crew will have it disappear like magic.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Beautiful Phil! sorry about neck.

Ron, is that a robin? We have one down here at work that hangs out under a huge oak tree. There is a sprinkler system and the ground stays damp most of the time.

65 and rain, going to 70, and flash flood watch. Lots of inside chores today.

After dropping Della off at the vet for spaying, came home and mowed the remainder of the grass and trails. Sure glad I got it done before this rainy week began. Used the grapple to move some brush and then took it off the tractor for the summer. Used bucket to clean up and move some weed piles and trimming remains that my wife had made and then got the first shower on the way back to park the tractor.

Picked Della up at 5:30...still sorta spacey from the anesthesia. I'll get her up in a little while and she will finally get some food after 36 hours. Keeping her leashed and relatively inactive for nearly 2 weeks will be a challenge.

BEF, I did the same with my mower 2 years ago...no apparent damage.

Buppies, hope things go better with Holly today.

63 and foggy. Going to 77 and maybe more this afternoon. Fields are flooded in low spots.

Took it easy yesterday, caring for Della.

Hope Della keeps getting better. Hard to keep a dog with energy chilled. Guess y'all can get caught up on movies maybe?

Glad to hear RNG is alright, thanks for checking on him Ken. Good luck with the corn. Like chickens, almost everything likes to eat corn. The corn on the way to my work is already shoulder height.

At work, I have a student worker helper. I have him cleaning up our waterjet cutter that was filthy and full of garnet.

Popgadget, are the slats on your plasma cutter also stainless? Or just the tank? I've decided I hate the rusting that goes on when you keep the conditioned water in the plasma tank. I installed 3 drain valves with tubes over to a drain basin. Will keep it dry unless using it. Only takes a few minutes to fill it with our water pressure.

We are having a tight budget crunch at work. Not sure why. Would like to know exact cause. It costs more money to teach a technical course where students get hands on experience than a classroom with just books. If allowed, I will stand and ask the person who may or may not know.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Still dark outside, 73˚F heading to 101˚. This is supposed to be the hottest day in this heat wave. If The water hits the magic 83˚, I'm in the pool. The water was still too cold yesterday. We did manage 1.5 mile walk yesterday evening when the temp dropped to 95˚ with the evaporate cool scarf that was soaked in ice water. It also works well when driving the Tractor and temps reach over 100˚.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Drew, does the hot tub come with a time machine? If I go back to 1986, will I still marry my wife in 1987? It sounds too dangerous to try. lol Gotta see the movie to get that.
1.6" of rain since yesterday. But nothing like western MD, where they had to rescue school kids by boat yesterday.
Have a breakfast meeting this morning, then who knows what. Probably class prep, as I teach tonight and another next month, in addition to my sunday night ones.

now 59 deg.

I have hard time calling an SUV a truck. A truck has a bed in the back. some states register them the same, some don't.

I found a 22 doesn't usually kill a groundhog, unless a proper shot or hollow point. now a 22-250 will leave no doubt.

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
59 this morning going to low 80s. .09" in the rains gauge. Probably more this afternoon with afternoon popups.
Not a whole lot yesterday. Brush pile went out Monday night in all the rain so got that fired up again and tended it most of the day.
Walked with Takoda. Seems my step count is lacking when I spend most of the day on the tractor. 8k yesterday.
Piddlefarted around the garage. Got our paper burnt and no it's a new day.
Contractor texted yesterday and I let him know how much and what kind of stone I want.
Next up is to get to Lowes and pick up some 5/8" x 20' rebar. Not sure it that will be today or not.

Time for a second cup
Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[ronjhall]

Kyle, it is a robin. Doves and other birds will show up when water is warmer.

 

[Engineer42]

Engineer and you didn't call me for dinner!!

Next time for sure, Mostly.

 

[Engineer42]

Working on father in laws car today. One of the guards on the rear wheel rusted off.

Dust shield?