Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 67 going to 84 and rain, feeling a bit saturated. Of course no rain in forecast last night..
Have to go pick up the driveway patch, always fun when wet since it's stored outside.
Have a garter snake by the front entry. New house protector.

My son got a letter yesterday, he got accepted to NYU...Now to work out the funding.

Seems the weather does not want me to cut the lawn or cut down the brush out back... Maybe tomorrow.

Be well,

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I’d take a flame thrower to that spruce Lol

 

[daugen]

nice ride up to NY, challenged by a big tree across the road to the cabin half way up.
waited four hours for friend to get there, he walked to top, brought down a chainsaw
and we got tree removed. Headed back down shortly to cut it up to firewood.
nice weather here in 70's, property very muddy

not much joy with the Gravely, went to hook up utility trailer here and it 's the wrong hitch ball size. Easy to fix. What wasn't easy to fix was when mower engaged, clutch was slipping and no mow. We will try to adjust it this afternoon.
primary purpose of mower is to mow the mile long grass road here, so that was a disappointment it didn't work. And I"m not sure we can fix it, an internal clutch, ?

am going to try to fly drone later, but pics will have to wait til I get home
hope you all have a good weekend. I have a zillion pages to catch up with

 

[rswyan]

64F and cloudy @ 10:15, only calling for a high of 69F for the day. A cooler weather pattern has moved in, looks like it will be here for around a week or so.

Meeting with accountant went well, 2024 tax returns prepped and filed ... except for the local one which has to be mailed and needs a stamp. That will go out today.

After accountant we swung by a car lot and had a look at a new (to us) ride for The Woman ... kinda like this one:

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I told Her She would look good in it ... just toss on a little war paint and She would be sportin' ...

She says it's probably "too nice" for Her ...

On the way home we swung by Skyline Chili and grabbed some Cincinnati style chili dogs which we hadn't had for quite a while. Very tasty.

When we got back I headed out on the Cub and started mowing the front lawn and got that about 75% done before I had to quit due to the lower parts being too wet.

She headed out to the grocery store for a resupply of vittles.

Late last night there was a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued, wasn't long after that it turned into a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and shortly afterwards it blew in. Fairly impressive ...with 70+ mph winds.

Alarming enough apparently for The Little Squeak to come in and get in bed.

Power went out briefly and then came back on but not before I got up to shut the computer and related equipment down and turn off the UPS.

Nearby LWS reports they got another 0.40" ... so probably unlikely any further mowing today.

May take down the remesh panels on the straight trellis and work on getting the cattle panels put up to replace them.

Then start getting some of those brassicas planted.

Some of the tomato seedlings are to the point that they need repotted so will probably try to work that in as well.

Hope everyone is having a decent Saturday ...

 

[sodamo]

68°F and 1.20 inches rain

Have fuel filter for Mule on order. Might be able to find in town on Monday.

Should be dry enough to open up the gate controller.
Need to start some interior mowing.

Friends coming over this afternoon. Gonna grill some burgers and dogs.

Prayer for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[m7040]

good afternoon, 79 sunny nice day

T6 15W-40 was delivered all 10 gallons

Changed oil/filter on the engine on the Kubota ZD 331. Changed the blades on the mower. One of the blades did not pass the runout test

Cleaned up some more in the barn. Found a couple of Heatkit's that I made more than 50 years ago

The excavator was crunching rocks in the tracks due to dirt buildup. Pressure washed it and now clean except the over greasing at the joints splattered grease on the paint. Need to get something to clean it up. Any recommendations for what to use?

Work on the welding shop continues slowly to progress using recycled material as much as possible and changing my mind and redoing some of it

 

[rswyan]

Brief rain shower as a front line passed through, now variable clouds and breezy.

Up in shop, making more progress on cleaning up the mess.

Probably start notching pipe as soon as I run back down to the house and grab the proper hole saw.

 

[daugen]

nice day here in the mountains, cut up that downed tree,
got some other jobs done
now for some burgers before the storms come in
lots of annoying gnats

lot of mud here, but so far car has done fine
springs and running water everywhere

 

[1 Old Man]

.........
Old Man didn't know rat snakes could be brown.
............

Yes Sir. Long and skinny, lighter color, and no/less pattern.....I'd call it a coachwhip. But I'm always
willing to learn.
Have a good weekend.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 0.3C and it's presently 'warmed up' to 1.6C [heading to 13C], calm & clear with frost on the ground. {edit} There was 1.0mm in the gauge from yesterday.

Yesterday the possum was successfully released at the top of St Marys Pass. It was none too happy about the road trip but still wandered off after figuring out that I'd opened the release door.

The meeting was good and I was home by 1330.

I'm off to Church in about a half hour and then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Thomas]

59F raining.
Nasty t storm pop up with high winds hail HEAVY rain to much water for lot roadside ditches to handle some roads now closed,we were lucky driveway 2 small long wash outs,back dragging with bucket should be easy fix tomorrow.

Plans for the evening.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Popgadget]

. We will try to adjust it this afternoon.primary purpose of mower is to mow the mile long grass road here, so that was a disappointment it didn't work. And I"m not sure we can fix it, an internal clutch, ?

There should be free play in the clutch lever. It pulls back the engagement spring to disengage the clutch, which is internal to the transmission. It’s very unlikely that the clutch itself is bad.
I sent you the adjustment page from the shop manual as well as an exploded view, via text.

 

[txdon]

We are at a neighborhood outdoor concert.
91 degrees with a heat index 101.

Pics later.

 

[Engineer42]

Rain the past couple days has caused the garden to jump.

Fluffed it up this morning. A little hoeing this afternoon and it should be more presentable

 

[txdon]

Water Volleyball at the neighborhood pool in the heat of the day and outdoor concert in the evening. You know it's getting wild when the grandmas get up to dance. Prime seating was in the back under the I'm worn out.

 

[Looking4new]

M7040, gasoline will cut the grease off, BUT you must wash it off the paint immediately. Diesel fuel will work to, but again you must wash it off the paint.
ZEP makes a product that is a degreaser, we can get it up here, but I don't know if you can get it in the states. It smells like citrus. It works good for degreasing, removing glue off decals, removing asphalt off anything including skin.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 64ºF for the start, partly cloudy sky, breezy. Light to moderate wind, up to brisk gusts, Variable cloudiness, and high temp was 88ºF, HI 98ºF. Made coffee to start day, bike ride, 63 miles, got overheated when HI to big jump, 16 minute stop to recover. Made home but had to slow down. Lunch then nap, then dinner. Heavy rain while at restaurant.
Ron sorry no conserve energy day yesterday. Glad you got the branches picked up from storm. Glad hitch installed on golf cart worked. Sorry neighbors wife not so good at backing trailer. Hope you got to do some weeding today. neat pic of the cranes.
Bill sorry about wet weekend. Hope you got good nap.
Thomas hope wood got delivered and you were able to putter outside.
Scot(vt) glad good start to cruise.
Billy hope no damage from hail. Glad most mowing done. Sorry planter assembly not as straight forward as it could be. Hope second assembly goes better. Hope walk was good.
Happy(nc) glad you got the errands done and started on rebar. Sorry humidity was tough.
Paul that is a lot of rain for a week. Glad you got some R/C flying in. Nice foam job on shed, Thanks for sharing Davis sense of humor. Glad you were able to weld up broken bead breaker, and finish tire change. Sorry about the special requirements for getting Zoe spayed. Hope she recovers soon. Hope afternoon gig went well.
Kyle glad you could get spraying done around house. Nice rebuild video.
Kyle thanks for story from your mom on life in Paul's/ Ken/ Drew's neck of the woods.
Ken hope picking up driveway patch went well. Congrats on Son getting accepted at NYU. Sorry poor conditions to work outside. Nice pic of snake.
Dennis I get the feeling you don't like snakes.
Drew glad good trip to NY. Sorry about tree down, glad it got taken care of. Sorry Gravely didn't work as well as normal. Good luck with clutch adjustment.
RS glad meeting with accountant went well. Nice looking car, tell your wife at least some of the tractor boys think sh should have it / Hope no damage from the storms. Glad power didn't stay off. Sorry no mow for another day.Hope good progress on today's agneda.
David hope you find filter Monday. Hope gate controller issue easy fix, and you got some mowing in. Hope Friends visit went well.
Frits glad mower maintenance went well. Glad you found old Heathkit projects. Hope tracks better after pressure wash. Glad progress on welding room. Thanks for pics on everything.
RS sorry about more rain. Hope shop mess clean up going well.
Drew glad projects going well in NY
Randy(wag) glad possum relocation went well. Glad meeting went well. Hope Church was good.
Thomas sorry about all the rain at once. Glad driveway not a lot of damage.
Don big jump from temp to heat index numbers.
Engineer glad rain had garden growing.
Don nice pics sorry you are wore out.
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.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured cup of coffee. 52° with mostly cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 63° with cloudy skies. Washed car and did some shop cleanup. Only one garden got weeds pulled. Pond maintainace today. Then back to garden weeding. Some NASCAR in afternoon.

Prayers and best wishes for everyone.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 43 and going to a high of 57°F. Wind N 20 gusting to 40 mph. 60% chance of showers.
Risk of frost for tonight.

Victoria Day long weekends in the 70s and 80s were a party all weekend, starting on Friday morning and going until Sunday night. Usually good for at least 6 boxes of 24 beers and a bottle of my favourite whiskey. I didn't care if I didn't get paid for the holiday, it was all about the drunk. Then in the 90s I changed all that. Stopped drinking all together.
Do I feel any better for it? Not really, but I am richer $s wise. At $50.oo a 24 I really cannot afford to drink like that.

What am I doing for the rest of the weekend? Nothing.
Back down the rabbit hole.

Have a safe day all

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Closing in on Cape Canaveral , should be there around noon.

Food has been very good, and the shows at night after dinner have been very good. Grands are having a wonderful time , lots for them to do. I’m probably eating too much but we did pay for it

Scotty, congrats on the certification.

Billy, thanks, it was nice to get that notification before leaving on vacation. Like it’s Ok, I can relax now. The lady I spoke with at ARRL , said they will give me credit for the General class license, will not get the Advanced classification back because the FCC no longer issues that class

Time for me to get Lathleen a coffee Hope all have a blessed and safe day